A shire church has injected a little magic into it's Christmas services.

The violent death of a Sudanese Christian man in Parramatta last week is the latest in a string of events that has left Sydneys Sudanese population feeling increasingly insecure.

Springwood Anglican church team up with a group of local churches for a community carols event.

This is an extract from the CASE 'Christianity and Contemporary Thought' lecture delivered on November 14, 2006.

It is 70 years today since the Scriptures were first read in an indigenous language at an Anglican service, and this Christmas the Top End is buzzing with the news that the entire Bible will soon be available in Kriol for the first time.

A night at the opera is one creative method a church is using for reaching the northern suburbs.

A church in Sydneys south is reaching its multicultural population with a combined carols service in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.

Colin Buchanan shared the Christmas message with hundreds of kids in his unique way at St Andrews Cathedral today.