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  Believer completes three-year journey transcribing the Bible with Chinese brush pen

  Before Chinese Bible Day 2023, which fell on December 9, a Christian man named Wang Mianli of Liaozhong District Church in Shenyang City completed the transcription of the Old and New Testaments in Chinese calligraphy. On November 19, last year, he was awarded an honorary certificate during a celebration held for him at the church. Rev. Ren Chuanyu, chairman of the Liaozhong District TSPM and head of the Liaozhong District Church, presented him with a bonus of 10,000 yuan out of his pocket.

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  Southern Baptist Convention lost over 1,200 churches in 2022, data shows

  The Southern Baptist Convention, the United States' largest Protestant denomination, lost more than 1,200 member churches in 2022, according to a recent data analysis from LifeWay Research. According to the analysis of the SBC's 2022 Annual Church Profile published Tuesday, Lifeway found that, from 2021 to 2022, 1,253 congregations were no longer part of the SBC.

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  Facing low birth rates, decline in youth, Korean mission movement strategizes how to raise the next generation of missionaries

  One of the major challenges facing the Korean church is the issue of "revival of the next generation" and "faith succession," which is also becoming a significant issue in the field of overseas missions. As the number of young people in churches decreases, mobilizing them as missionary resources to ensure the continuity of Korean missions has become an increasingly urgent issue.

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  Megachurch pastors lose ministry credentials after confessing to affair

  Two Australian Pentecostal megachurch pastors have temporarily lost their ministry credentials following allegations that the pair engaged in an adulterous relationship. Corey Turner, the global senior pastor of Neuma Church, confessed to having an affair with Stacey Hilliar, a female pastor within the megachurch, which has branches in Thailand and the United States.

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  Richard Dawkins laments decline of 'cultural Christianity' in UK amid surging Islam

  Atheist author Richard Dawkins described himself as a "cultural Christian" and lamented the faith's waning cultural influence in Europe, though he still derided its key tenets as "nonsense," during an interview on Easter Sunday.

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  'New Generation of Evangelists' holds festival, brings hope to El Salvador

  The New Generation of Evangelists of the Luis Palau Association, held an evangelistic festival at the Simeón Magaña stadium in western El Salvador.

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  World Evangelical Alliance Secretary General Thomas Schirrmacher resigns due to health

  The World Evangelical Alliance announced the resignation of its Secretary General Bishop Dr. Thomas Schirrmacher as of March 31, 2024, for health reasons.

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