International
Events and issues facing believers around the world
- Displaced from Israel Border, Lebanese Christians Wrestle with Whom to BlameAs limited clashes with Hezbollah threaten to expand Israel’s war against Hamas, local Presbyterians and Baptists suffer a battle not of their making.
- As Erdoğan Goads on Gaza, Turkish Christians Prefer PeaceAmid centenary of the secular republic, Erdoğan inaugurates a significant new church as local believers navigate Muslim society’s stance on Palestine.
- Nepal Earthquake Destroys Rural Churches, with Believers Pleading for Immediate ReliefMore than 300 Christian families have been affected, says a local pastor.
- ‘Whatever They Need’: GOP Candidates Focus on Israel SupportDebate participants appealed to Zionist evangelicals while condemning campus antisemitism.
- First Graduates of Persian Seminary Prepared to Serve a Traumatized IranLondon-based theological institute celebrates the academic success of 15 Muslim-background students, many of whom have suffered family rejection and political repression.
- Pastor’s Family Trapped in Gaza Grieves Relatives Killed at ChurchFormer pastor of Gaza Baptist Church—stuck in Egypt since start of the war—scrambles to evacuate wife and children as they struggle to survive at St. Porphyrius Orthodox Church.
- 16 Evangelical Alliances Call for Gaza Ceasefire, Condemn HamasStatement issued by regional and national fellowships seeking “a just peace” goes biblically deeper than similar humanitarian pleas.
- Christians Give at Record Levels to Fund Israel ReliefThe war has spurred millions in donations to ministries that provide everything from emergency supplies to security gear for future attacks.
- Palestinian Evangelicals Call Western Church to Repentance, Criticized in ReturnMiddle East Christians assert their rejection of violence as they relate frustration with lack of Western recognition of the reality of occupation and the collateral damage of bombing campaigns.
- Church of England Advances Plans to Bless but Not Affirm Same-Sex CouplesUPDATE: After Synod vote, services will soon be available on a trial basis.
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