Christian organizations are using World Humanitarian Day 2025 to warn that deep cuts in global aid budgets threaten the lives of millions, even as local workers continue to serve on the frontlines of crises.
In many communities, loss, poverty, illness, and social rejection still live quietly inside ordinary homes. Rwanda knows what it means to rebuild while still carrying deep scars and results from the ministry of Love to Help Organization is testament to the resilience of vulnerable Rwandan women and children facing dire circumstances.
In South Africa today, scriptural injunctions about welcoming the foreigner confront a present crisis: the persistent reality of xenophobia. On both sides of the issue are strong feelings that have led to violence. But violence will not lead to a better future for all. It requires leadership that affirms human dignity, values that are embodied in Christ.
It may not be every migrant's story, but when a person feels often enough that they do not fully belong they instinctively look for somewhere they do. This relates as much to churches as it does to host societies in general. But churches should be different. Biblically faithful theology demands it of it. Here is advice for pastors who desire to mature their congregants into the full stature of Christ.
In the midst of persecution and abuse, believers suffering trauma in the Sahel have a new option for healing as they rebuild their lives. A healing center offers a pathway to recovery that centers on Jesus as the one who heals, bringing wholeness of mind, body, spirit, and soul. The healed then tend to want to help their abusers come to know Jesus too.
Fulani herdsmen on Monday morning (Aug. 4) killed a Christian woman in a village in Plateau state, Nigeria, the latest of 17 Christians slain in the area since July 15, sources said.
The Elders Council of one of Kenya’s biggest Baptist churches has revoked the ordination of the senior pastor, Munengi Mulandi, following serious “allegations of misconduct.” In a statement released on Aug. 3, the Elders Council said Mulandi was no longer serving as the Senior Pastor of Nairobi Baptist Church, Ngong Road, from June 1, 2025.
Militant Islamists groups have expanded their presence in Africa and more than doubled fatalities linked to violent activities in specific regions in the continent according to a study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies (ACSS). In the year ending June 30th 2025, 10 militant Islamist groups have been responsible for the death of 22,307 people, a majority of them being Christians in West, East and Central Africa.
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) General Assembly has urged Malawians to exercise their democratic rights and make choices that transcend tribal, regional, or religious affiliations as the south-eastern Africa country gears up for its general election on September 16, 2025.
The number of countries with Christian majorities declined between 2010 and 2020, according to a new report by the Pew Research Center, highlighting a notable shift in global religious affiliation. As of 2020, Christians remained the majority in 120 out of 201 countries and territories analyzed—down from 124 in 2010. That means Christian-majority nations accounted for 60% of all countries surveyed, compared to 62% a decade earlier.
Nigeria’s Women’s soccer team clinched an unprecedented 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title dedicating their victory to Jesus Christ. The team's captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, voted the best player of the tournament, led the team in songs of praise to God following their dramatic 3-2 come back against the hosts Morocco in a tight final played in Rabat.
The Great Commission will not be finished at the rate the church is currently working, Jason Mandryk told approximately 4,000 young Christians gathered for the Arise Asia 2026 Congress Tuesday morning (July 28) — and the numbers, he said, make that conclusion unavoidable.
