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U.S. Politics ·

African Christian Leaders See Common Cause With Incoming President Trump

By Fredrick Nzwili·
January 18, 2025 7:39 am·

President-elect Donald Trump has never visited Africa and is known to have made critical remarks about the continent. But as Christian leaders look to his…

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Persecution/Religious Freedom ·

Eleven Killed in Airstrike on Baptist Church in Sudan

By Ken Camp·
January 7, 2025 4:15 pm·

An airstrike on a Baptist church in Sudan less than a week before Christmas killed at least 11 people, including eight children, an organization focused…

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Counseling & Psychology ·

With Suicides Rising, Leaders in S. Africa Region Urge Churches to Address Mental Health

By Cyril Zenda·
December 19, 2024 9:15 am·

“I had declared my life a failure and never saw any point in living,” said Tlotliso, a woman in Leribe, Lesotho, located in southern Africa. …

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Religious Freedom ·

Members of Shuttered Rwandan Churches Gather in Homes As Leaders Quietly Protest

By Tonny Onyulo·
September 5, 2024 6:45 pm·

On a recent Sunday morning, a dozen people congregated in a home in the Nyabisindu neighborhood of Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali to ponder their…

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Religious Freedom ·

Rwanda Government Shuts More Than 5,000 Churches, Claiming Code Violations

By Fredrick Nzwili·
August 8, 2024 11:45 am·

In a crackdown, Rwanda has shut down more than 5,600 places of worship over failure to meet the conditions required for operation. Churches, mosques, caves…

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Humanitarian Aid ·

Pennsylvania Churches Unite to Address Zimbabwe Hunger Crisis

By Kudzai Chingwe·
July 23, 2024 6:20 am·

People in Zimbabwe are facing a hunger crisis amid the worst drought in several decades, and churches in the U.S. are stepping up to help. …

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Humanitarian Aid ·

Churches Establish Girls’ Boarding School in Northwest Ghana

By Audrey Jackson·
June 17, 2024 5:50 am·

A girl knelt to show her 4-year-old sister how to boil sand and water in two discarded Costa sardine tins over a small charcoal fire,…

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Evangelicalism ·

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

By Fredrick Nzwili·
June 12, 2024 8:20 am·

After the United Methodist Church voted this spring to allow its clergy to marry same-sex couples and lifted its ban on ordination of LGBTQ+ clergy,…

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Missions/Outreach ·

Faith-Based Initiative Helping Nigerians Beat Unemployment

By Chinoso Kenneth·
May 30, 2024 9:45 am·

Nigeria’s population is well over 200 million. The African country’s median age is 18 — but 13.8 percent of young men and women are without…

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African Christian Leaders See Common Cause With Incoming President Trump

Eleven Killed in Airstrike on Baptist Church in Sudan

With Suicides Rising, Leaders in S. Africa Region Urge Churches to Address Mental Health

Members of Shuttered Rwandan Churches Gather in Homes As Leaders Quietly Protest

Rwanda Government Shuts More Than 5,000 Churches, Claiming Code Violations

Pennsylvania Churches Unite to Address Zimbabwe Hunger Crisis

Churches Establish Girls’ Boarding School in Northwest Ghana

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

Faith-Based Initiative Helping Nigerians Beat Unemployment

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African Christian Leaders See Common Cause With Incoming President Trump

Eleven Killed in Airstrike on Baptist Church in Sudan

With Suicides Rising, Leaders in S. Africa Region Urge Churches to Address Mental Health

Members of Shuttered Rwandan Churches Gather in Homes As Leaders Quietly Protest

Rwanda Government Shuts More Than 5,000 Churches, Claiming Code Violations

Pennsylvania Churches Unite to Address Zimbabwe Hunger Crisis

Churches Establish Girls’ Boarding School in Northwest Ghana

As Ivory Coast Methodists Depart UMC Over LGBTQ+ Issues, Africa’s Other Methodists Take Stock

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