A day to repent
HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. (WordNews.org) Aug. 21, 2012 – Churches across the country will set aside a day to repent next month. From sundown on Sept. 25 to sundown on Sept. 26, churches and believers will repent not just corporately but personally. It will coincide with Yom Kippur, the 3,450-year-old Jewish holy day of atonement. […]
Read More →Ministry effort seeks to ‘reclaim Hollywood for Christ’
BUENA PARK, Calif. (WordNews.org) July 23, 2012 — The Congressional Prayer Conference of Washington D.C. is starting a monthly prayer tour in Hollywood beginning Aug. 18. Chairman Pastor Wiley Drake of the First Southern Baptist Church of Buena Park, and his co-chairman Dr. Clyde Rivers, ambassador to the African country of Burundi, are spearheading this […]
Read More →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 →Christians join NYC parade in support of Israel
NEW YORK CITY (WordNews.org) June 4, 2012 — Dozens of churches here participated in a march in support of Israel. Members of the evangelical group Eagle’s Wings which organized church involvement in the parade said it was the first time an evangelical group has joined in the march. More than 35,000 people participated in the […]
Read More →Homeschooled speech and debate students learn to defend their faith
By MEGAN DRISCOLL For Word News BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WordNews.org) May 7, 2012 – Hundreds of homeschooled students gather in a church gym. A competitor’s parent steps onto a platform and leans into the mic. He welcomes the students gathered around him and then bows his head in prayer, asking God’s blessing over the next few […]
Read More →Chuck Colson’s memorial service to be held at National Cathedral
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 28, 2012 — Chuck Colson will be remembered during a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on May 16. The service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The memorial service is open to the public. Colson died on April 21 from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage.He was […]
Read More →90-hour Bible readathon begins Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2012 — The entire Bible will be read in front of the U.S. Capitol during a 90-hour readathon that begins on Friday. This is the 23rd annual Capitol Bible Reading Marathon. It begins at 6 p.m. with Genesis 1:1. It will end on Tuesday, May 1, with the reading of […]
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