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Barnabas Fund has been building new houses for Christians among the Santal people of Gaibandah District in Bangladesh, who have been victims of violent persecution. One such is Dijen Tado, who was shot in the chest when he and his family fled a riot back in 2016. Helped by local Muslims, the police had set...

Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal for those impacted by Kerala’s recent deadly floods, having already responded with life-saving assistance for around 20,000 people who have lost their homes. The appeal will help the charity target some of the southern Indian state’s poorest and most vulnerable villages. Households will receive assistance with safe drinking...

Following the publication of the NFU Mutual Rural Crime Report 2018, the Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, the Church of England’s lead bishop on rural affairs, said: ‘This is no surprise for those of us who are in touch with rural areas and highlights the scale of crime in the countryside.  One important aspect...

Teaching staff and graduates recently celebrated as St Frumentius’ Anglican Theological College in Gambella, Ethiopia, saw its first intake of students receive their certificates.  It is the first ever Anglican theological training college in Ethiopia. For these students, the road to graduation robes has been especially challenging: two of the seven graduates are refugees and...

Earlier this year a team including workers from Church Mission Society, Church Army and Eden People set up a Christian stand at the Mind, Body, Spirit Festival at the Olympia Exhibition Centre in London. Under the banner Dekhomai, which means “welcoming place”, the team of Christians engaged in conversation with spiritual seekers. They used Ruach...

More than 5,500 churches and 15 cathedrals, including Salisbury, Southwark, Liverpool and St Albans, have converted to using 100% renewable energy.  The Church of England has said that the issue was “one of the great moral challenges of our time”. With an average annual church electricity bill of around £1,000, it is estimated British churches...

The eight million horses, donkeys and mules which are thought to have died in service during World War One have recently been commemorated in an open-air War Horse Remembrance Service in Coverdale, North Yorkshire. The event was jointly hosted by four churches in Coverdale.  The churches invited local racing stables, pony clubs and hunts, with...

The astronaut Tim Peake, on a recent visit to Peterborough Cathedral, has said that although he is not religious, his time in space made him consider the possibility that the universe is not an accident, but the result of intelligent design. Tim Peake spoke about his journey back to Earth in 2016.  According to The...

Many British charities are experiencing a decline in donations, thought to be linked to recent scandals involving charities. The Charity Commission for England and Wales has recently published its Trust in Charities 2018 report, which finds that charities now have an average score of 5.5 out of 10 on trust. Previously, charities were rated consistently...

The Methodist Church in Great Britain and The United Methodist Church (UMC) have been celebrating the 50th anniversary of their partnership with a series of services, workshops and discussions. The formal link between these two Churches is known as the Concordat. Doug Swanney, Connexional Secretary of the Methodist Church in Britain said: ‘Marking this 50th...

The free down-loadable Scripture Union app game Guardians of Ancora is being played in 180 countries around the world in four languages, up to 1,000 children a week inviting a friend to play it also.

89% of American people reading a Bible use a print version.  However, over half (57%) search for content on the internet, and a third (35%) listen to teaching on a podcast. Does that tie in with how you do it?