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  Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture

  Christian aid leaders outraged over UK aid budget cuts for military spending

  By Chris Eyte

  Christian leaders of international aid charities have expressed disbelief and outrage after U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Feb. 25, 2025, that the country’s overseas aid budget would be cut to fund the largest increase in defense spending since the end of the Cold War.

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  US & Canada Church & Missions

  More than 50,000 Canadians began or restored relationship with Jesus in 2024, Alpha reports

  By Chris Eyte

  More than 50,000 people began or renewed their relationship with Jesus Christ after attending an evangelistic Alpha Canada course in 2024, according to the Alpha Canada Impact Report 2024, released on Feb. 21. Significant engagement was seen among Chinese communities and the youth.

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  Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

  New Zealand Christian leader calls for gender issues protests to remain 'respectful', acknowledges concerns about 'rainbow ideologies'

  By Chris Eyte

  Christians protesting against the promotion of gender identities should “ensure they do so respectfully and peacefully,” the national director of the New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) said in a recent update by the organization. His statement follows media reports of Destiny Church, the world’s largest Māori and Polynesian church, disrupting both gay pride marches and drag queen-led story times for children in public libraries, also using the traditional Māori haka.

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  Oceania Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

  Australian ministries launch online videos to educate churches on disability inclusion: 'remember we are fearfully and wonderfully made by God'

  By Chris Eyte

  Christian Blind Mission (CBM) Australia, a Christian international development organization, has launched new online video resources to help Australian churches create a more welcoming environment for people with disabilities, mental health challenges, and neurodivergence. Research shows that one in five Australians has a disability—5.5 million people in the country, according to 2022 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For CBM Australia, this represents a challenge for churches, as p

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  Middle East Church & Missions

  WEA & Evangelical Churches Alliance in Qatar hold groundbreaking ceremony, seek to raise funds for $50M worship center near Doha

  By CDI Staff

  The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) has joined the Evangelical Churches Alliance in Qatar (ECAQ) in a ceremony held on Jan. 24 to break ground for a planned worship center for evangelical Christians near the capital of the Middle Eastern country. The US $50 million project that will provide space for up to 10,000 worshippers simultaneously is to be built on land leased free of charge from the government. Yet, the small Alliance made up primarily of foreign workers seeks support from the WEA and

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  US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture Family & Children

  Southern Baptist leader declares 'no tolerance' as he outlines safety measures, church standards to prevent sexual abuse

  By Chris Eyte

  Sexual abuse is a “serious and real problem” alongside the “explosion of child pornography,” said Jeff Iorg, president and chief executive officer of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Executive Committee (EC), in a speech to EC delegates. Reminding attendees that Southern Baptists remain a “force for good,” Iorg stressed the importance of sex abuse prevention and appropriate responses by the SBC churches.