Christianity Daily Articles
Open Doors to Release World Watch List 2017; North Korea Top Persecutor of Christians for 15th Year
The Open Doors US will release its much awaited World Watch List for 2017 next month, which names the countries where the level of Christian persecution is high. Hundreds of Young Adults and Youth Commit to Missions at GKYM Conference
About 600 individuals committed to missions at the annual ‘GKYM Conference’ which took place this year at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center from December 27 to 30. GKYM Conferences have taken place in different cities each year, and the conference last took place in Rochester three years ... Six Clergy Members to Pray at Trump Inauguration
Clergy members who will be praying at President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony include White, Black, and Hispanic pastors, a Catholic cardinal, and a Jewish rabbi. United Methodist Church to Launch 'Praying Our Way Forward' Campaign to Pray for Global Mission and Arrive at Decision on Homosexuality
The United Methodist Church will be launching a “Praying Our Way Forward” initiative on the New Year’s Day with a 75 weeks of focused prayer before the revision of Book of Discipline on human sexuality. Children and Youth in LA County Foster Homes Celebrate Christmas
Children and youth currently living in foster homes were able to celebrate Christmas this year at a party co-hosted by Korean American Family Services (KFAM) and the LA County Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) on December 21 from noon to 4 PM. Gallup: Majority of Americans Continue to Identify with Religion, But Say It’s Losing Influence
A new Gallup study found that nearly 80 percent of the US adults who were surveyed identified with a religion, but 70 percent say that religion is losing its importance in the US society. Hmong Teenagers Share Christmas Cheer in Los Angeles
Hmong teenagers from Fresno visited Los Angeles once again this year ahead of Christmas Day and moved people with their worship. North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Replaces Christmas with Commemoration of Grandmother's Birthday
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants Christians in his country to celebrate the birth of his grandmother instead of Jesus Christ on Christmas. Blasphemy Trial Against Jakarta's Christian Governor to Continue at Indonesian Court
An Indonesian court held the blasphemy trial against Jakarta’s Christian Governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama on Tuesday, who is accused of insulting the Qur’an based on an edited video. Woori Church of New York to 'Share the Love of Christmas' in Haiti
Woori Church of New York will be on a mission trip from December 27 to January 2 in Haiti. The church, after starting its Haiti mission trips in 2013, has chosen the busiest time of the year during the holiday seasons to embark on the mission trip, carrying the love and gifts of Christmas to the ...