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This month, millions of households in the UK will be pushed into fuel poverty as the higher cost of energy really begins to bite. So warns CAP (Christians Against Poverty). “Now more than ever, people in financial crisis need urgent help.” CAP uses the example of Jayne, a single mum who fell into debt after...

If your children enjoy multi-activity residentials with a mix of sport, adventure, arts and crafts, fun and games, or if they would prefer a specialist holiday which focuses on sailing, technology, performing arts or baking, then a Scripture Union summer camp may well be a holiday they would enjoy. SU has been organising holidays and activities for...

Religious persecution on the rise Looking again at Mary Whitehouse Serving in the heat and squalor of a refugee camp War in Ukraine:  Appeal for more Bibles Charity urges people in energy crisis to seek free debt help India passes another anti-conversion law With grateful thanks for royal support for the UK’s church buildings The...

Muslims are having a hard time in India at the hands of the militantly Hindu Prime Minister Modi, described by India’s Supreme Court as a modern-day Nero. In China, Muslims may be subjected to indoctrination classes by the government. And we remember with horror the genocide of Rohingya Muslims by the militantly Buddhist army of Myanmar (Burma). Most...

Is it time to look again at the legacy of anti-obscenity campaigner Mary Whitehouse? Although many Christians under 40 may not know her name, Mary Whitehouse was a high-profile figure from the mid-sixties until she retired in 1994. To many people, she was a figure of fun, often parodied and mocked in the media for...

Interserve is a global Christian agency working among the peoples of Asia and the Arab World. Here is a story from their migrant ministry in the Middle East. As the days shorten and the summer heat begins to lessen, Interserve Partner Tom arrives at his new clinic in the heart of the refugee camp where...

Bible Society is appealing for funds to send more Bibles to Ukraine. It says that Christians in the UK “can speak hope” into the crisis by providing Ukrainian pastors and churches with more Bibles with which to share “the love and power of God’s Word.” Oleksandr, who leads the Bible Society team in Ukraine, tells...

The national debt help charity, Christians Against Poverty (CAP), is busy responding to people hit by the recent energy price cap rise, which will see households paying around 50% more for their energy bills Low-income households, says CAP, “are already struggling to afford the basics they need to live with dignity.” In just the first...

Haryana has become the 10th state in India to pass an anti-conversion law limiting the freedom of Christians to share their faith and the right of Hindus to convert freely. A similar Bill is poised for final approval in another state, Karnataka. As religious nationalism has taken hold across India, there has been a marked...

As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations approach, The National Churches Trust has issued a ‘Royal Proclamation’ to thank her for her patronage of the Trust for nearly 70 years. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth has been the Patron of the National Churches Trust since 1953, when the Historic Churches Preservation Trust, its predecessor charity was founded. In...

Remember the Millennium, and thousands of churches getting involved in planting ‘Yews for the Millennium’? Then you will have encountered the Conservation Foundation. It is turning 40 this year, and the ‘Millennium Yews’ project was only one of many for which the Church of England has worked with the Foundation, in an effort to preserve...

How to pray for the war in Ukraine New online crackdown on Christians in China Getting ready for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, 2nd – 5th June New Centre for Cultural Witness You could help a Christian child in Egypt learn more about the Bible Why not go out on a short-term outreach? Millennial Tensions **...