• IMB Appoints 45 New Long-Term Missionaries

  During a Sept. 15 ceremony at First Baptist Church in Roanoke, VA, the International Mission Board appointed 45 new long-term missionaries for overseas service

• Researchers in Australia Find Christianity Tainted By Church Image

  Study finds the image of the church to be the greatest barrier to people accepting Christian beliefs and practices

• Agency Calls for Nationwide Prayer Across the UK for North Korea

  Christian Solidarity Worldwide to hold Week of Prayer For North Korea Sept. 20-26, with London Prayer Event On Sept. 25

• Local Council Targets Christian Ministry Building in Turkey

  A Protestant church in the Turkish city of Selcuk is to be sealed by the local council on the grounds that the corrugated roofing and metal poles of the veranda contravene building regulations.

• Beslan Hostage With Cross In Hand Recovering

  Viktoria Ktsoyeva said she prayed every day while held captive, not letting go of the cross even as she plunged into unconsciousness after being wounded in the violent climax of the siege that killed