Bangor Worldwide has released details of one of its biggest programmes planned for its missionary Convention week.
More than 30 events will take place between August 19 and 27, the majority held at Hamilton Road Presbyterian Church. The theme for the summer Convention, which celebrates its 80th year, is Great is Your Faithfulness.
Chairman Tom Clarke said: "Conrad Mbewe Kabwata Baptist Church in Zambia will be making the journey to Bangor, along with a host of other international speakers, to celebrate our 80th anniversary. Our first evening meeting will be held at the Assembly Buildings in Belfast on Saturday 20th August. Joining Conrad will be George Verwer from OM and Bob McAllister, former missionary to the DR Congo.
"A new venture we are trialling this year is a satellite event in Magherafelt on Thursday 25th August, to be held in Union Road Presbyterian Church. This is to allow people across Northern Ireland to get involved in the work of our Convention and hear what God is doing across the world from our international speakers."
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Twenty four hours of Eucharistic Adoration for the feast of the Sacred Heart will be held in St John's Church in Middletown Co Armagh.
It will commence with a Mass at 7.30pm on Thursday June 2.
There will be a guided holy hour at 11pm and Mass at midnight.
Adoration will continue throughout the night and conclude with Mass and Anointing of the sick at 7.30pm on Friday June 3.
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The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has voted to allow its ministers to be in same-sex marriages.
The gathering in Edinburgh voted in favour of extending a law passed last May that permits ministers to be in same-sex civil partnerships.
The outcome follows years of deliberation on the issue within the Church.
The decision means the Kirk adopts a position which maintains a traditional view of marriage between a man and woman, but allows individual congregations to "opt out" if they wish to appoint a minister or a deacon in a same-sex marriage or a civil partnership.
Any wider consideration of the theological understanding of same-sex marriage will not take place until the Theological Forum presents its report to the Kirk next year.
