Chris Eyte

International Correspondent

Chris Eyte serves as International Correspondent for CDI, covering Europe, the United States & Canada, the Caribbean and Oceania. He has worked in journalism and copywriting for some 18 years, mostly for Christian media publications in the UK, the US and Australia. He is an English graduate from the University of St Andrews in Scotland where he was President of the St Andrews Literary Society. In his free time, he enjoys writing devotionals and runs his own blog (hislovefrees.life). Chris has traveled extensively, living briefly in South Africa and Belgium, and now resides in South Wales in the UK with his wife and children.

Articles by Chris Eyte

24 Jul, 2025 05:50 EDT

Oceania Church & Missions

Mark Short appointed as new Anglican Primate in Australia, 'first evangelical since 1982'

By Chris Eyte

A former journalist and evangelical—Right Rev Dr Mark Short, Bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn— has been confirmed to be the next Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. In a Facebook post, the Canberra Declaration stated: “For the first time since 1982, an evangelical bishop — Mark Short — will serve as the national leader of Australia’s Anglican Church.” In a public statement (July 21), the Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, himself an evangelical Christian, welcomed the
23 Jul, 2025 11:20 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

Focus on Jesus at center of 129th annual Allianzkonferenz in Germany

By Chris Eyte

The 129th Allianzkonferenz (Alliance Conference), Germany’s oldest Bible conference, will take place July 30 to August 3, 2025, with a clear focus on the person of Jesus Christ as its central theme. Organized annually by the German Evangelical Alliance (Evangelische Allianz in Deutschland), the event will gather hundreds of Christians in the town of Bad Blankenburg, Thuringia, for five days of Bible teaching, fellowship, and discussion on faith and society.
21 Jul, 2025 13:50 EDT

Caribbean Society & Culture

Jamaican TV presenter Winford Williams survives dramatic car crash, praises 'God’s grace' that injuries are not severe

By Chris Eyte

One of Jamaica’s best-known television entertainment presenters, journalist Winford Williams, is thanking “God’s grace” after surviving a dramatic car crash that left him hospitalized but with no life-threatening injuries.
21 Jul, 2025 07:00 EDT

Oceania Society & Culture

New Zealand Christian Network calls for prayer amid Nelson Tasman flood recovery

By Chris Eyte

The New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN) has issued a nationwide call to prayer following a series of severe weather events that have battered the Nelson Tasman region in recent months, leaving widespread damage, displacing families, and straining local resources.
17 Jul, 2025 20:50 EDT

US & Canada Family & Children Society & Culture Church & Missions

New research finds foster and adoptive families flourishing, with Christians leading the way

By Chris Eyte

Families who foster or adopt are “flourishing” at higher rates than those who do not, and Christians show significantly greater concern for these vulnerable children compared to those without faith in Jesus, new research shows. Titled “Engagement in US Foster Care and Adoption: 2025 Data and Trends,” the study was organized by the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) in partnership with the communications and research team at Pinkston.
17 Jul, 2025 06:40 EDT

Europe Church & Missions

92 baptized in public mass ceremony on Bournemouth Beach, declaring faith in Jesus

By Chris Eyte

Ninety-two people stood on a beach in the south of England and publicly declared their love for Jesus Christ by getting baptized en masse at an event witnessed by hundreds. Five churches from Bournemouth in the county of Dorset were involved in the baptism event, which started at 9:30 a.m. near the Grade II-listed Boscombe Pier on the town’s seafront Sunday, July 13.
16 Jul, 2025 09:15 EDT

Oceania Education

Anglican literacy program gives adults in Papua New Guinea a second chance

By Chris Eyte

The Anglican Board of Mission (ABM) and Anglicans in Development (AID) are reporting encouraging results from a national adult literacy program in Papua New Guinea (PNG), where adults across the country are gaining a second chance at education by learning to read and write.
14 Jul, 2025 09:20 EDT

Europe Oceania Education Society & Culture Health

Global parish nursing forum explores faith-based care for trauma, slavery, and displacement

By Chris Eyte

The global legacy of slavery and the trauma of forced displacement were at the heart of the biennial Parish Nursing World Forum symposium, held last month in Dundee, Scotland, under the theme “Caring Ministries to a Broken World.” Around 40 nurses and volunteers from the U.K., New Zealand, Ukraine, Germany, and Finland gathered to explore how parish nurses can bring healing and hope to communities scarred by historical injustice and modern crises.
14 Jul, 2025 08:35 EDT

US & Canada Church & Missions Society & Culture

'Faith, fellowship and farming': Christian farmers fellowship to mark 40 years of gospel impact

By Chris Eyte

The Fellowship of Christian Farmers International (FCFI) is set to mark a significant milestone as it celebrates its 40th anniversary at its annual conference in Kalamazoo, MI, this July. The event, which promises both reflection and forward vision, will commemorate four decades of impactful, gospel-centered farming ministry and set the stage for the next 40 years of service.
12 Jul, 2025 06:45 EDT

Oceania Society & Culture Church & Missions

Only God can turn the tide: New Zealand Christian leader calls for revival, not politics

By Chris Eyte

Only a move of God — through love, prayer, and evangelism — can change the steady decline in the number of New Zealanders identifying as Christians. That’s the conviction of Dr. Stuart Lange, national director of the New Zealand Christian Network (NZCN), and his team of leaders, who say political protests, legal reforms, or government policies may bring some positive change, but they cannot address the nation’s deeper spiritual crisis.
11 Jul, 2025 11:18 EDT

Europe Religious Freedom

Religious rights group in Spain urges EU to create post to combat Christian hate crimes

By Chris Eyte

A religious rights group in Spain is calling on the president of the European Commission to create a Special Coordinator to combat hate crimes against Christians.
11 Jul, 2025 07:50 EDT

US & Canada Europe Church & Missions

Excitement builds in Belgium in anticipation of evangelist Franklin Graham’s visit to share the gospel

By Chris Eyte

More than 535 churches throughout Belgium have partnered with the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) to hold an evangelism event in the capital city of Brussels on Sept. 27. Veteran evangelist Franklin Graham, son of the late Billy Graham, and both president and chief executive officer of the BGEA, is scheduled to appear at the “Festival of Hope” at ING Arena.

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