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April brings us Spring Harvest – the annual cross-denominational conference which attracts thousands of people every year to two Butlin’s resorts. It is held over the Easter period in Skegness (7th to 11th) and Minehead (14th to 18th). It is also live-streamed from Minehead. For details of this year’s gathering, including speakers and worship leaders,...

A leading bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), the Rt Revd Kirsten Fehra, has said: “Nationalistic slogans and inhumane attitudes are incompatible with the Christian faith….As a Church serving social welfare, we now see it our duty to help ensure peaceful coexistence in solidarity.” She was speaking after the recent rise in support...

There’s been a mass killing in a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) More than 70 bodies were recently reported to have been found. Many were tied up, others beheaded. Women, children and the elderly were among the dead. One aid expert in DRC doubts the attack was specifically Christian persecution. Instead,...

 Justin Welby and his family will live in their private apartments in the medieval palace until the summer.  The former Archbishop of Canterbury was forced to step down last November after a report found that he had failed to take appropriate action against John Smyth, who has been called the most prolific sexual abuser in...

Small talk by the Riverbank 2025 – time for a new Church Electoral Roll Labour slashes funds for repairing ancient churches Open The Book celebrates 25 years of Bible storytelling Dioceses deserting X Taking books to Christians everywhere Pope calls on journalists to look for good news Church in Wales grant sparks revival in youth...

“… The next day we went on to Neapolis. From there we travelled to Philippi, a Roman colony and the leading city of that district of Macedonia. And we stayed there several days. On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to...

This is the year when EVERYONE gets dumped off the Electoral Roll – and needs to make a definite decision to come back on again. It happens in the Church of England every six years. Whereas for five years, the Electoral Roll is revised annually our Electoral Roll Officer, in this sixth year, the roll...

Labour has been accused of bringing in a ‘worship tax’ by halving the tax relief paid out for repairs to listed places of worship. About 1,000 such churches are at risk of immediate closure. The average spend per year has been £42 million. It is now capped at £23 million, and individual places of worship...

Do you remember hearing your first Bible story? Most of us would have been children at the time. If you had the privilege of hearing them often, those stories would now be a part of you, giving you hope in dark times, and a way to understand the world around you, and a sure sense...

Several C of E dioceses have deserted the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. According to a recent story in Premier Christian News, their exodus follows concerns over the direction of the platform and its content since Elon Musk took over as owner in 2022. Musk has praised the site as being now...

The first Thursday in March brings us World Book Day. So, this month is a good time to think about sending Christian books around the world. For the last 35 years, the Book Aid Charitable Trust has collected Bibles and Christian literature books from supporters in the UK and supplied them to its partners in...

The Pope has urged journalists to look out for ‘good news’ stories among so much doom and gloom in global media coverage. His call came during a gathering in Rome of media professionals from around the world that included an audience with Pope Francis. The Pope said, “I encourage you to discover and make known...