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- According to its website, the Children’s Society “fights for the hope and happiness of young people”. It seeks to do this in part by assessing quality research of others, as well as undertaking research itself. Once a year, it produces The Good Childhood Report, and the most recent issue tracks trends over the last 10...Tweenager’s Satisfaction
- No proof-of-jab needed to go to church International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted One million downloads for Daily Prayer podcast Nationwide digital churchyard mapping project underway Mummy, what’s church? Will you help train leaders for the Chinese church? Eritrea re-arrests another 15 Christians Sharia, apostasy and the Taliban One million legacies left by kind-hearted...Looking at Church (all articles) for November 2021
- You can go to church this autumn for worship, baptisms, weddings, and funerals, all without needing to offer proof that you have had the jab. The Church of England welcomed the news that vaccination certification will not be required. As a spokesman said: “it would be difficult … to justify limiting access to church services...No proof-of-jab needed to go to church
- The International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church will be taking place on Sunday 7th November. This year Open Doors, CSW and Release International are again teaming up for a special online social media event on that day. For more details, please visit: Open Doors at https://www.opendoorsuk.org/resources/prayer/idop/ CSW at https://www.csw.org.uk/idop Release International at https://releaseinternational.org/idop/International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted
- Hundreds of thousands of people have discovered the ancient monastic cycle of daily prayer through a Church of England podcast which has received more than a million downloads in just six months. The Daily Prayer podcast, which is integrated into the free Daily Prayer app, brings listeners together twice a day for short traditional services...One million downloads for Daily Prayer podcast
- The first few of 19,000 churchyards have been surveyed as part of a Church of England project to create a free digital map of every grave and feature in every churchyard in the country. The ancient church of St Bega on the shores of Lake Bassenthwaite in the Diocese of Carlisle was the first churchyard...Nationwide digital churchyard mapping project underway
- I was no more than three or four when we visited a church on holiday. It was a different sort of church, and I didn’t know anyone, and I didn’t know what was going on. And I remember scowling, hanging on to my mum’s leg, as she chatted with people after the service. I probably...Mummy, what’s church?
- The Bible Society is appealing for support to train Chinese pastors, and also equip lay preachers to serve the growing Church in China. As a spokesman explains, “It’s so encouraging to hear of a million people in China becoming Christians each year. But explosive growth has meant leaders are stretched to the limit. A single...Will you help train leaders for the Chinese church?
- The Eritrean authorities have recently arrested 15 Christians in raids on their houses in the capital Asmara. All have previously been imprisoned for their faith. The East African dictatorship shut down most of its churches in 2002, often detaining Christians indefinitely in harsh conditions. Some have been packed into shipping containers in the heat of...Eritrea re-arrests another 15 Christians
- Christians who remain in Afghanistan are at risk of being hunted down and killed by the Taliban, now that the Islamist group has regained control of the country. The Taliban has reiterated that “in the future, all matters of governance and life in Afghanistan will be regulated by the laws of the Holy Sharia”. This...Sharia, apostasy and the Taliban
- More of us are leaving gifts to charities in our Wills. A million legacies have been left in the past decade alone, according to recent research from Remember A Charity and Smee & Ford. Gifts in Wills are a critical source of funding for charitable services across the country, raising more than £3 billion for...One million legacies left by kind-hearted Brits
- Parishes across the UK have turned their church or hall car park into a simple money-making enterprise. In all, more than £20,000 a month is being raised through a scheme with YourParkingSpace, which provides an average of £200 a month for the 100 churches on its books. Most of the churches in the scheme are...Park at the church?