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Grammy Award-winning band, Elevation Worship is preparing to release a new album this summer. 

The new live project, When Wind Meets Fire, features 14 new songs recorded live at Elevation Church. 

In advance of its release, the band has released one of the new singles off their forthcoming album called 'What A Miracle (feat. Chris Brown).' The song was written by Steven Furtick, Jonathan Smith, Pat Barrett, and Leeland Mooring.

A Ukrainian Orthodox priest who was taken captive by Russian occupation forces in May 2023, is now facing espionage charges.

Voice of the Martyrs Canada says that the criminal trial for Father Kostiantyn Maksimov began on June 6 according to an announcement made by the Russian prosecutor for the Zaporizhzhia Region in late March 2024 at the Zaporizhzhia Regional Court in Melitopol. Despite the commencement of the trial, Russian officials have withheld the identity of the presiding judge.

The leader of Vancouver's Roman Catholic archdiocese says the church was wrong to administer residential schools in British Columbia, and he hopes a newly released covenant with a First Nation can act as a road map for redress.

Archbishop J. Michael Miller said the covenant between the archdiocese, the diocese of Kamloops and the Tkemlups te Secwepemc First Nation, signed in March, can be "an instrument of further dialogue and accountability" in guiding reconciliation between Indigenous and Christian communities across Canada.

An Elder with Gateway Church in Texas says he is sorry to both the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of the church's founder, as well as to members of the congregation who are victims of abuse from others.

Igor Bandura remembers how Southern Baptists helped Ukrainian Baptists expand their reach after independence from Russia in 1991. He hopes for something of a repeat when the current war with Russia ends.

“When freedom came, many churches from the Southern Baptist Convention started to come, send teams, and there were partnerships between” state conventions and specific areas of Ukraine, recalls Bandura, vice president of the All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christians-Baptists (Ukraine Baptist Union).

One of Uganda's biggest church communities will celebrate its 40th anniversary this month with a series of events, including a book launch by its founder, Pastor Gary Skinner and wife Marilyn, a new music album and an agribusiness institute. The celebrations by Watoto Church Ministries highlight their extensive contributions to community development and spiritual growth.

An inner-city ministry is getting a big boost from the community thanks to blueberry and coconut cream pie, and some generous Winnipeggers who have an obvious sweet tooth.

Living Bible Explorers held its first-ever pie auction and an open house on Monday evening. Executive Director Cher Paulson says it was a big success, with just over $12,000 raised in total. 

CeCe Winans recently celebrated a special milestone.  

This month marks 40 years of marriage for CeCe and her husband Alvin Love. The pair met in a bowling alley when Winans was just 17 years old. They were married on June 23, 1984. 

To celebrate this exciting anniversary, CeCe and her husband, Alivn, were part of a special photo session. 

Christian rock pioneers Petra will be in Winnipeg this weekend, and the pastor touring with the group says that God is working in miraculous ways to bring people together and spread the gospel.

Petra's Best For Last tour has been a remarkable experience, showcasing the band's commitment to spreading the gospel and uniting people from all walks of life under Christ says Aaron Patton, a member of the tour's ministry team.

A mainstay on Winnipeg's Main Street for over a century will be expanding thanks to an unexpected gift orchestrated by God.

Lighthouse Mission has been serving the Downtown community for over 110 years and leaders have had a vision to expand its work to include a detox centre in recent years.