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|}{|style="border<!-spacing:8px;margin:0px -8px"|class="MainPageBG" style="width:55%;border:1px solid #cef2e0;backgroundINTRODUCTION AND CONTENT DIRECTORY -color:#f5fffa;vertical-align:top;color:#000"|{|width="100%" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:#f5fffa"><h2 div style="margindisplay:0flex;backgroundflex-colorwrap:#cef2e0wrap;font-familygap:sans-serif1em;fontalign-sizeitems:120%stretch;font-weight:bold;border:1px solid #a3bfb1;textmargin-alignbottom:left;color:#000;padding:0.2em 0.4em1em;">What is Christianity?</h2>|-|style="color:#000"|[[Image:Love-Of-God-Heart-800px.png|right|250px]]{{featuredcontent}}

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The greatest news worthy item in the history of mankind has always been and will continue to remain the gospel <!-- LEFT: NEWS --><div class="MainPageBG" style="flex:11 1 530px;border:1px solid #dec98f;background:#fff;border-radius:10px;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="background:linear-gradient(meaning good news135deg,#8a681e 0%,#b38a3f 100%);color:#fff;padding:. The good news is that [[Jesus Christ]] came to the world8em 1em;"><div style="font-size:145%;font-family:Georgia, born of a virgin without any sin'Times New Roman', died on serif;font-weight:bold;">In the cross, rose again on the third day to provide [[forgiveness]] of [[sin]] for all who will believe in Himnews</div><div style="font-size:88%;color:#fff4d7;">The Gospel · Global mission · The persecuted Church</div></div><div style="padding:1.05em 1. 15em;">

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<div style="background:linear-gradient(135deg,#173f35 0%,#286553 68%,f3f9f6;border:1px solid #b38a3f 100%)c4d8d1;colorborder-top:white5px solid #286553;border-radius:10px 10px 0 07px;padding:1.15em 19em;margin-bottom:.35em8em;"><div style="font-size:16579%;font-weight:bold;color:#64776f;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.04em;">Christian news from around the worldFeatured mission story · Colombia</div><div style="marginfont-size:121%;font-topweight:.25embold;color:#edf7f317483b;margin:.15em 0;">Christian missions · The persecuted Church · Bible translation · Religious freedomEvangelical churches mobilize after major earthquake</div>Churches and Christian ministries are coordinating relief, shelter and pastoral care for affected communities. [https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]

<div style="display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.75em;align-items:stretch;"><div style="flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #b9cec7d8dfdc;border-topradius:07px;padding:.8em;box-sizing:border-radiusbox;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">PERSECUTED CHURCH</div>'''388 million Christians face serious persecution.'''The 2026 World Watch List identifies Nigeria, Sudan and Mali as major centers of violence. [https://www.opendoors.org/en-US/persecution/persecution-trends/ Open Doors]</div><div style="flex:0 0 10px 10px1 1 220px;backgroundborder:1px solid #fffd8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:1.1em8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">LEBANON AND SYRIA</div>'''Pastor Nihad Hassan returns to Lebanon.'''The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released following his arrest in Syria. [https://worldea.org/ World Evangelical Alliance]</div><div style="backgroundflex:#fff8e51 1 220px;border-left:5px 1px solid #b38a3fd8dfdc;border-radius:5px7px;padding:.75em .9em8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;marginfont-bottomweight:1embold;color:#8a681e;">BIBLE TRANSLATION</div>'''Translation becomes increasingly local.'''News Church-led, culturally appropriate and developments of interest to multimedia approaches are expanding Scripture access. [[Protestant Christianity|Protestant Christians]], with particular attention to [[Christian missions]], [[evangelism]], [[Bible translation]], humanitarian service https://wycliffe.net/2026/07/23/bible-translations-future-is-diverse-and the [[Persecution of Christians|persecuted Church]-local/ Wycliffe]</div><div style="flex:1 1 220px;border:1px solid #d8dfdc;border-radius:7px;padding:. 8em;box-sizing:border-box;"><div style="font-size:78%;font-weight:bold;color:#8a681e;">ASIA</div>'''[[Christian news|View all Christian news →]]Church leaders prioritize discipleship.'''Evangelical leaders meeting in Manila called for disciple-making to remain central to mission. [https://worldea.org/weas-manila-conference-calls-on-asias-churches-for-prioritizing-discipleship/ WEA]

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<div class="MainPageBG" style="flex:1 1 320px;border:1px solid #d4dfdbb8c9c3;background:#fff;border-radius:7px10px;overflow:hidden;paddingmargin-bottom:.9em1em;box-sizingshadow:border0 2px 7px rgba(0,0,0,.08);"><div style="background:linear-boxgradient(135deg,#244f43 0%,#34705e 74%,#a98444 100%);color:#fff;padding:.8em 1em;"><div style="font-size:80145%;font-family:Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;font-weight:bold;">[[Featured article|<span style="color:#8a681efff;">LEBANON AND SYRIAFeatured article</span>]]</div><div style="font-size:11588%;fontcolor:#e5f1ed;">Explore an important subject from the Christian faith</div></div><div style="padding:1em 1.1em;"><div style="background:#f2f8f5;border-left:5px solid #34705e;border-weightradius:bold5px;colorpadding:#17483b.65em .8em;margin-bottom:.18em 08em;color:#385149;">Pastor Nihad Hassan returns safely to LebanonSelected articles highlight the [[Bible]], [[Jesus Christ]], theology, Church history, ministry and the worldwide Christian community.</div>The Kurdish evangelical pastor was released after his arrest in Syria and allowed to return to Lebanon.{{fa}}<div style="clear:both;"></div><div style="border-top:1px solid #d7e1dd;margin-top:.45em8em;padding-top:.7em;text-align:right;">'''[[https://worldea.org/ Read the reportFeatured article|More featured articles →]]'''</div>

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