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  • The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I

    The history behind the first Welsh Bible and its connection to Queen Elizabeth I

    Europe Society & Culture

    The Welsh language has had the whole Bible since 1588. This is the story … The Welsh language is the original language of Britain. It was the local language of the province of Britannia during the Roman occupation, and as a result it absorbed some Latin. When the Anglo-Saxons settled in Britain, they brought the English language. English and Welsh are not mutually understandable. In English, the word for foreign became the modern word ‘Welsh’ because the local British language was foreign to the

  • South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

    South Korean church leaders call for new strategy in rebuilding North Korean churches

    Asia Church & Missions

    To mark the 80th anniversary of liberation and division, the 7th North Korean Church Planting Forum was held to review the Korean church’s readiness and direction for unified mission work and the planting of churches in North Korea, and to refine strategies. Under the theme “80th Anniversary of Liberation: Diagnosis and Vision for North Korean Church Planting,” the forum was held on July 17 at the Cappella Hall in the basement of the Second General Building of Chongshin University in Dongjak-gu,

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

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

    Oceania Church & Missions

    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

  • National Guard evicts Anna Sanders Seminary, seizes Assemblies of God property in Mexico City

    National Guard evicts Anna Sanders Seminary, seizes Assemblies of God property in Mexico City

    Latin America Education

    A large-scale security operation was carried out in Mexico City last Friday at the premises of the Anna Sanders Theological Seminary, part of the National Council of the Assemblies of God. Authorities also intervened at the “Jesus Christ Light to the Nations” Christian Church, the Southern District offices of the Assemblies of God, and the offices of the Christian bookstore Recursos Cristianos Kerygma.

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