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  How a Texas church hosted a cultural and archaeological event around Jordan's World Cup game

  The Rev. Dennis Wiles, pastor of First Baptist Church in Arlington, Texas, wanted to do something special for the World Cup. Nine tournament games were scheduled at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, and the church owned space downtown, not far from where they would be played.

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  'Gott is ma untakemma': Austrian churches launch faith-story campaign in Burgenland

  Churches and ministries in Austria's easternmost province have begun a media campaign inviting residents to watch video testimonies of personal faith, part of a series of regional efforts that organizers say have drawn millions of online views.

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  [Book review] Mission in Context: Now, Then and Next: Exploring Trends in Mission Today

  Rose Dowsett’s lifetime of faithful service in cross-cultural mission, sharp analytical mind and great way with words, alongside her passion for Christ and for people make her almost uniquely qualified to have written this helpful little book - which traces changes in world mission in her lifetime.

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  Swiss free church president calls quiet end of clergy military exemption a state 'self-secularization'

  The end of a long-standing exemption from compulsory military service for clergy in Switzerland points to a broader retreat by the state from the idea that churches serve a public purpose, a leading free church figure has argued, while faulting the government for changing the law without consulting the churches affected.

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  YWAM deploys sports ministries as 2026 FIFA World Cup enters knockout rounds

  International missionary movement Youth With A Mission (YWAM) is running a coordinated outreach campaign across Canada, Mexico, and the United States as the 2026 FIFA World Cup advances through its intense knockout stages.

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  PCUSA sees membership drop by nearly 27,000, loss of 128 churches: report

  Presbyterian Church (USA), the largest Presbyterian denomination in the United States, lost over 26,000 members and 128 congregations in 2025, according to a new report.

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  Polish and Ukrainian church leaders urge calm amid rift over WWII massacre

  Catholic cardinals from Poland and Ukraine, joined by the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, called for a "disarming of language" between the two countries after a diplomatic rift over a World War II massacre and a revoked state honor strained relations.

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