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Stories of Christians in action, both at home and around the world
- Tearfund has warned that now 70% of the people in South Sudan, the world’s newest nation, are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. The church in South Sudan is responding to this ‘forgotten’ humanitarian crisis with support from Tearfund’s match funded summer appeal. A staggering one in three people in South Sudan have had to...Tearfund working amidst the crisis of South Sudan
- Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) is partnering with an unusual programme which reaches out to traumatised refugees in Bidibidi, in northern Uganda, the world’s second largest refugee settlement. ‘Brass for Africa’ is a music programme that visits the settlement twice a week, bringing joy to hundreds of stranded people who have barely survived the horrors of...Refugees find hope through music charity supported by MAF
- Archbishop Stephen Cottrell has recently become a patron for the new organisation, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches. He said: “I’m delighted to continue encouraging churches to offer support for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma.” Archbishop Stephen introduced the 2019 General Synod debate ‘Centuries of Marginalisation and Visions of Hope’ which called for the Church to...Archbishop of York is new patron of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Friendly Churches
- As summer will soon turn to the cool of autumn, the Warm Welcome Campaign has recently announced that it is beginning a ‘new chapter’. It explains: “What started as a crisis response to keep people warm through the winter has blossomed into a movement to reconnect individuals and communities across the country all year round.”...Warm Welcome grows larger
- The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused devastation to millions of people. They have lost family members, their homes, and livelihoods. They are displaced and desperate. Now, with colder weather soon approaching, the need will be all the greater, both for those displaced inside Ukraine, and for those sheltering in nearby countries. The Christian charity...Christian charities working to help the people of Ukraine
- Ukraine: “goodness will triumph” Remembering the faith of Eric Liddell – 100 years ago at Paris Olympics King Charles accepts patronage of National Churches Trust & Bible Society Is God calling YOU to serve on diocesan synod? Sea Sunday – 14th July Millions face famine in Haiti as hurricane season approaches Demand for foodbanks increases...Looking at Church (all articles) for July 2024
- Church leaders in Ukraine have urged their citizens not to lose heart in face of the renewed Russian air and land assaults and the delayed arrival of fresh Western military aid. The Primate of Ukraine’s independent Orthodox Church (OCU), Metropolitan Epiphany (Dumenko) said that after years of war, every village has names of people who...Ukraine: “goodness will triumph”
- The 2024 Paris Olympics (26 July – 11 August) will soon be here. It was 100 years ago this summer, also at the Paris Olympics, that a young science student at Edinburgh University, Eric Liddell, ran an astonishing race that caught the imagination of millions worldwide. Liddell had been born in China in 1902, to...Remembering the faith of Eric Liddell – 100 years ago at the Paris Olympics
- Queen Elizabeth II was the patron of both charities, but following her passing, her patronages underwent review. Now King Charles has agreed to continue with his mother’s legacy, saying he would be “delighted” to accept them both. King Charles said his faith is “deeply rooted” in the Church of England. On his accession to the...King Charles accepts the patronage of National Churches Trust and Bible Society
- It may not sound like the most exciting of vocations, but your contribution may all the same be of real, substantial help to the churches in our diocese. Diocesan synod elections are soon underway this month, and this time people of many different backgrounds and ages are being encouraged to stand for election. Some dioceses...Is God calling YOU to serve on diocesan synod?
- Look around your home. How much of the contents of your bedroom, kitchen, living room and even garage came to you over the seas, via the great merchant ships? What would your home be like without them? Yet when did you last give a thought to the people who bring them to you? It is...Sea Sunday – 14th July
- Almost five million people in Haiti, half of them children, face the imminent threat of famine as an extraordinarily active hurricane season approaches the region. Latin America and the Caribbean are predicted to be hit with 23 named storms, and out of those, 11 potential hurricanes between now and November. These could bring landslides, floods...Millions face famine in Haiti as hurricane season approaches, warns World Vision