Hungary Church Group Divers Aid To Ukraine’s Mourning Bucha
A Hungarian church group has delivered the first foreign aid to Ukraine’s mourning city of Bucha, where mass graves were discovered after Russian troops left, an official said.
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‘Christian Netflix Service Reaching Mideast Persecuted Believers’
“Isolated Christians in the Middle East,” including many struggling to survive, use their smartphones to connect with other believers through the “region’s first-ever faith-based video-on-demand service,” a Christian broadcaster says.
New survey finds sharp decrease of Bible users in the US
A new survey by the American Bible Society found that there has been a sharp decrease in the number of US adults who use the Bible over the last year, the Christian Post (CP) reports. The survey’s findings were recorded in the ABS annual State of the Bible report published on Wednesday,
Christian organization evacuates Ukrainian Holocaust survivors to Israel
The International Christian Embassy in Jerusalem (ICEJ) has helped to evacuate more than 620 Jewish people from Ukraine since the ongoing Russian invasion began, including elderly and disabled Holocaust survivors from cities being bombed in airstrikes, the Jerusalem Post reports.
Christian foundation spends $100 million to show Jesus understands human suffering
A Christian foundation based in Kansas has launched a $100 million media campaign in an effort to draw people to Jesus by showing that He suffered like we do because He was fully man as well as fully God, Church Leaders reports.
Boston-area school board blocked church’s private school due to Christian beliefs, lawyers claim
A Boston-area school board denied a Hispanic church’s application to open a private school because of animus against the church’s religious beliefs, lawyers claim, and the church is threatening to sue the school board if it continues to deny the application.
Kentucky church raises $145,000 from bake sale for Ukraine
A Ukrainian church in Kentucky has raised around $145,000 from a bake sale it put on to help Ukrainians displaced by Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine Christian Headlines (CH) reports.
Hungary Opens Charity Shop For Persecuted Christians
Hungary has opened a charity shop selling products made by Christian refugees in Jordan as part of the Hungarian government’s efforts to prevent migration towards Europe.
US: Return to in-person church has stalled
While almost all US churches have now reopened, and more are dispensing with pandemic protocols like social distancing, new figures from the Pew Research Center show that the percentage of churchgoers returning to in-person services has stalled since September last year, Christianity Today (CT) reports.
Taiwan: Christian leaders consider equipping church for possible invasion by China
As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, Christian leaders in Taiwan are considering how to equip the local church to face any future invasion by China, Christianity Today (CT) reports. Successive Chinese governments have considered Taiwan to be part of mainland China, and have long threatened to use force in bringing the island under their control: commentators speculate the Russian invasion of Ukraine may encourage China to do the same to Taiwan.
Christian Publisher Retrieving Bibles From War-Torn Kyiv
A major Christian publisher tries to retrieve Bibles that remain stuck in its Kyiv warehouse as Russian troops encircle the Ukrainian capital, Worthy News monitored Saturday.
Billy Graham Crusade Director Harvey Thomas Dies At 82
Harvey Thomas, who organized the evangelism rallies for the late evangelist Billy Graham in the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, has died. He was 82, his family said in published remarks Tuesday.
UK: Hundreds of churches rally to welcome Ukrainian refugees
Over 500 UK churches have joined a partnership of churches, charities, and other agencies to welcome, host, and help Ukrainian refugees arriving in Britain from the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, Christian Today reports.
Poll: Majority of US parents do not believe Bible is God’s word, “shockingly few” share Biblical worldview with children
A new survey led by evangelical researcher George Barna shows that only 40% of US parents consider the Bible to be “God’s accurate word for humanity,” the Christian Post (CP) reports.
Washington: Parents threaten legal action after school searches child’s bag to remove Christian literature
The Christian parents of a second-grade girl in Des Moines, Washington have threatened legal action against North Hill Elementary School after being told their daughter may not share her faith with classmates, and after staff members searched her backpack to make sure she was not carrying religious pamphlets into the school, CBN News reports.
Christian ministry mobilized to supply 1 million meals to Ukrainians
Responding to Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, US-based Christian ministry CityServe has mobilized to supply one million hot meals to Ukrainians who are still in their country and to refugees who have fled to neighboring nations including Poland and Romania.
Poland: Baptist church hosts hundreds of Ukraine refugees, “we have to help”
A Baptist Church in Chelm, Poland has removed its pews and pulpit and set up beds for hundreds of Ukrainian refugees fleeing Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of their country next door, CBN News reports.
Ukraine Christians, Jews Pray Psalm 31 As Battles Rage
As battles rage in Ukraine, Christians and Jews are praying the Bible’s Psalm 31, including in bomb shelters and other locations, Worthy News learned.
US: Most Protestant churches are open but attendance has stalled
A new survey from Lifeway Research shows that while almost all Protestant churches have resumed in-person services, most churches say the rate of actual attendance is less than half what it was before the pandemic, the Washington Times reports.
Hundreds of Russian Orthodox clerics sign letter calling for end to Ukraine invasion
At least 272 clerics in the Russian Orthodox Church — the faith often aligned with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin — have signed an online letter calling for an immediate end of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the withdrawal of all troops and weapons.