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Volunteers from Turramurras Anglican church have helped make a silver-service lunch a hit with residents at a nearby retirement village. Natasha Percy found that the local clergy are surprised by the doors that have opened.

Depression sent Paula Vouris on a spiritual journey. Paula tells Judy Adamson how she ended up outside a church praying that someone would invite her in.

Judy Adamson goes inside a very unusual Sydney church, meets tough, hard-living surfers who have had their lives radically changed, and discovers how a whole suburb is being transformed.

Andrew 'Fishtail Fisher loves motor racing but he also loves Jesus Christ. In 2007 he found a way to bring his two passions together and formed the Jesus Racing Team. However, amid the thrill of being a race car driver Andrew has had to endure some extraordinary challenges on top of the mishaps of racing. Joseph Smith went to interview him at Oran Park.

Food drives in partnership with Sydney Anglicare offer churches a great reason, and not just a great excuse, to go out and connect with the local community.

Attracting many new community contacts, Mowbray Anglican Church successfully launched a new event in their churchs calendar in 2008: the Christmas Night Market.

Southern Cross is a vital source of the news, opinions and views on the latest issues, resources and events affecting the church, both locally and around the world for over 325 parishes, schools and institutions - this month's power-point promotion slide now available...

Southern Cross reports on the main decisions of the diocesan Standing Committee in November.

At its October meeting, and on the strong recommendation of the Colleges Honorary Degree Committee, the Board of Directors of the Australian College of Theology awarded an honorary Doctor of Theology degree to well-known Sydney historian and New Testament scholar, Paul Barnett.

Former Premier of NSW, Bob Carr has defended the right of churches to 'legitimate discrimination.

Sydney Anglican and Bible Society NSW CEO Daniel Willis is defending his claim that Bible-smuggling into China is "wasteful" and unnecessarily puts Christians at risk, after his comments caused controversy in the US.

Hindu militants have offered bribes encouraging mobs to kill Christians and destroy their homes and churches in the troubled state of Orissa, India.

In the wake of the execution of the Bali Bombers last month, North Sydney Bishop Glenn Davies says the death penalty is the right punishment for murder.