Conference focuses on church communications
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WordNews.org) June 30, 2012 –Samford University will host a two day conference in August designed to help churches handle communications issues. The Church Media Institute is scheduled to run Aug. 1-2 at Samford University’s Howard College of Arts and Sciences. The institute is aimed primarily at church communication staff and volunteers. Organizers said […]
Read More →Worldwide Marriage Encounter Miles for Marriage Project set for September
NEW YORK (WordNews.org) June 29, 2012 — Two Marriage Encounter Miles for Marriage events are scheduled for Orlando, Fla., and Stony Point, N.Y., this September. The walk/run events are fundraisers to support Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s efforts to provide programs to help marriages. Worldwide Marriage Encounter has been offering weekend experiences for more than 44 years […]
Read More →Ministries deploy chaplains to Colorado and New Mexico as wildfires rage
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WordNews.org) June 28, 2012 — A team of chaplains from the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is in New Mexico and Colorado to provide emotional and spiritual care to those responding to the raging fires. The chaplains are located in Ruidoso/Capitan area of New Mexico and Fort Collins, Colo. According to news reports, […]
Read More →The Great American Fast set for Sept. 7-8
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (WordNews.org) June 28, 2012 — Mark your calendars: The Great American Fast begins Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. and ends 24 hours later. The purpose is to call praying Americans to fast and pray “for the very presence of God in our nation once again,” organizers said. Churches are encouraged to participate at […]
Read More →The Rutherford Institute turns 30
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.(WordNews.org) June 27, 2012 — The Rutherford Institute turns 30 on June 29. The institute, founded by constitutional attorney John Whitehead, is a civil liberties organization with lawyers across the country focused on defending the rights of individuals. The Rutherford Institute boasts winning cases at “virtually every court level in the land, including the […]
Read More →Nonprofit sends mp3s filled with prayers, inspiration to troops
AUSTIN, Texas (WordNews.org) June 27, 2012 – By Frontline Faith’s count, more than two-thirds of America’s active-duty service men and women are Christian. Frontline Faith wants to get an mp3 player filled with prayers and inspiration into each of their hands. “I want every military person to know how grateful Americans are for our troops […]
Read More →Pro-life youth to rally outside LA Chinese consulate
LOS ANGELES (WordNews.org) June 26, 2012 — Pro-life youth activists from the group Survivors are planning to protest outside the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles today to voice opposition to China’s one-child policy. The group’s protest comes shortly after a Chinese woman, Feng, was forced to abort her seven-month-old pre-born child. Photos have surfaced of […]
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