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This Newly Discovered, Octagonal Building in Armenia Is One of the World's Oldest Christian Churches

The structure—also the earliest of its kind in the Asian country—dates to around 350 C.E.




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Church of England head Justin Welby resigns after sex abuse coverup controversy

An investigation found that he failed to inform police about serial physical and sexual abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps as soon as he became aware of it.




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The Malagasy church takes up the baton

The vision of OM Madagascar is to partner with the Malagasy Church in every ministry. This vision is being realised in Manakara.




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He Went to Church For the Candy

Pastor Rene Armand, a pastor from the Androy region of Madagascar, shares how he became a pastor.




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Churches grow from vegetable seeds and well water

What seeds are needed to plant a church? In central Moldova bringing practical help to poor villages results in two church plants taking root.




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A church planter, called from a prison cell

Moldovan OM worker Petru Castraveț talks about his church planting ministry after God’s call reached him in a Romanian prison cell.




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Bees cause a church to grow

A local believer’s beekeeping business brings growth, not only to plants and to his family’s finances but also to his church and community.




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On this rock (or from this dock) churches founded

OM’s ships connect with local churches in every port of call. Existing fellowships have added new believers, and new churches have been planted in the wake of a ship visit.




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Water by the church

Water was not to be found when the OM team drilled in Chisopi, Malawi - until they drilled in front of the church.




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Planting churches with a missions mindset

OMer MacDonald shares how a church in rural Malawi started and has started reaching out.




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‘Now is the time for the Church to shine’

An OM Ukraine leader reports that amidst ongoing conflict, deep changes are taking place that OM Ukraine expects will lead to spiritual harvest.




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Church planting within the conflict zone

A report of results: OM has been supporting church planting efforts and training local missionary teams to plant churches nearby and within the conflict area.




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Short-termers bring new life to churches in Ukraine

Short Term Mission participants bring inspiration to Ukraine's churches for ministry amongst the aged and internally displaced people.




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Over 60 villages and only four churches

OM Ukraine team gets excited about church planting in a northern Odessa province after participating in a Bus4Life outreach in the area.




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Strengthening God's underground church

Moner, a third generation believer from Syria, worked as a Christian worker under the protection of a Muslim ambassador from Syria in communist Poland.




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Easter: first taste of church

When a worker apologises for a loud in-home worship gathering, her neighbour responds with the desire to attend church.




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The joy and pain of church planting, Part 1 (2-part series)

God uses a Latino-American couple to gather and train local believers, who form a small church in North Africa.




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The joy and pain of church planting, Part 2 (2-part series)

God uses a Latino-American couple to gather and train local believers, who form a small church in North Africa.




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Fresh start for church planters in Sudan

A new generation of Sudanese church planters, trained by an Arab OMer in North Africa, revive OM’s ministry in north Sudan.




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Church rebuild restores hope

Walvis Bay, Namibia :: Logos Hope's volunteers rebuild a flimsy church and encourage the grieving pastor and congregation.




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Planting churches in hard soil

In a country with few evangelical churches, OM Austria aims to establish a worship point in every town with a population over 5,000.




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Talking point in Georgian churches

OM EAST shares about a significant event in the Georgian church: OM EAST’s publication of the Right Choices Bible.




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Costa Ricans encourage local church in Talamanca

A group of Costa Ricans visit a local church in an indigenous region of the country and bring encouragement by serving.




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Planting churches through sports

From surf towns in Portugal to small communities in Zambia, God is using sports to break down barriers and bring people together in fellowship with Him.




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Patience in the early church

"Indeed, the Christ-like patience which the church fathers extolled is much deeper than waiting quietly for a bus," says Arley. "Rather, it is a sacrificial and enduring compassion for others, which our Lord embodied in His life and ultimately on the cross."




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Beginnings of a church result from relief efforts

A woman whose home was damaged by the tsunami accepts Christ after witnessing the lives and attitudes of the volunteers working in her house.




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Strengthening the church through worship

Through contemporary worship, the OM team seeks to create an atmosphere of worship in which the younger generation in Japan can experience God.




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Church building in Poliçan completed!

A short-term team from the Netherlands helps the OM Albania team add the finishing touches to their new church building in Poliçan.




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Portrait of a church plant

TACO, a creative arts ministry working alongside local church planters, sees a new church emerge in Albania.




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Connecting: Finding churches for Turks in France

While reaching out to Turks in France, one long-term worker feels like Apostle Paul: preaching in house churches and getting kicked out of a mosque.




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Church planting in Tunceli

A short-term creative outreach team helps long-term workers connect with several young men in a least-reached area.




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Visiting an underground church

Despite being aware of the need for discretion when talking about Jesus, Argentinian Cecilia felt no fear while she was in Central Asia.




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Rebuilding a church

OM Chile training programme participants see people come to faith during a weekend outreach.




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Churches perform flash mob

Chileans and foreigners perform a flash mob in the largest plaza in Santiago.




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Motivating Chilean churches for missions

God uses an OM Chile team member to encourage churches in the north of the country.




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How The Church Of England, Hit By Unprecedented Scandal, Will Pick Its Next Leader

The archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, resigned over an abuse cover-up scandal on Tuesday, marking an unprecedented moment for the Church of England.




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Your Responsibility to the Church, Part 1 (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Your Responsibility to the Church, Part 2 (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Your Responsibility to the Church, Part 3 (Matthew 16:15–19)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Your Responsibility to the Church, Part 4 (Matthew 16:15–20)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Your Responsibility to the Church, Part 5 (Matthew 16:15–28)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Christ, the Head of the Church (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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God’s Strategy for Church Growth (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Life of the Church (Ephesians 4:11-16)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Hallmarks of God’s True Church (Matthew 16:13-28)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Church Has No Fellowship with the World (Selected Scriptures)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Divine Marks of a True Church (1 Thessalonians 1)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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Christ’s Ministry to His True Church (Revelation 1:4–20)

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The Church Is One Body, Part 1 (Ephesians 2:11-22)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.




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The Church Is One Body, Part 2 (Ephesians 2:11-22)

Check here each week to keep up with the latest from John MacArthur's pulpit at Grace Community Church.