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Churches and Christians across the UK are being invited to remember the suffering of Christians persecuted and imprisoned for their faith in countries around the world. According to Open Doors, the 2022 rankings are as follows.  The top 20 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian are:  1 Afghanistan; 2 North Korea;...

Brother Andrew, the founder of Open Doors, died on 27th September, aged 94. Famous around the world as ‘God’s smuggler’, he began his ministry in 1957 by smuggling Bibles across the Iron Curtain in a blue Volkswagen Beetle. That trip was the beginning of Open Doors which, more than 65 years later, is now supporting...

In what has been described as ‘a landmark poll’, CAP (Christians Against Poverty) has found that nearly half of us living in the UK are being impacted by rising costs. The poll, carried out for CAP by YouGov, found: Impacted – 84% (about 44 million) of us have been financially affected by the cost-of-living crisis. Rising...

The Government’s Autumn Statement has been criticised by Christian Aid. Pete Moorey, the Head of Campaigns and UK Advocacy at Christian Aid, says: “The cost-of-living crisis is devastating for the poorest people in the UK and globally. For millions of people living with drought and struggling to buy food in East Africa and in many...

Several thousand more Nigerian Christians have had to flee their villages this autumn, following the continued kidnapping and killing of Christians in northern areas of the country. Release International reports that as Islamic terrorists slaughtered at least 22 believers in Benue State in September, Fulani herdsmen set fire to Christian homes in the villages. In all,...

The Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group (‘EIAG’) has recently published a report advising investors with Christian values how to approach investing in big technology companies. The Church’s National Investing Bodies (NIBs), which received the advice, has published a new policy in line with this guidance. The report recommends technology companies make public commitments...

Editor:  Following the sad death of the Queen, the Church of England has put out a number of statements.  Here are a selection from which you may wish to choose.  There are long statements from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, from which you can choose to suit your available space.   There are also statements...

Editor:   Many Christian leaders have paid tribute to the Queen.  Here are just a very few:  Rt Rev John Pritchard, former Bishop of Oxford Mark Woods, Editor of Bible Society Mark Greene, Mission Champion of LICC Writer and Broadcaster Catherine Pepinster Tom Wright, former Bishop of Durham ** Rt Rev John Pritchard, former Bishop of Oxford, said:...

Editor:  We offer two articles which may be of use at this sad time.  Editor:  By the Ven John Barton  She was among us as one who serves The news of the Queen’s death has reverberated round the world; the deep sadness felt in the United Kingdom is shared across the globe, not least in...

Younger people more likely to pray than older generations Share the good news, protect the persecuted: first Lambeth CallDioceses concerned for farming communities in drought Protecting church buildings from climate change Parishes face soaring bills for energy Winter challenge for Ukrainians Hunger in East Africa doubles in one year Church of England’s first Racial Justice...

Younger adults are more likely to pray than older generations, according to a recent survey for the Church of England which shows that nearly half of UK adults report having ever offered up some form of prayer. A third of 18-to-34-year-olds – 32% – say they have prayed in the last month. By contrast, a minority...

The recent Lambeth Conference made its first official ‘Call’, urging every Christian to pray that, through their example, at least one person could come to faith in Jesus Christ every year. It also calls for dioceses to find creative ways to revitalise churches, plant new congregations, and for every church to be “renewed by the...