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News, March 2009News from the ChurchesDelirios.org - the new Spanish evangelical facebook. Crisis causes book shop to close, but another one opens! National Gospel Choir to sing on 21st March. Michael W. Smith coming to Spain. Carlos Martínez to perform at Mission-net. New regional law against 'publicity' finally permits freedom of speech (and preaching) in streets of Madrid. This and more... Read on! A new invitation-only social network has gone live online for Spanish evangelicals. Delirios.org is a project of Delirante.org, an apologetic site which has been running for some time. The CLC bookshop in Vigo, Galicia, has been forced to close, due to the economic crisis and a fall in sales. After 14 years serving this region it is sad to see the closure of its bookshop. Fortunately, evangelicals are well served on line and by phone from bookshops in Madrid and Barcelona, but in general there remain too few shops in the country. and for those who live in Galicia there is more good news from OM: A recent conference on George Borrow's travels in Asturias was given by Ken Barrett. The conference was part of the 130th anniversary celebrations of the oldest evangelical church in the region, but recalling that due to Borrow's visit the evangelical presence is now over 170 years. The Aguaviva National Gospel Choir sang at the 3rd centenary celebration of the Albacete Fair on 21st March. The choir, which links a number of regional choirs and was formed last year to sing at the Zaragoza World Expo on water, now had a new opportunity to present the gospel through song at a major festival. Good News for Madrid! The end is no longer quite so nigh... After the first reading of a city bye-law in Madrid might have been understood by police to empower them to stop the preaching of the Gospel, especially when contacts are given counselling literature, the final law permits this activity. The bill had planned a blanket restriction on the distribution of literature and in particular the use of advertising by sandwich board men. Michael W. Smith will perform in Spain in June in support of the NGO Compassion. Battle for the Air takes to Space. Evangelical radio stations have tried against all the odds to get licensed air time on the spectrum. Severl firms have gone ahead anyway - like many other broadcasters, but now the biggest, RKM, has moved its broadcasting into space. From January you can watch or hear RKM TV and radio by tuning into Hispasat at 12705 / 2222. Their second channel, SolidariaTV is also available there. But the 15,000 Euro monthly fee is a matter of urgent prayer.. and giving by God's people. Another evangelical radio station, Radio Encuentro, is available for listening on Internet. [Image 91???] [Image 92???] The atheist bus poster campaign, which has caused some furore in London, has now come to Barcelona, with plans to move on to Valencia and Madrid in the coming months. But this time the evangelicals are responding in kind! A bus is already on the roads of Madrid, as El Mundo reported on 8th January. Another Christian group, e-cristians, has also taken space on a number of buses in Barcelona. Hope for Europe has awarded the Evangelical Hospital in Barcelona its annual Hope prize. HfE is a project of the European Evangelical Alliance and the Lausanne Movement. The European EA will also be holding their 2009 assembly in Spain, after Easter, with the title "Are Evangelicals 'Good News' people?" The government, in its budget proposal for 2009, aims to maintain the 5 million Euros dedicated in 2008 to religious minorities. Carlos Martínez, one of Europe's top mime artists, is to perform at next Easter's European missions conference Mission-Net. More here! A Spanish contingent will be there, seeking out opportunities to be involved around the world in missions. And don't miss us training sketchboard evangelism and at the OACI stand in the missions exhibition! A Spanish group will be attending the conference and you will find us (P4S) on the OAC stand at the missions exhibition. For earlier news from the churches, click here! Finally, more news from the churches is always available at the Protestante Digital site.You can also listen to some reports and comment. This week on Protestante Digital: (27th March)Evangelical Council of Galicia against ecumenical move (20th): (13th) (6th): |