Saturday, September 6, 2008

Kay Warren to speak at Tearfund conference

Development charity Tearfund is set to hold a conference for churches to promote awareness of the global HIV and Aids pandemic on Saturday 15 March.

The conference is part of a wider awareness programme by Tearfund and is co-hosted with The Kerith Centre, Bracknell.

The event's main speaker will be Kay Warren, Executive Director of the HIV initiative at Saddleback Church, California.

Mrs Warren, the wife of best-selling Purpose Driven author Rick Warren, has said that there will be no end to Aids unless the church responds, describing this as “the greatest opportunity for the church to be the church".

Tearfund has produced a resource for churches seeking to understand the HIV and Aids pandemic, and showing them how they can respond practically.

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