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  African delegates denounce UMC votes to allow LGBT marriage, ordination: ‘We are devastated’

  A group of African delegates to the United Methodist Church General Conference have denounced the recent votes to allow for same-sex marriage and noncelibate LGBT clergy.

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  As Eastern Africa faces "first" cyclone, Christian leaders hope to shift attitudes towards gospel-centered farming

  As Cyclone Hidaya looms over Eastern Africa, Kenya and Tanzania brace for yet another natural disaster. Still reeling from the aftermath of devastating floods that have claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands, torrential rains forecasted to hit the coastal city of Mombasa and the Eastern coast of Tanzania are causing major concerns.

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  Police help assailants seize Christians’ land in Pakistan

  Police in Pakistan are refusing to arrest Muslims who attacked a Catholic family and seized their farm land, and officers also damaged property, sources said.

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  Prison sentenced upheld for pastor in Algeria for baseless "illegal worship" charges

  A court in Algeria last week upheld a one-year prison sentence for a top church leader baselessly convicted of “illegal worshipping,” according to a legal advocacy group.

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  Missionary transition highlighted as key issue at Korean mission conference

  The Korean World Missionary Fellowship (KWMF) hosted the mission conference on the theme of “Next Generation Mission Leadership” at the Korea Theological Seminary based in Cheonan last week, from the 24th to the 27th of April.

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