After a week of intense discussions in Nairobi, Kenya, the World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission on World Mission and Evangelism ended its first meeting on 10 July, having mapped out its work for the next months and years.

The European Evangelical Alliance (EEA) has issued a statement refuting claims by a Russian evangelical leader who told Christian Daily International that the country he loved “is being attacked by the countries of the entire Western Christian world.” They also deny a division between evangelicals in the East and the West, and outlined what they consider to be the only way to lasting peace.

As the war in Ukraine continues to rage, a leading Russian evangelical leader renews his call for evangelicals globally to join together in praying for peace, even as he admits his struggles with feelings of hopelessness and helplessness amid the unending reports of suffering and death. In an interview with Christian Daily International, Vitaly Vlasenko, a Baptist minister in Moscow and the head of the Russian Evangelical Alliance, opens up about the impact the war has had on evangelicals in the country who were shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and lamented the decisions by political leaders.

In the first installment of a new online quarterly seminar, “JUST Talk,” speakers offered perspectives on the 12 critical areas flagged in the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) aimed at ensuring greater equality and opportunities for women and men, girls and boys.

Jürgen Moltmann, the most widely read Christian theologian of the post-war era, has died at the age of 98 in Tübingen, Germany.

Jiangsu Printing Industry Association sends a delegation to attend the world’s largest printing industry event Drupa.

The European Leadership Forum (ELF) 2024 has kicked off with more than 800 Christian leaders from all over the continent meeting from May 25-30 in Wisla, Poland. It is the 22nd annual ELF that aims to “unite, equip, and resource evangelical leaders to renew the biblical church and evangelize Europe,” according to organizers.

World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay will visit China from 23-28 May, where he will meet with the China Christian Council, WCC member churches, and inter-religious partners.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are celebrating 50 years of collaboration. Their work together includes strategizing, publications, seminars, webinars, and responding to crises such as HIV, the Ebola outbreak, and COVID-19 pandemic.

A Hungarian pastor and public writer has compiled an ebook named Christ and Calvin in China to present the development of Sino-Christianity and Sino-Calvinism.