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As Kong Hee Serves Jail Term, City Harvest Church Rallies Behind Sun Ho to ‘Bring Church Forward’
Members of City Harvest Church expressed their full support for the wife of senior pastor Kong Hee, Ho Yeow Sun, as Kong serves his jail term at Changi Prison for three years and six months.
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China’s Apparent Lack of Moral Compass Fuels Growth of Christian Churches
More and more Chinese citizens are embracing Christianity to meet their need for spiritual fulfillment, a journalist who has covered the country since the 1980s said.
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UK Teachers’ Union Calls for LGBT Education for Children as Young as Two
The largest teachers' union in the United Kingdom is pushing for the introduction of LGBT education for very young children.
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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Fight Online Sex Trafficking
Lawmakers proposed a bill that amends an old communications legislation that online sex traffickers use to avoid being apprehended by the law.
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After Christian Governor Ahok’s Defeat, Indonesia's Muslim Hardliners Eye 2019 Presidential Election
The results of the recent gubernatorial election in Jakarta, with the incumbent Christian governor losing to a Muslim candidate after a religiously tinged campaign, could be a sign of rising political Islam in Indonesia, some experts said.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
