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Australia's Churches Open Doors to Wildfire Mourners

Australia's Churches Open Doors to Wildfire Mourners

Mourners packed churches across Australia on Sunday for services to remember victims of recent deadly wildfires..

  • Bushfire Solidarity Spreads

    Patrick\'s Cathedral was packed on the 12th for a Mass for Victoria\'s bushfire victims while messages of solidarity and prayer from church leaders from around Australia and the world have poured in.

  • Anglicans Reaffirm Uniqueness of Christ

    The Church of England reaffirmed its commitment to sharing with people of all faiths and of none the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the only savior.

  • Death Toll Includes Known Christians

    As the lists of those killed in the Victorian fires of February 7 continues to increase, names of known Christians are becoming clearer.

  • Aboriginal Tent Embassy Plan for St Mary's

    Aborigines will establish a tent embassy at St Mary\'s South Brisbane under the terms of a treaty signed last year between the parish and the local aboriginal community.

  • Church of England Moves Forward with Plans for Women Bishops

    Plans for women bishops in the Church of England will move to the revision stage after a vote of approval in the General Synod Wednesday.

  • Pastors Urge Christians to Exemplify Generosity

    In an economic downturn, there will be more and more people living out the phrase \"it\'s mine,\" says one pastor.

  • New Webpage Highlights Darwin's Church Work

    The Church of England has added a new page to its website highlighting the work of English naturalist Charles Darwin in his local parish of Downe, Kent.

  • Baptists in Australia Offer Bushfire Assistance

    Washington, D.C. (BWA)--Baptists in Australia have established an emergency relief fund to aid persons affected by the worst natural disaster in the history of the southeastern state of Victoria.

  • Nalliah Bushfire Comments Heartless and Offensive

    The NSW Council of Churches has condemned comments made by prominent Victorian pastor Danny Nalliah who claimed last week's tragic bushfires were divine punishment for the Victorian Government's recent liberalisation of abortion laws.

  • Uniting Church Says Now is Not the Time to Blame

    The President of the Uniting Church Rev Gregor Henderson has today expressed total abhorrence towards organisations and individuals claiming that the devastation caused by the Victorian bushfires is the result of a vengeful God.

  • Ministers Continue to Minister Without a Church

    While churches continue to crumble in the onslaught of the Victorian bushfires, Ruth Close of the ESA (Evangelisation Society Association) Board has updated our earlier report on the camp center at Marysville (97km/60 miles NE of Melbourne) which was wiped out: "We praise God for the efficient and safe evacuation of all the staff and the group of 90 campers from the Marysville site on Saturday (February 7). Allan Gellert\'s quick decisions and actions are commendable. Please continue to pray for