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St. Anne's Poplar Point is one of the, if not the only, heritage buildings and churches of its era still operating as a church. Member Monica Griffiths says they just finished major renovations this past week, and for a short time, you could see the original timbers used for the walls as they were exposed during the renovation. The church was built around 1850.

On Thursday the foreign ministry spokesperson from China announced that the country will no longer allow any international adoption, leaving dozens of children with no home. 

Karla Thrasher is senior director of international adoptions at Lifeline Children’s Services based in Alabama. She worked with the 48 families that were currently awaiting adoption with Chinese children. 

Christian musicians are grappling with the news that the Juno Awards have placed the Christian/Gospel Album of the Year category on hiatus.

The change is part of a broader restructuring that sees four categories paused for the 2024 awards, though organizers have Canada's largest music awards have yet to explain the reasoning.

An NFL player who was shot during an attempted robbery returned to the field Monday to give thanks to the first responders who helped save his life. 

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Ricky Pearsall was shot in the chest last Saturday by a 17-year-old who was attempting to rob him.

He was rushed to hospital where doctors discovered that the bullet had entered his chest and exited his back without hitting any vital organs. He returned home to recover the next day.

A sibling duo from Virginia turned a sour experience into something sweet. 

Late last month, 10-year-old Rebecca Caldwell and her brother, 8-year-old Joshua were hosting a lemonade stand in front of their home, when a man came up to the table and robbed them while their mother was inside the house. 

The initial shock left the family upset. However, they decided to pray and forgive the man who stole their lemonade stand funds. 

Matthew West released his new single “Last Page of the Bible” featuring Anne Wilson, just ahead of his new album set to be released next month. 

"This song is inspired by the late Billy Graham who famously said, ‘I’ve read the last page of the Bible and it all works out in the end,’" says West. "The last page of the Bible says, ‘He who testifies to these things says, ‘Yes, I am coming soon.’ Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.’ I love this verse in Revelation 22:20. It reminds us of the ultimate hope we have in our God who reigns in victory! I hope you love it."

The Juno Awards has told committee members that it is getting rid of four categories, including the Christian/Gospel category for the next round of awards in 2025.

The Canadian Press reports that it has verified a letter in which "organizers told committee members last week of plans to put on 'hiatus' reggae recording, children’s album, Christian/Gospel album and international album of the year."

Grant Memorial Church was packed last night with 1,000+ young adults as Bread We Break returned for season 13.

The bi-monthly worship night is geared towards young adults aged 18-30 from different denominations gathered together to praise God.

The night kicked off with a time of worship from the Bread We Break band. 

Torrential rains in Pakistan trigger displacement and suffering in the same areas devastated by monsoon floods in 2022.

Every year, “It’s not a matter of if, but when the monsoons come in,” Unknown Nations CEO Greg Kelley says. “The devastations vary, but this year, it’s been on a dramatic level.”

Violinist and vocalist Rosemary Siemens, and her husband Eli Bennett, are in the midst of filming a mini-documentary about the creation and explosion in popularity of their YouTube program "Sunday Hymn Serenade". It will be called "Bringing Back the Hymns: My Journey to 100 million Views".