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36% of children don't know whose birthday is celebrated at Christmas

15 Sep 2013
Recent surveys yet again paint a gloomy picture of how little many people know about Christmas and the birth of Jesus. According to polls, 51 per cent of people now say that the birth of Jesus…

Bishop of Durham-designate focuses on church growth, poverty and young people

15 Sep 2013
The next Bishop of Durham, current Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham, the Right Reverend Paul Butler, has identified his priority issues as growing the church, tackling poverty, and addressing the role of children and young people…

India Church Growing Stronger Despite Hostilities

08 Sep 2013
With Hindu extremists constantly perpetrating attacks against the church, Christians in the northern region of India find themselves in a very hostile environment. Persecution has also come through politics as some states have implemented laws against…

New era of learning for Methodist Church

08 Sep 2013
The Methodist Church has formally changed its learning structure to offer more training from locally placed staff across 11 regions. The Discipleship and Ministries Learning Network will work through two institutions, Cliff College and the Queen's…