CHRISTIANS IN SYDNEY MARK THE 227TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST CHRISTIAN SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
5th February, 2015 The service commemorating the 227th anniversary of the first Christian gathering on Australian soil. PICTURE: Ramon Williams Christians gathered in central Sydney this week to mark the 227th anniversary of first Christian service on Australian soil. Organised by the Australian Christian Nation Association and NSW MLC Rev Fred Nile, the service commemorates […]
PENTECOSTAL PASTOR REMAINS DETAINED IN IRAN
5th February, 2015 A frail Iranian pastor detained during a Christmas celebration in his Tehran home and a fellow Christian remained behind this week amid a wider crackdown on evangelical believers, Christians said. Victor Bet-Tamarz, an Assyrian Pentecostal church leader, was among those taken into custody on 26th December by security officers from the Iranian […]
TEACHERS IN KENYA STRIKE AMID ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS
5th February, 2015 Hundreds of teachers in northern Kenya bordering Somalia refused to return to work Tuesday, 3rd February, fearing attacks by Islamic militants who have killed dozens of non-Muslims, many of them Christians. Elsewhere in Kenya Christians continued to mourn the death of Kenyan Pastor George Karidhimba Muriki, who was shot dead during a […]
CONVERSATIONS: KEITH SUTER, SCENARIO PLANNER
Dr Keith Suter, a scenario planner and conference speaker, recently completed a PhD thesis looking at the possible futures for the denomination. He speaks with DAVID ADAMS about his findings…