Europe
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German evangelist Lothar Velten, known for 'Life to the Full' tent missions, dies at 82
Lothar Velten, a German evangelist who spent six decades preaching in Austria and Germany and became one of the best-known figures in the country's tent mission movement, has died at 82. The evangelical news agency IDEA reported that he died during the night into Aug. 31, citing the Deutsche Zeltmission. -
SOS Children’s Villages UK shifts focus toward family strengthening and community-based care
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Does interacting with AI make people act more like robots? Researchers say 'yes'
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More than half of young people in Germany favor a social media ban, survey finds
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Austrian state broadcaster makes Graz pop-music worship service available online
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Unexpected hotel renovation forces European Leadership Forum to look for a new 2027 site
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German free evangelical churches report rise in baptisms
The Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany said it counted 504 congregations and 40,933 members as of Dec. 31, 2025, and reported a rise in baptisms that it called the clearest change in its recent statistics. -
Church pays tribute to pastor who died at Big Church Festival
The Rev. Robert Guanco, 41, pastor of Jesus Living Water Church in Eastbourne, died Friday (Aug. 28) when a sign fell on him and others at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, England. -
Russian strike destroys humanitarian warehouse run by Christian ministry in Ukraine
A Russian strike on the evening of Friday, Aug. 28, destroyed the warehouse and office used by the humanitarian arm of Ukraine for Christ, a Christian mission that had run the site for four years, the organization said in a statement posted on Facebook. -
Man dead, at least six injured after sign falls at Big Church Festival
A man died and at least six others were injured when a sign fell at the Big Church Festival in West Sussex, England, on Friday, and organisers brought the event to a close. -
UK sports bodies restrict female categories to biological sex following legal threats
Two U.K. sports governing bodies have changed their eligibility policies to restrict female categories to biological sex, following legal warnings over the inclusion of transgender women. -
Swiss free churches issue guide on renting church buildings to migrant congregations
Two Swiss evangelical bodies have published a joint guide for congregations weighing whether to rent their buildings to international churches, a response to growing demand for worship space and to disputes that have followed some rental arrangements. -
United Bible Societies reports 148 million printed Scriptures distributed in 2025
The United Bible Societies distributed 148.3 million printed Scriptures last year as the mission celebrated its 80th anniversary, noting that 25 billion scriptures have been given out since its founding in 1946, including 1.1 billion Bibles across 240 countries.
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