Church Mission Society (CMS) | News and Views

Home
Who we are
       Vision
       Values
       What we do
       Where we work
       People
       History
       CMS and SAMS
       Contact us
News and Views
       Latest news
       In pictures
       WebWatch
       News archives
       Press
       Sudan prayer news
Community
       People in mission map
       Small missional communities
       Blogs
       Events
       Photos
       Latin America
       Mid-Africa
       Web presences
       Local CMS groups
Pray
       PrayerSpace
       Prayerlines
       Audiomission Prayer Focus
       Mid-Africa Network
Get Involved
       Mission service
       Short term teams
       Membership
       Churches
          Link churches
       Sponsored challenges
       Community fundraising
       Volunteer opportunities
       Jobs
Give
       Christmas appeal
       Give now
       Give regularly
       Leave a gift in your will
       In memory donations
       Auctions
       Timothy Fund
Resources
       Crowther Centre home
       Online shop
       Mission Update
       Videos
       Podcasts
       Share the CMS story
       MP3 audio zone
       Church resources
       Link letters
       Publications
       Clean Water for All
          Values
          Construction
          Use of the Filter
          Adaptations
          Performance
       For webmasters

WebWatch

Breaking mission news from around the net. WebWatch links to a variety of sites, giving essential background on mission situations around the globe.

CMS is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Pakistan: Praying in prison (Persecution Blog)
What do you do while imprisoned in solitary confinement for more than two years? The answer for one Pakistani Christian is “pray.”
Read more > :: 03/02/2012 ::

DR Congo: Kabila's party and allies win parliamentary majority (France24)
DR Congo President Joseph Kabila's party and its allies won a parliamentary majority in November elections, results showed Thursday, some two months after polls slammed by the opposition and observers.
Read more > :: 02/02/2012 ::

Gospel singer George Beverly Shea turns 103 (Charisma News)
As he turns 103 on Wednesday, George Beverly Shea’s heart is as joyful as that of a child. “Karlene and I rejoice in the Lord’s overwhelming grace to give me 103 years of life!” he says.
Read more > :: 02/02/2012 ::

CMS offers mission opportunities in Worcester and the Pyrenees (Christian Today)
Urban England and the rural Pyrenees may seem worlds apart but both are offering up unique opportunities for mission in a residential context.
Read more > :: 02/02/2012 ::

Christian charged with ‘Blasphemy’ in Pakistan denied bail (Compass)
A judge has denied bail to a young Christian man charged with desecrating the Quran under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws despite the lack of evidence against him, sources said.
Read more > :: 31/01/2012 ::

Myanmar: Health concerns for Kachin IDPs (IRIN)
Aid workers in Myanmar's northern Kachin State have expressed concern over the health of thousands of internally displaced persons (IDPs) along the border with China.
Read more > :: 31/01/2012 ::

Residents flee Nigerian city after Boko Haram attacks (AlertNet)
Many people have been fleeing Nigeria’s second city of Kano in the north of the country after recent violent attacks by the Islamist sect Boko Haram.
Read more > :: 31/01/2012 ::

Nigeria's Boko Haram suspected in Kano police attack (BBC)
Two civilians have died in an overnight attack on a police post in the northern Nigerian city of Kano, police say.
Read more > :: 30/01/2012 ::

Barclays Bank wins 'shame' award for gambling on food prices (Ekklesia)
Barclays Bank has won a 'shame award'' for speculating on food prices. The award was presented on Friday (27 January) in Davos, Switzerland, to coincide with the World Economic Forum.
Read more > :: 30/01/2012 ::

Atheists split over monument plans (Christian Today)
Richard Dawkins has dismissed plans to build a £1m atheist monument in London.
Read more > :: 30/01/2012 ::

Bishop Tim consecrated in St Paul's
Winchester Diocese website's report and official photos of the consecration of CMS community leader Tim Dakin as Bishop
Read more > :: 27/01/2012 ::

Winchester-bound Tim Dakin consecrated as a bishop (HC)
In front of nearly 2,000 people Tim Dakin was ordained and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Read more > :: 26/01/2012 ::

Fighting famine in Africa with the help of faith communities (Guardian)
The common goal of love of God and love of neighbour in the Abrahamic faiths is a strong bond in tackling crises in Africa.
Read more > :: 26/01/2012 ::

Church educationalists in national talks on education policy in UK (ANCS)
Four Anglican Education administrators from across the Communion started a high-level fellowship study programme with a round of national education policy meetings in London this week.
Read more > :: 26/01/2012 ::

More churches attacked in Nigeria violence (Christian Today)
Two churches and a security checkpoint were attacked in Nigeria as President Goodluck Jonathan visited the country’s second-largest city Sunday, following the wave of Islamic extremist attacks Friday that has left more than 150 people...
Read more > :: 24/01/2012 ::

Pakistani Senate "unanimously" approves Musharraf arrest (AsiaNews)
The motion passed the upper house this morning. The former president is accused of high treason under Article 6 of the Constitution and involvement in the murder of Benazir Bhutto. Resignation in 2009, he lives in exile. Recently had expres...
Read more > :: 24/01/2012 ::

Pioneer interview on BBC radio Oxford (BBC)
Jonny Baker and Andrea Campanale were interviewed on the Charles Nove early Sunday morning radio programme on BBC radio Oxford. Listen...
Read more > :: 23/01/2012 ::

Sudan threatens to arrest Church leaders (Charisma News)
“They do not want pastors from South Sudan to carry on any church activities or mission work in Sudan.”
Read more > :: 20/01/2012 ::

Chilean minister backs down on indigenous arsonist claims (SantiagoTimes)
Interior Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter categorically denied on Thursday ever making direct allusion to blaming the indigenous Mapuche for starting massive wildfires in the south.
Read more > :: 20/01/2012 ::

Christmas Day bomb suspect's 'great escape' raises eyebrows (France24)
When Nigerian police admitted Wednesday that the top suspect in the deadly Christmas Day bombings had escaped police custody, it beggared belief across many sections of Nigerian society and got the rumour mills rolling.
Read more > :: 20/01/2012 ::

CMS has developed course to train pioneer ordinands (Christian Today)
Church Mission Society has developed a groundbreaking course to train pioneer ordinands for the urgent missionary task in the UK. Candidates will be prepared for ordination by being involved directly in pioneering mission and learning &lsqu...
Read more > :: 18/01/2012 ::

Sudan rebels say key govt outpost taken (TerraDaily)
Rebels in Sudan's South Kordofan have captured a key government outpost near the state capital, a rebel spokesman said, but the country's armed forces denied even being in the area.
Read more > :: 18/01/2012 ::

Boko Haram bomb suspect escapes from Nigeria police (BBC)
A key suspect in the Christmas Day bombing which killed at least 38 people in Nigeria has escaped from custody, police have admitted.
Read more > :: 18/01/2012 ::

Kenya: Kibera's Soweto slum torn down in dawn raid (AllAfrica)
Soweto residents in Kibera slums yesterday watched helplessly as a bulldozer rolled into the slum destroying their houses and other properties.
Read more > :: 16/01/2012 ::

Boko Haram declares war on Christians in Nigeria (Charisma News)
The leader of the militant Islamic sect appeared in a video posted Wednesday to justify his group's attacks on Christians in the northern part of Nigeria.
Read more > :: 16/01/2012 ::

| | | |
|

February 04, 2012

CMS is committed to evangelistic mission, working to see our world transformed by the love of Jesus.

News main page

Global NewsTracker

In pictures

WebWatch

Search news

News archives