Category - churches

Historic churches in Germany suffer further dip in membership

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:00:35 +0000

Germany's two largest churches are shrinking, but the Evangelical Church in Germany, the country's biggest Protestant grouping, has dropped below 25 million members for the first time since the unification of Germany in 1990

World church leaders hope and pray for Zimbabwe progress

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:55:20 +0100

Christian leaders and organizations worldwide have welcomed the announcement of an agreement to form a unity government in Zimbabwe, while also saying that many challenges lie ahead for the southern African nation.

Scrap metal thieves hit churches, schools and homes

staff writers — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:44:41 +0100

The southwest of England has seen an increased spate of thefts of church bells and equipment, irrigation pipes from schools and other scrap metal from business and domestic property in recent weeks.

Church leaders concerned that time is running out in Zimbabwe

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:59:03 +0100

Christian leaders in Zimbabwe have called on parties to continuing power-sharing talks to shun partisan interests and urgently break the impasse that is holding back the conclusion of negotiations aimed at resolving the country's political and economic crisis.

South African churches denounce Zimbabwe poll farce

staff writers — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:42:21 +0100

While some African national leaders continued to court Robert Mugabe at an African Union meeting in Egypt, despite their own observers saying that the presidential election was unacceptable, South African churches have spoken candidly.

Welfare should be based on fairness

Press Office — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:30:42 +0100

Responding to the Labour Party's new consultation with faith communities, launched by the Prime Minister at a reception at Number 10 Downing Street, the religion and society think-tank Ekklesia ha

Canadian churches welcome PM's apology on forced assimilation

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:33:28 +0100

Church leaders in Canada want action to follow a public apology by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to victims of a situation where aboriginal children were placed in residential schools run by churches in a policy of enforced assimilation.

Churches in China mobilise in support of earthquake victims

Ecumenical News International — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:18:16 +0100

Christian communities in mainland China and Hong Kong, both Protestant and Catholic, have been offering practical support and prayers to victims in Sichuan, who have suffered a devastating earthquake, China's worst in 30 years,

Chinese churches and NGOs respond to earthquake crisis

agency reporter — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:22:51 +0100

Chinese churches and Christian agencies, as well as the government and army, have begun responding to the recent earthquake. The quake, measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, has devastated a region west of the provincial capital Chengdu.

Churches mobilise for the greening of India

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:02:01 +0100

The National Council of Churches in India has joined the battle to turn green by calling for Christians to mobilise in the world's second most populous nation, and to join in the fight against global warming.