India ― Violence has once again struck a team of missionaries in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh.

Reality television shows that feature Christian families continue to grow in popularity.

More than 300,000 people in Brazil gave their lives to Christ as part of a recent evangelistic campaign by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

Today at 11:00am (PT), mourners from around the country and the world arrived in Oakland, California for the joint funeral of four police officers gunned down last weekend. Officers Mark Dunakin, John Hege, Ervin Romans and Daniel Sakai were killed by a parolee after a traffic stop that turned into a manhunt and gunfight. Law officers and other mourners filled the 16,900-seat Oracle Arena, home of the Oakland A’s and the Oakland Raiders. The service was televised at Oakland Coliseum next door and community centers as well.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. –Despite recent media reports that young adults are running from churches in droves, the beliefs of many younger unchurched people are more connected to historic Christian beliefs than many suspected.

Africa ― Thousands throughout Kenya gathered to hear the results of the 2008 U.S. presidential elections. To discover whether or not Barack Obama would be the new U.S. leader, most of them huddled around radios.

BALTIMORE –It’s an economic reality. The poor are becoming poorer. Amid the economic downturn, people with little education are losing entry-level service jobs to high school and college graduates. With dwindling opportunities to work, the poverty-stricken often wind up roaming the streets in a survival mode that often includes drugs, crime and despair.

General Overseer, Dr. Raymond Culpepper has announced the appointment of P. Douglas Small as International Liaison of Prayer Ministries. For almost two decades, Doug has been engaged as a National Teaching Evangelist. Six years ago, his portfolio was switched to Consultant on Prayer Ministries under the supervision of the general evangelism department. He has also served as member of the general church Prayer Commission and as coordinator of prayer activities at the General Assembly.

Big Screen film documents Arthur Blessitt’s moving pilgrimage carrying 12-foot cross around the worldORLANDO,Mar. 19 /Christian Newswire/ — One of the most powerful and moving big-screen documentaries of 2009, The