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‘Significant highlights’ including people finding faith, evangelism and church planting, ministering beyond the walls of the church and our commitment to discerning together were shared by General Secretary Lynn Green during the recent Baptist Union Meeting of the Assembly. As she travels around, Lynn told delegates she hears that new people are coming to Baptist...

The Church of Scotland must adapt to meet people where they are and “experiment” with doing things differently. The Revd David Cameron, convener of the Assembly Trustees, said we “must all be congregations who are eager to bring the Gospel to the young and old alike”. He told commissioners to the General Assembly: “Our reformed...

After Rwanda: Church leaders speak out over hostility to refugees  National Redress Scheme: Proposed financial award framework Tribute to Lord Field ‘Spreading hope and love amid the darkness’  Archbishop calls for halt to “indefensible abuse” of rivers Baptist colleges launch projects exploring science and ministry   ** After Rwanda: Church leaders speak out over hostility to...

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York and Bishop of Southwark have joined with leaders of other churches in England to renew their commitment to caring for the most vulnerable, as legislation to enable asylum seekers to be deported to Rwanda was approved by Parliament. In a joint statement with leaders of the Roman Catholic, Methodist,...

Details of the proposed financial award framework for the Church of England’s national Redress Scheme have been published. If approved, the framework would be used to calculate offers of financial redress to survivors and victims of Church-related abuse. Details of the proposed approach to funding the Redress Scheme have also been announced.  The Redress Project...

The Bishop of Bristol, Vivienne Faull, and the Bishop of Ramsbury, Andrew Rumsey, who are the Church of England’s joint lead bishops for Cathedrals and church buildings, have issued the following statement: “We are truly saddened to hear of the death of Frank Field (the Rt Hon Lord Field of Birkenhead, CH) following a period...

Baptist organisations in Palestine and Israel are continuing to support people amid the ‘heart-wrenching reality’ of the war in Gaza. One such organisation is Christian Mission to Gaza, whose founder and president is Hanna Massad, the former pastor of Gaza Baptist Church. In regular newsletters to supporters, Hanna details how CMG is actively involved in providing...

The Archbishop of Wales has called for a halt to the “indefensible abuse” of our waterways. Rivers, he said, were dying because of pollution. Archbishop Andrew John’s comments came during his recent Presidential Address to members of the Governing Body of the Church in Wales at the start of its two-day meeting in Newport. Archbishop...

Cardiff Baptist College and Regent’s Park College are among four theological colleges in the UK and Republic of Ireland to have been awarded funding to develop teaching resources incorporating science, ethics, and theology. The funding is part of the Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science (ECLAS) project, based at St John’s College, Durham University....

£8.5m for parish outreach Church Commissioners for England welcomes Oversight Group’s report Spreading hope and love ‘amid the darkness’ Benefact Trust announces £1.5 million for churches to achieve Net Zero goal Duke of Edinburgh appointed as Lord High Commissioner Scottish Parliament recognises ‘iconic’ St Giles’ Bellringers win prestigious award Faith in Families to run Wales’...

The Church of England has awarded nearly £8.5 million for projects to help churches spread the Christian faith, including parish renewal programmes and children’s and youth work in rural and urban areas. Grants have been approved for mission from the north of England to the Kent coast, much of it in low-income areas, covering parish...

The Board of Governors of the Church Commissioners has warmly welcomed the recent report of the independent Oversight Group, the recommendations from which will shape the new Fund for Healing, Repair and Justice. The Oversight Group was tasked with advising on the Church Commissioners’ response to its historic links with African chattel enslavement. “In seeking...