Originally published in Charisma News Former Israeli president and elder statesman Shimon Peres, a joint winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and an influential figure in Israeli politics for 70 years, died in hospital on Wednesday aged 93, two weeks after suffering a massive stroke. A convinced campaigner for Middle East […]
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Australian pastor killed in Malawi
Originally published in World An Australian pastor died yesterday in a South African hospital after a weekend assault in Malawi, his family announced today. Salvation Army Major Geoff Freind, 59, had embarked on a five-week trip to train Christian pastors in several African countries, stopping last week in Rwanda. Freind’s […]
Tim LaHaye, author of ‘Left Behind’ series, passes away at 90
Originally published in Christian Headlines.com Tim LaHaye, the co-author of the popular Left Behind series, passed away on Monday July 25 after suffering a stroke at the age of 90. LaHaye was a well-known figure in Christian circles, and even beyond. Not long after his death, tributes to him poured […]
TBN’s Jan Crouch dies at 78
Originally published in WBN and CBN News Jan Crouch, who with her late husband Paul co-founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network, died on Tuesday May 31 2016 following a massive stroke, her family announced on the network’s website. (As reported on WBN) “Those who battled for the Kingdom of God knew […]
Beloved Christian relationship guru Gary Smalley dies at 75
Originally published in Christian Examiner Gary Smalley, 75, an internationally recognised expert on relationships and a Christian counselor, has died. Numerous resources he created addressed issues such as marriage and family, sexuality and pornography. Smalley’s family made the announcement via social media on his Facebook page, where it was said […]
Billy Graham’s son-in-law Danny Lotz passes away at 78
Originally published in The Gospel Herald Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of prominent evangelical preacher Billy Graham, has revealed that her husband, Danny Lotz, “moved to our Father’s House” Wednesday afternoon after being found unresponsive in the family’s swimming pool on Monday. At the time of his death, the 78-year-old former […]
SA rock legend ‘Crocodile Harris’ dies but song will live on at MMC WC
South African rock legend Rob Graham, 64 — better known as Crocodile Harris — died at his Cape Town home on Tuesday (July 7, 2015) just months before he was due to play his 1980s hit song ‘Give me the good news’ at the opening of the Mighty Men Conference Western […]
PE celebration of life service for Pastor Alan Keeling
A celebration of life service for Port Elizabeth pastor Alan Keeling, 69, who passed away peacefully on March 8 after a short illness, will be held at the Word of Faith Christian Centre at 11am on Saturday, March 14. His wife of 41 years, Pastor Joan Keeling, who is the […]
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia is dead
Originally published in The Jerusalem Post King Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz of Saudi Arabia, known in the kingdom as the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, has died at an estimated age of 91. The cause of his death was not immediately released by the state. The new king is Crown […]
Memorial services for Cape Town missionary found dead in Tanzania
Mystery surrounds the death of Mark Wilson, a Cape Town man whose body was found by police in a Dar es Salaam graveyard after he went missing while on an overland missionary trip to Israel. Results of a post mortem undertaken on Tuesday, January 20 will only be released in […]