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Christian ministers went to Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to appeal to Congressional members about Comcast Corporation's recent actions to decrease or cease distribution of The Word Network, the largest African-American religious network in the world that was reaching 3 billion people around the globe. On Nov. 11, 2016, Comcast executives sent a two-sentence letter to The Word Network, stating it will no longer offer the channel to millions of subscribers on 456 Comcast systems.

According to Pastor Doug Logan, author of On the Block: Developing a Biblical Picture for Missional Engagement, far too many Christians today don't have a proper picture of missional engagement; they are unsure of how to truly step out of their comfort zones, enter their local communities, and share the Gospel with cultural sensitivity.

Chinese pastors are on their way to North Korea to spread Christianity. While remaining anonymous for security reasons, the pastors claimed that they have been through the worst of times in life and had only received salvation through God

Along with other pastors and Christians who have experienced persecution, Mariam Ibraheem testifed at One Body, an event which aimed to make Christians help persecuted Christians all over the world.

A Syrian Christian from the war-torn region of Aleppo has shared how despite the mass exodus of believers from the region, churches are far from empty, as church pews are filled with former Muslims eager for the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Congregants of a suburban Chicago megachurch initiated a "love" campaign to counter ugly presidential campaign rhetoric as well as concerning cultural developments. Pastor Steve Carter of the Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Ill., said the initiative also in response to racism and recent world events, including wars in the Middle East.

The youngest contestant in the history of CBS reality TV show "Survivor" brought a Bible with him into the competition, and aspires to be a pastor in real life. Will Wahl, 18, recently debuted on the show's new season premiere; he hails from Trinity United Methodist Church in Hackettstown, N.J. His fellow congregants are delighted he is using this national platform to bear witness to his faith.

A woman who had been in the morgue two days shocked doctors and hospital personnel when she suddenly came back to life.

The sheer number of Muslim refugees from Syria compared to Christians are staggering. We are talking about a ratio of 185 Muslims to 1 Christian refugee.

The first American who has been charged with breaking Russia’s controversial anti-terror laws, also known as the Yarovaya laws, will return to court Sept. 30 as the initial hearing was postponed.

For the last 25 years, an annual prayer event entitled "See You at the Pole" encouraged students to unite to ask God to intercede for their generation. This year's global prayer observation kicks off Sept. 28 at 7 a.m. local times. "We Cry Out" is the 2016 theme.

An interdenominational evangelical movement announced its expansion to the Philippines to help the body of Christ heal from the wounds it suffered during a previous election.

Chiad, a 26-year old Chechen, had moved his wife and three children to Raqqa, Syria, to join the fight to create an Islamic State across Syria and Iraq. He embraced the ethnic cleansing that was intended to rid the region of Christians, Jews, non-Sunni Muslims and Yazidis. In contrast Dr. Jan Kizihan, a German of Kurdish background is a trauma expert who traveled to Iraq to help victims of ISIS.

Facing Darkness is a new documentary from Samaritan's Purse and Executive Producer Franklin Graham-brings to vivid life the true story of two American aid workers in West Africa stricken with the deadly Ebola virus and the race against time to get them home and get them treated.

What do chess, conviction and religion have in common? The thread among these three aspects will be explained in a new Walt Disney movie about missionaries in Uganda. Entitled "Queen of Katwe," the new movie was inspired by a true story about the bond between missionary Robert Katende and Phiona Mutesi, a girl growing up in the slum area of Kampala. The film is slated to debut in theaters Sept. 23, 2016.

Mercy Chefs, a Virginia-based nonprofit and faith-based disaster relief organization on Sunday deployed their team of professional chefs and volunteers, along with their mobile kitchens and refrigerated trailer, to feed thousands in the Baton Rouge, La., region, while residents seek to recover from record-setting flooding. Mercy Chefs' team members are now on-site in the disaster zone, starting to serve 7,500 restaurant-quality meals daily for victims, first responders and volunteers.

Despite facing threats of violence and death from local Muslims, Christians in Indonesia are standing firm in their faith, taking to heart the words of the Apostle Paul - "In all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us."

Lucy Chelton, a nine-year-old United Methodist Church cook from Sellersville, Pa., won Food Network's "Chopped Junior" children's television cooking show with an appetizer called rattlesnake nuggets with sweet-lime Hollandaise sauce, along with preparing a few other dishes. Chelton's parents are on the ministry staff of Christ UMC in Lansdale, Pa. She shared part of her $10,000 prize with FISH (Fellowship in Serving Humanity), a Pennridge area program that provides food, clothing, school supplies and other needs to low-income families with children.

For the last 25 years, an annual prayer event entitled "See You at the Pole" encouraged students to unite to ask God to intercede for their generation. This year's global prayer observation will be Sept. 28 at 7 a.m. local times. "We Cry Out" is the 2016 theme.

Compelled by the love of Christ, a pastor whose church was vandalized by a group of Muslim extremists refused to press charges and forgave those who persecuted him.

In an effort to encourage today's hip youngsters to go back to church, a group of evangelical Protestant churches in Germany announced its plan to provide free and unlimited Wi-Fi to churchgoers. Dubbed as "GodSpot", the service is ecumenical by design and placed in areas where there is a large population of atheists and agnostics.

Many in Silicon Valley are prominent, but few are significant. Among the prominent technologists in the Bay Area, VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger is one of the most outspoken Christian technologists on faith, chosing the route of significance. Before becoming the CEO of VMWare, a multi-billion dollar and leading software company in the world, he was the first Chief Technology Officer at Intel Corporation, where the first microprocessors were invented. If you've ever plugged a USB into your computer, used WIFI, you've used his technology.

Since 1932, two memorable signs that proclaimed "This Is God's Country - Please Don't Drive Through It Like Hell" greeted people traveling through Hondo, Texas. When Freedom From Religion Foundation representatives asked city officials to remove the signs, Mayor Jim Danner said Monday, "There's no way in hell we're going to take those signs down."

Families dealing with a cancer diagnosis have a chance to put their worries aside and enjoy each other through free trips to Myrtle Beach, S.C., thanks to volunteer efforts of Surfside United Methodist congregants. Children who benefit from this missionary endeavor called "Jason's House" are referred by 14 hospitals in South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia. Approximately 50 to 65 families receive the trip each June, July and August. After 31 years, the value of the vacations this church community has provided totals more than $8 million.

A billion humans, or one in seven people on Earth, do not have the full Bible available in their native language. But there is an organizational network of Christians whose mission it is to change that statistic by 2025 through the work of the United Bible Societies.