South African Christian News: Telling the God Stories of Africa
[notice]DIANNE STEVEN reports back on her recent mission trip in Zambia. [/notice] While in Chipata (a town on the Zambia / Malawi border), on mission with “Bibles for the Nations” I saw one of the biggest mosques I have ever seen, and was informed by local missionaries and pastors that […]
CHRIS BROWN Co-Senior Pastor and Teaching Pastor, North Coast Church North Coast Church is the Evangelical Free denomination’s largest church with 9000+ attendees, 25 services and multiple campuses One of four Senior Pastors in North Coast’s innovative co-leadership system, considered a ground-breaking model for churches globally A uniquely-gifted Bible teacher, […]
6,2m Christians standing against State interference — Selley Senior Christian leaders and Christian attorneys are meeting in Pretoria tomorrow (Thursday) to discuss the Church’s response to growing attacks on its beliefs and freedoms. The group previously met in June and July after the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) found the […]
The G20’s recent endorsement of the creation “a more effective, efficient and fair international tax system” to tackle corruption has been welcomed by EXPOSED, the international coalition of Christian organisations which is challenging the global Church, business and governments to highlight the impact of corruption on the poorest of the […]
By World Watch Monitor A pastor has been taken hostage and several Christians are among the many injured in an attack by a rebel group in the Philippines. The Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) is suspected of carrying out the attack this morning (September 9) in Zamboanga, Mindanao province, which […]
By World Watch Monitor A Moroccan Christian man has been jailed for two-and-a-half years and fined for evangelising. Mohamed el Baldi, 34, from the town of Ain Aicha, near Fes, was ordered to pay 5 000 dirhams (R6 000) for “shaking the faith of a Muslim”, at a court hearing […]
[notice] A fortnightly column by Anna Heydenrych.[/notice] I recently became a mom. My son was one month old yesterday. There is nothing that could have prepared me for the reality of being a mother. Although I spent much time in anticipation, reading up on babies, thinking about my baby and […]
Originally published in Christian Post Christian leaders in the Middle East believe that a US military intervention in Syria will have a “detrimental effect” on Christians in the region, Geoff Tunnicliffe of the World Evangelical Alliance said in a statement to the White House on Thursday. Tunnicliffe, who serves as […]
By World Watch Monitor The government of Cameroon has ordered the closure of dozens of churches in an attempt to put an end to what it considers to be anarchy among some Christian organizations. The measure, which authorities began to impose on August 23, targets Pentecostal churches, which are not […]
Pregnant wife of murdered man praises God for sustaining grace Originally published in Morning Star News As Emmanuel Sunday rode his motorbike near Jos last Thursday evening (Aug. 29), gunmen stopped him and asked him his religion. The 19-year-old technical school student saw a group of people the gunmen had […]