Attacks on church in Turkey spike as some blame Christians for pandemic
ISTANBUL, Turkey (WordNews.org) June 24, 2020 — SAT-7 TURK — the only Christian network broadcasting every day in the Turkish language — is urging local Christians to respond to attacks and persecution by “living out their faith with love and taking the path of peace.” Christians have been under assault as some angry protesters attack churches and […]
Read More →Christian organizations praise President Trump’s Executive Order Advancing Religious Freedom
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) June 3, 2020 — Religious liberty organizations praised President Trump for signing an Executive Order that they say will advance international religious freedom as a priority in U.S. foreign policy. “Millions of Christians around the world suffer for their faith. Now they and other people persecuted for their religion have a stronger […]
Read More →MedSend Establishes an Institute of Global Healthcare Missions Advisory Board to Address Severe Shortages of Physicians in Africa, Asia
FORT MILL, S.C. (WordNews.org) June 2, 2020 — Global healthcare missions organization MedSend announced it has established an advisory board to explore the vision of its Institute of Global Healthcare Missions. The advisory board was created in response to the urgent need to address severe shortages of frontline healthcare workers and healthcare disparities in Africa and Asia. […]
Read More →Evangelist Will Graham Holding Online Gospel Outreach on June 2
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WordNews.org) June 1, 2020 — Evangelist Will Graham, grandson to the late Billy Graham, will proclaim a message of hope online on Tuesday, June 2, at 9 p.m. ET. Graham is broadcasting his message live from the Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove in Asheville. He will be joined by award-winning musical guest […]
Read More →The Joshua Fund’s board appoints seasoned leader Carl Moeller as new executive director
JERUSALEM (WordNews.org) May 29, 2020 — The board of directors of The Joshua Fund is appointing Dr. Carl A. Moeller as the organization’s new executive director. Moeller takes the helm on June 1. He succeeds Tim Lugbill. whom has served in various roles with The Joshua Fund since its inception in 2006, first as board chair and […]
Read More →Churches Rush to Help Russia’s Hungry as Coronavirus Crisis Deepens
RUSSIA (WordNews.org) May 28, 2020 — A U.S.-based mission to Russia and the former Soviet Union has created an on-the-ground church task force that has distributed more than 500,000 meals to desperate families as Russia’s coronavirus infections hit a new high. Russia jumped to third place behind the U.S. and Brazil in new infections, now officially at […]
Read More →Report: 9 million will die from coronavirus-worsened ‘scandal of starvation’ in 2020
WILLS POINT, Texas (WordNews.org) May 26, 2020 — A new report released today, World Hunger Day, says an estimated 9 million people will die as a result of starvation worsened by the coronavirus. The Gospel for Asia report, titled “The Scandal of Starvation in a World of Plenty,” says families, restaurants and hospitals globally will […]
Read More →Liberty Counsel: Chicago Threatens to Close or Destroy Churches
CHICAGO (WordNews.org) May 26, 2020 — The Chicago Department of Public Health sent a letter to Elim Pentecostal Church as well as Romanian churches in the city over the weekend threatening closure and “summary abatement.” Liberty Counsel said in the letter, which it described as threatening, Commissioner Allison Arwady wrote: “I am authorized to seek to […]
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