May 10, 2013
- Taiwan Church News
3193 Edition
May6-12, 2013
Headline NewsChristian baseball players in Taiwan rely on God through storms of life and media scandal
Reported by Fang Lan-ting
Written by Lydia Ma...
April 29, 2013
Popular sport draws notice as players pray before games
Apr 29, 2013 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Mark A. Kellner, News Editor, Adventist Review
What would you do to attract young people to church, particularly in a nation where overt witnessing is difficult?
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April 25, 2013
PCK, PC(USA) call for ‘season of prayer’ from June 25-Aug. 15 for next three years
April 25, 2013
LOUISVILLE...
Being part of the worldwide Anglican Communion means sharing the joy and pain of other churches—even when they're halfway across the world.
Solidarity was the main motivation for Dr. Andrea Mann, General Synod's coordinator for Global Relations, when she attended the second Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa, Japan, April 16 to 22.
The conference was "worldwide" in that it was open to international participants. Yet the focus was on the domestic...
April 24, 2013
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbyterian Church of Korea
April 24, 2013
Photo/David Copley
[Episcopal News Service] The following is a blog from David Copley about the Second...
April 19, 2013
- Taiwan Church News
3190 Edition
April 15-21, 2013
General Assembly NewsPCT General Assembly 58th Annual Convention highlights evangelism and social welfare
Reported by Chen Wei-chien
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April 18, 2013
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby sent the following message to the 2nd Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference, meeting April 16-22 in Okinawa, Japan.
Take heart, it is I, do not be afraid” (Matthew 14.27)
The call of Jesus Christ unites us across nations, across oceans and across continents. I greet you all as you gather for the 2nd Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa.
I chose these words from St Matthew’s Gospel for the inauguration of my ministry as...
- B’nai B’rith International has opened its Disaster Relief Fund to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, a vicious terrorist attack on April 15 that saw two bombs detonated near the marathon’s finish line, killing three and injuring more than 170 people.
We are shocked and deeply saddened by the attack. Though there is no claim of responsibility, the perpetrator or perpetrators clearly aimed to strike... [Episcopal Church Office for Global Partnerships] Katie Young, Doug and Jenny Knight are three Young Adult Service Corps volunteers from the Episcopal Church working in Japan this year and I met them in Tokyo on my way to attend the second Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa. I was also able to meet with Katie’s older brother Mike, and his wife Natalie. Mike had previously served as a YASC volunteer in Japan a few years earlier, so mission service runs in their family.
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