Churches are calling for a special session after global denomination in US changed position on LGBTQ issues
The United Methodist Church in Liberia has been roiled after the global denomination voted to strike a 40-year-old condemnation of homosexuality from its governing document.
Ministry reaches out for support
Days after a bus accident claimed 11 of its missionaries in Tanzania, leaders of Youth With a Mission are rallying for support to aid logistical arrangements, including medical evacuations, repatriations and funeral arrangements.
Months after a Kenyan pastor forced his followers to starve to death to meet Jesus, the government has banned his church and four others to protect citizens from religious extremism.
Conservative Anglican archbishops in Africa are challenging a decision by the Church of England to allow clergy to bless same sex couples’ marriages, warning that the move puts the worldwide Anglican Communion in further jeopardy.