Church & Missions

Latest

• 3 min read

  

  US & Canada Church & Missions

  Will Graham preaches in Toronto, formerly known as 'city of churches', as one hundred respond to the gospel

  By Chris Eyte

  Evangelist Will Graham preached the gospel in Toronto, Canada—once known for having more churches per capita than any other place in the country—and about a hundred people responded to Jesus Christ. The association noted that Toronto’s skyline is still dotted with church steeples and that the city was once known as the “City of Churches” and even referred to as the “evangelical center of the new world.”

• 2 min read

  

  Global Bible & Theology Data Church & Missions Religious Freedom

  Report finds 100 million Christians worldwide lack access to a Bible: ‘A modern famine of the Word’

  By CDI Staff

  A new global assessment has found that an estimated 100 million Christians live without access to a Bible, revealing both legal restrictions and severe shortages across dozens of countries. The Bible Access List, released Thursday by the Bible Access Initiative, combines data and expert analysis from 88 countries to identify where Scripture is most difficult to obtain.

• 1 min read

  

  Europe Church & Missions Society & Culture Bible & Theology

  Church of England Evangelical Council urges Mullally to protect biblical teaching as first female Archbishop of Canterbury

  By CDI Staff

  The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) said it is praying for Bishop Sarah Mullally as she prepares to become the next Archbishop of Canterbury, while also urging her to hold firmly to biblical teaching and address deep divisions within the Church and the wider Anglican Communion.

• 2 min read

  

  Church & Missions

  Royal Albert Hall to host Alpha Leadership Conference 2026 with Christian leaders worldwide

  By Chris Eyte

  Christian leaders from around the world are expected to gather at London’s Royal Albert Hall for the Alpha International Leadership Conference, scheduled for May 4–5, 2026. The annual event, hosted by Alpha International, brings together church leaders and practitioners from a wide range of denominations and traditions, and all spheres of influence for two days of talks, worship, prayer and networking.

• 5 min read

  

  Global Data Health Migration Family & Children Society & Culture Church & Missions

  Evangelical groups call for end of child exploitation as UN highlights global crisis: 138 million children forced to work

  By Chris Eyte

  The World Evangelical Alliance and the Salvation Army urged governments to “act with urgency” to end child labor after a United Nations expert warned that 138 million children worldwide remain trapped in exploitation, including 54 million in hazardous work.

• 4 min read

  

  Europe Church & Missions

  'I intend to be a shepherd': Sarah Mullally outlines vision as first woman Archbishop of Canterbury

  By CDI Staff

  Dame Sarah Mullally, newly appointed as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to lead the worldwide Anglican Communion, pledged to serve with humility, foster unity, and nurture “confidence in the Gospel” as she addressed the Church and global Anglicans in her first remarks since the announcement.