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  Europe Church & Missions

  “God loves you” – Franklin Graham preaches gospel at largest ever evangelical event in Naples, Italy

  By Chris Eyte

  21,000 people packed into the main square in the city of Naples to hear Franklin Graham preach about God’s love at the largest evangelical event recorded in the history of Italy. Political leaders from different parties joined the crowds at the ‘Noi Festival’ event held in the Piazza del Plebiscito on Saturday (Sept. 14). 

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  Middle East Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Amid ongoing war in Gaza, evangelicals from Israel, Palestine, Jordan & Lebanon meet in Amman, seeking unity with prayers & tears

  By Timothy Goropevsek

  In the first week of September, more than one hundred evangelical Christians from Israel, the Palestinian territory of the West Bank, Lebanon and Jordan came together for three days in Amman under the theme “That They May Be One”. Hosted by the Alliance of Evangelical Councils in Jordan and the Holy Land, the extraordinary meeting was overshadowed by the ongoing war in Gaza, the mourning for fellow Christians killed in the conflict and the struggle with the reality that many in the global Church

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  Europe Church & Missions

  Franklin Graham preaching gospel in Naples, while online outreach reaches 20 million responses

  By Chris Eyte

  Evangelist Franklin Graham and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA), where he serves as President, have been working with 350 evangelical churches to preach the gospel at the Noi Festival in Naples, Italy, this Saturday, Sept. 14. “This city is such an important and beautiful part of Italy,” said Graham. “I am looking forward to coming to Naples, but I’m not going to preach a message about religion. I’m coming to share how the people of Italy can have a real and personal relationship

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  Caribbean Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Expert steering committee announced for Anglican mission agency's Barbados slavery renewal & reconciliation fund, 'deeply ashamed' of past slavery links

  By Chris Eyte

  Following a preparatory process over several months, the eleven members of the Steering Committee responsible for overseeing the work of a slavery reconciliation fund for Barbados worth £7 million GBP ($9,152,500 USD or 18 million Barbados dollars) have been announced. Last September (2023), United Society Partners in the Gospel (USPG), an Anglican mission agency with past links to slavery in Barbados, partnered with the Codrington Trust, responsible for overseeing the Codrington estate on the i

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  Europe Society & Culture Church & Missions

  After Paris Paralympics 2024, churches invited to participate in Disability Awareness Week from Sept 15-22

  By Chris Eyte

  Following the excitement around the Paris Paralympics 2024, a charity encourages churches around the world to participate in Disability Awareness Week. From September 15 to 22, Through the Roof (TTR), which supports disabled people, is organizing informative events online with the theme of ‘Journey with Jesus’. 

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  US & Canada Asia Church & Missions

  Delegation of Chinese registered church leaders visits US, participates in China-US Christian Forum

  By China Christian Daily

  From August 26 to September 4, a Chinese Christian delegation composed of 18 representatives from the political, religious, and academic sectors visited the United States, led by Rev. Wu Wei, president of the China Christian Council (CCC) and president of Nanjing Union Theological Seminary. This visit marks the first official group visit to the U.S. by the China Christian Council and National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (CCC&TSPM) since 2016.