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 – to enable charities to purchase housing to support vulnerable people  The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, a £25m fund which exists to deploy investment funding granted by the Church Commissioners for England to strengthen communities, has committed £2m towards the second Social and Sustainable Housing Fund (SASH II) managed by Social and...

The number of people using the Church of England’s Daily Prayer audio service has recently passed a million, as the podcasting revolution begins to reshape how people worship. The podcast, also available as audio on the Daily Prayer app, follows the Church of England’s traditional cycle of Morning and Evening Prayer, with a range of voices...

Church leaders in Ukraine continue to protest against Russia Russia’s suspension of Black Sea grain deal a “body blow” to world’s poorest, Christian Aid says New £15 million fund to help churches with energy bills Youthscape charity to work with parishes on reaching young people First sermon in British Sign Language at St Paul’s Cathedral...

The leaders of Churches in Ukraine have urged Christian leaders in the West to help to try and persuade Russia to comply with humanitarian standards of behaviour, and to stop indiscriminately attacking civilians and torturing prisoners and deportees. The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations has said “the Russian Federation has significantly stepped-up acts...

– is a “body blow” to world’s poorest, Christian Aid say International development agency Christian Aid has urged all parties to the Black Sea grain deal, which would allow the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to world markets, to persuade Russia to end its unilateral suspension. Elizabeth Hallinan, Christian Aid’s Global Crisis Contexts Lead, said: “Any...

The Church of England is to provide £15 million for dioceses to help churches struggling to pay their energy costs. The Energy Costs Grant will be distributed to dioceses to enable them to help Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) cover the increased cost of heating and lighting church buildings this winter. Dioceses will also be able...

The Church of England is to work with a youth charity to equip parishes to reach more young people with the Christian message. A £1.29 million grant from the Archbishops’ Council will fund work led by Youthscape to help parishes connect with young people and recruit and train church volunteers for youth work. The Launchpad...

A Baptist minister, the Revd Sue Whalley, has recently delivered the first ever known sermon in British Sign Language (BSL) at St Paul’s Cathedral. The invitation grew out of a meeting in London between Deaf Church Leaders and Church of England Clergy. Building on the momentum of the BSL Act last April (when British Sign Language...

The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Canon Graham Thompson, has joined a call for the Government to affirm its commitment to ensuring benefits rise in line with inflation.  Along with the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of General Assembly, United Reformed Church, and the Revd Lynn Green, General Secretary, Baptist Union of Great Britain,...

A new campaign launched in Wales , The Food and Fuel Campaign, is aimed at putting pressure on the Government to address the spiralling costs that force families to choose between heating or eating. With foodbanks across Wales struggling to meet the increasing demands for donations, the campaign includes an open letter to all supermarkets...

Ukrainian Church leaders rejoice 6th November – join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Celebrating the life of Brother Andrew (1928-2022) Budget fails to tackle global cost of living crisis, Christian Aid says 44 million struggling with cost-of-living crisis Persecution continues in Nigeria Call on big tech companies to be transparent and...

Ukrainian Church leaders have been welcoming their country’s recent dramatic counter-offensive against Russia. It was reported that Ukrainian tanks and armoured vehicles had recaptured at least 2300 square miles of land around the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, as well as territory closer to Kherson in the south. President Zelensky praised his troops who were determined...