South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Young people in Nelson Mandela Bay are invited to participate in FreshFire Conference, a life-changing, annual youth event that kicks off again this year on Friday, February 8 at Word of Faith Christian Centre. FreshFire, launched initially in 2010, and has grown substantially ever since. The conference is free and […]
Prayers were answered yesterday when a 103-year-old, Durban, Christian-run hospital that has the biggest HIV Aids programme in South Africa was given a new lease of life, two weeks after announcing it had to close down because of lack of funding. In a welcome media announcement KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Health, […]
A survey on biblical literacy by the South African Theological Seminary (SATS) has reaffirmed that it is crucial for churches to have biblically sound teaching and theologically knowledgeable pastors. The results of this biblical literacy survey were released yesterday at an event held at the Lonehill Village Church in Johannesburg. […]
By World Watch Monitor Iran on Sunday sentenced an American citizen to eight years in prison because a judge determined his work to establish Christian churches threatened Iran’s national security. Saeed Abedini’s sentence, delivered after a trial he was partially forbidden to attend, was denounced by the US State Department […]
Originally published in Christian Post Nearly 8 million people around the world heard the message of Jesus Christ in 2012 through an interactive online website operated by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, and nearly 1.5 million of them said they prayed a salvation prayer. On average, more than 4,100 people […]
Originally published in IOLnews A Christian group that wants religious certification and signs on food packaging to be banned, faces an uphill battle against Muslims, Jews, Hindus and millions of members of Christian churches who are opposing the application in the Pretoria High Court. The National Association and Coalition of […]
Pro-life groups in South Africa have urged Christians in the country to observe Sanctity Life Sunday, on Sunday, January 27 and the National Day or Repentance on Friday, February 1. Both dates are linked to the 16th anniversary of the legalisation of abortion on demand in SA on February 1, […]
‘It works every time,’ says scientist Originally published in Christian Post Researchers in Australia are on the verge of being able to develop a treatment and possible cure for HIV/AIDS after a new method for fighting the virus showed promising results. The research was conducted by David Harrich of Queensland […]
US demands release of Saeed Abedini By World Watch Monitor Iran today accused an Idaho man of trying to entice young people to Christianity and away from the country’s official religion, Islam, the man’s American-based legal team says. The trial of Saeed Abedini, 32, of Boise, began Monday in […]
Deadline extended to Monday, January 21 People have been submitting written comments about TopTV’s latest porn channel plans but they have not been following the correct procedure, says the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) in a media release published today. The correct procedure is spelled out in the […]