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Square One World Media in Winnipeg has brought over a ministry couple from Ukraine to share in person with Manitobans what God is doing during wartime.

Natalia and Nikolai Chernomor help run a Christian media company called The Bible Today in Ukraine. They have partnered with the Manitoba Christian media company, Square One World Media (S1WM), for over 25 years. S1WM brought the couple to Winnipeg this week to share what God is up to in their country despite the tensions caused by the continuing war with Russia. 

The sequel to Mel Gibson's 2004 film, The Passion of the Christ, is set to begin filming in August, and Jim Caviezel has been going to C.S. Lewis' The Screwtape Letters to prepare to reprise the role of Jesus. 

The Resurrection of Christ is scheduled to be released in 2026, more than 20 years after the original. 

A young basketball star from Uganda who came to Canada to pursue his dreams both on and off the court has died. 

Michael Makumbi, 22, attended the University of Manitoba as an international student. He was also part of the Legacy Preparatory Basketball Academy and Segue, a faith-based student club at the UM.

The young athlete died suddenly during the Easter weekend, which friends and family are attributing to a blood clot. 

Emmy award-winning comedian Nate Bargatze is using his comedy as a service to God. 

Although he does not want to be labelled as a faith-based comedian, Bargatze says that he is trying to create shows that are safe for the entire family. 

The American Idol stage was turned into a place of worship Sunday evening as contestants took part in an Easter Sunday special. 

The three-hour-long, never-before-done Songs of Faith episode featured the top 20 contestants singing only faith-inspired songs. 

Kolbi Jordan, 26, sang a special version of Amazing Grace that left the crowd and judges in awe.

Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg is switching things up and taking us to church with a new gospel album, set to be released early next week. 

The rapper and former judge on The Voice announced last week that he is releasing a new gospel album on Death Row Records. 

"It's called Altar Call," said Snoop Dogg in a video he posted on Facebook. "Ya, you heard it first, a gospel album. God is good. Won't he do it?"

Platinum-selling, rising Christian music star Katy Nichole is gearing up as she prepares to release her highly anticipated sophomore album. 

The 12-track album, Honest Conversations, includes her latest single "When I Fall," which is already a top 10 and climbing Billboard radio hit. 

This new project, which follows her record-breaking debut album, Jesus Change My Life, was inspired by conversations that Nichole, who has struggled with depression and anxiety,  has had with God. 

Hundreds of people marched through downtown Winnipeg on Saturday as part of the annual Walk for Jesus.

The group stretched several blocks long as participants made their way from the Manitoba Legislature east along Broadway, then south on Donald Street across the Midtown Bridge. From there, the walk continued west on River Avenue before heading north on Osborne Street and back to the Legislature.

A Christian ministry based out of Winnipeg is sharing what God is up to in Ukraine with a ministry couple that has been working with them for decades. 

Square One World Media is bringing Nikolai and Natalia Chernomor to Manitoba from Ukraine to share insights on how the gospel is being shared during a time of war. 

"They were our ministry partners for the last 25 years," says Shoaib Ebadi, the president and executive director with Square One. "They are producing Christian media in Ukraine in different formats such as podcasts and videos, ever since the war started."

After a tragic year, losing her entire family in a plane crash, Autumn Nelon is set to grace the stage again, this time as a solo act. 

The family group were on their way to join the Gaither Homecoming Cruise to Alaska in July 2024 when tragedy struck.

The Nelon's plane crashed, claiming the lives of Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, Amber and Nathan Kistler and their assistant, Melodi Hodges. The pilot, Larry Haynie and his wife, Melissa, were also killed in the crash.