South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
Upwards of 120 pastors and Christian leaders from all over Port Elizabeth gathered at St Johns Anglican Church in Walmer to hear Michael Cassidy, founder of African Enterprise and author, speak on his latest book, “The Church Jesus Prayed For “, an exposition of John Ch. 17, which contains the […]
Launch of global EXPOSED campaign There is yet hope for the country and our continent when a room is filled by people attending an event to make a stand against corruption. The event was the launch of EXPOSED – the global Christian campaign aimed at exposing corruption, one of the […]
Construction has begun on the site of the giant ‘Cross of Hope’ that is being erected opposite the Van Stadens River Bridge near Port Elizabeth. A 3m steel pedestal that will support the visionary, 5-storey high (14m) steel cross has been deeply embedded in a foundation of 12 tons of […]
A public hearing into TopTV’s latest application to launch three 24 hours pornographic television channels will be held in Johannesburg on Thursday, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) says in a notice released today. Organisations that will present submissions at the hearing at Icasa’s offices in Sandton are […]
The Genex — due for release in 2015 Plans for a new movie dedicated to the centennial of the Armenian Genocide have been revealed, with a number of Hollywood stars expected to be involved in the production. Armenian director Artak Sevada reportedly plans the screening of the movie on April […]
At least 1 500 Christians remain detained Originally published in Worthy News There was uncertainty Tuesday, March 5, about the situation of 125 Eritrean Christians who were “beaten and detained” in western Eritrea as part of a new government campaign against Christians worshiping outside the state-backed churches, rights investigators said. […]
Originally published in Israel Hayom During his reign of power, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez bedeviled the U.S. and severed ties with Israel while forging alliances with some of Israel’s worst enemies • Ahmadinejad pays tribute, says Chavez fell “martyr” to a “suspect illness.” News Agencies and Israel Hayom Staff Late […]
Originally published in Charisma News Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, executive producers of The Bible miniseries, thanked the nation for making the show’s Sunday premiere on The History Channel the No. 1 cable television event of the year with more than 14.8 million viewers. “We know God moved last night,” […]
The ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa has added his voice to those calling on Christians to stand up against the scourge of rape in the country. Others who have made similar calls in the past week include organisers of a “10 000 Real Men March Against Violence Against Women & Children” in […]
In a survey of about 400 South African Christians in secular work only 18% said they are living their calling in the workplace. Most said that although their churches teach them to apply Biblical principles in the workplace it is difficult to live their calling amidst the diverse cultures and […]