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 More and more families are struggling with what to do with the children during summer holidays.  And local churches have been coming to their aid!   A number of local churches across the country now hold holiday clubs for local children during August, which are proving a big hit with parents and kids. Not least is...

Church Urban Fund has been warning of the growing food poverty crisis in the UK. For example: foodbank use has risen by 17% in the last 12 months; in some parts of the country 30% of families rely on free school meals nearly 2.5 million people are skipping meals because they can’t afford to eat...

Release International is celebrating its 50th anniversary of serving the persecuted Church in more than 30 countries around the world.  It supports people like Petr Jasek, who was accused of spying in Sudan and jailed for 445 days. Czech-born Petr Jasek came to the attention of the authorities in 2015 after helping pay for medical...

The Church of England welcomed this summer’s government announcement that there will be an annual Windrush Day, to be held on 22nd June. Such day, said a spokesperson, ‘is a fitting acknowledgement of both the sacrifices made and the generous contributions given by so many who first answered the plea from the motherland to help...

Something is going on: more and more priests are reporting verbal abuse, threats or actual physical violence, and damaged church property.  Some have discovered witchcraft symbols sprayed on a church door, or even been followed home in a threatening manner. Now academics at Royal Holloway, University of London, are going to survey about 7,000 C...

How do you choose a new Bible among all the translations available?  If you have ever wondered what the differences are, and which translation is best for you, you may find a new guide produced by Bible Society to be of use.  Go to:  https://www.biblesociety.org.uk/explore-the-bible/which-is-the-best-bible-translation/

  A three-day evangelism event at Falkirk Stadium, in partnership with over 200 churches across Central Scotland, has led to 1000 people saying they want to become Christians. The Central Scotland Celebration of Hope saw churches invite Will Graham, grandson of the late Rev. Billy Graham, to come to Scotland and share the Gospel. The Falkirk...

A new online video has just gone live in a bid to encourage schools across the country to take part in the annual Cranmer Awards competition. The national contest is run by the Prayer Book Society which encourages rediscovery and use of the Book of Common Prayer.  The competition introduces young people aged between 11...

Tearfund has announced the launch of Tearfund USA – a new charity encouraging Americans to help fight global poverty and climate change.

Looking at Your Church (all articles)  Talking Jesus The Church of England is facing a serious shortage – of church organists Is the Church biased against northern accents? Ten Years of Book Sales The Windrush Generation at worship Fixed Odds Betting Terminals: £2 maximum stake is ‘right decision’, says bishop What problems do ministers have...

Talking Jesus Together we can make a huge impact on our nation… one by one…. amongst our friends and family as we follow the call of Jesus to share our faith! Are you up for the challenge? Talking Jesus – The Course includes six practical, video-based teaching sessions with inspirational testimonies to give real-life examples...

The Church of England is facing a serious shortage – of church organists Be very, very nice to your church organist, and don’t upset them, because they are becoming somewhat of an endangered species in the Church of England. In fact, so many churches now have organs, but no organists, that nearly one in three...