There is a displacement crisis in sub-Saharan Africa with more than 16.2 million Christians having to flee their homes due to violence and conflict. Last year OPEN DOORS launched the “Arise Africa” campaign in response to the call from the African church to help them stop the violence and start the healing.
The Arise Africa petition calls for protection, justice and restoration for believers. 200,000 have already signed from 193 countries.
Church decline in England and Wales has not only stopped, but the Church is growing, as Gen Z leads an exciting turnaround in church attendance. Church attendance has risen by 50 per cent over the last six years, busting the myth of church decline. The findings come in The Quiet Revival, a survey commissioned by Bible Society and conducted by YouGov
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Various groups have cultures of their own be it a family culture, a local culture or a national culture.
During March we plan to look at the book in the Bible called Philippians to what kind of culture the writer was trying to encourage in the church at Philippi, located in a Roman colony of about 10,000 people
But the final nail in the coffin of Larry Sanger’s dwindling resistance to belief in God, came when he began to study the Bible.
“I adopted the YouVersion Bible app”, Larry writes, “and immediately made Bible study a serious hobby.”
“I found the Bible far more interesting and—to my shock—coherent than I was expecting. I found it could sustain interrogation; who knew?”
Larry set out to re-examine the arguments for the existence of God. Then, as he began to read the gospels, he was converted “quiet and uncomfortable” to Christianity,
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Welcome to the Hope Centre Ministries & Love Wales Testimony Night! Join us at Love Wales Church for a night filled with inspiring stories and uplifting testimonies. Come and witness the power of hope and love as individuals share their personal journeys and experiences. It’s a night you won’t want to miss! Save the date and be part of this special gathering. See you there!Come and hear incredible stories of young men and women whos lives were ravaged by drugs, alcohol and crime. And how now they are truly free. With residents from the Hope Centre Ministries U.K. and a powerful message of Hope with guest speaker Kelvin Stribblehill. Feb 2nd 5pm to 8. Beech Grove Victoria NP23 8WQ
Gathering together in unity and prayer for Wales as part of a new National Prayer Initiative launching this month.
The South Wales New Wine Cymru Region will be hosting the very first prayer night, which will take place on Sunday, the 26th of January, from 6:00pm to 7:15pm at Cornerstone Church, venue2, Swansea. The evening will feature a combination of worship and harp-and-bowl-style prayer as we intercede for our nation and its future.
This is the first of seven prayer nights for Wales that will take place during 2025, with each New Wine Cymru region across Wales hosting a prayer event. These gatherings are an opportunity to unite in prayer and align our hearts with what God is doing in this season.