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Churches Across India Observe National Day of Prayer Against FCRA Amendment Bill, CBCI, NCCI and EFI Join Call

Christian denominations across India came together on Sunday, 28 June, to observe a National Day of Prayer and Fasting against the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, with the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), the National Council of Churches in India (NCCI) and the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) all calling on their members to take part, alongside the Joint Action Forum on Minorities (JAFM), which coordinated the day at a national level.

EFI Honours Rev. T. P. Mordecai, Commissions Rev. Dr. Aowabang Ozüküm as Associate Secretary for Northeast India

Shireen Bhatia

The Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) held a service of thanksgiving, farewell and commissioning at the EFI Northeast Centre at Guwahati today, honouring the service of Rev. T. P. Mordecai and commissioning Rev. Dr. Aowabang Ozüküm as the new Associate Secretary for Northeast India.
At Kangpokpi Funeral, a Son Forgives His Father’s Killers

Shireen Bhatia

The burial of three Thadou church leaders killed in an ambush in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district took place on May 15 at the campus of the Thadou Baptist Association India church at Motbung, with mourners drawn from across the hill districts to attend the final rites.
Baptist Church, Government Join Hands to Fight Drug Menace in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills

Shireen Bhatia

The Baptist Church in West Garo Hills has offered its premises in Tura for a government rehabilitation centre, as Meghalaya’s anti-drug mission steps up efforts to tackle the state’s growing substance abuse crisis in partnership with faith-based institutions.
Maharashtra’s Anti-Conversion Bill Lands with President Murmu

Shireen Bhatia

Maharashtra Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has forwarded the state’s Freedom of Religion Bill 2026 to President Draupadi Murmu for consideration and assent, after declining to sign it himself.
Chhattisgarh Christians March in Defiance as Anti-Conversion Law Takes Effect

Shireen Bhatia

Christians from across Bastar division packed City Ground in Jagdalpur on April 13, marched through the town in a show of defiance, and submitted a memorandum addressed to the Governor and the President of India
Chhattisgarh High Court Rules No Prior Permission Needed to Hold Prayer Meetings at Home

Shireen Bhatia

Two Christian men from Janjgir-Champa who have been holding prayer meetings at their home since 2016 won relief from the Chhattisgarh High Court, which ruled that no prior permission is needed to pray in a private residence.
A Christian marrying a non-Christian is 'incomprehensible', says John Piper

Staff writer

Desiring God author John Piper is baffled by Christians who marry non-believers.
KP Yohannan defends Gospel for Asia after lawsuit

Sheryl Lynn

Gospel for Asia founder KP Yohannan is speaking out this week after reaching a $37 million settlement over allegations that his nonprofit mishandled millions in donations.
Journal entries reveal the final days of Chau in North Sentinel Island

April Moore

\"Please do not be angry at them or God if I get killed,\" read the final journal entry of John Allen Chau before being brutally killed by the Sentinelese tribe of the remote islands of North Sentinel in the Bay of Bengal, India.
Christian Man Beheaded in Odisha

Correspondent

Christian man has been found beheaded in Odisha in what family members and local church members believe was an anti-Christian attack, dismissing a police claim that he was killed by Maoist rebels.
325 Hate Crimes Against Christians in India in 2018: Report

CT Correspondent

In the last one year, 325 incidents of hate crimes, violence, intimidation and harassment against Christians in India have been recorded, the Religious Liberty Commission (RLC) of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFI) reported.