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It was: 125 years ago, on 26th Sept 1898 that George Gershwin, American composer, was born.  Known for his operas, Broadway musicals and film scores. 100 years ago, on 4th Sept 1923 that Noel Coward’s musical revue London Calling! was first performed, in London. It was his first publicly produced musical work. Also 100 years...

To encourage you to attend, how about if we offered: Beds – for those who say Sunday is their day to sleep-in. Safety helmets – for anyone who fears the roof would fall in if they entered a church door. Blankets and hot water bottles – for those who find our church too cold. Fans...

St Matthew was one of 12 apostles.  But he began as a publican i.e. a tax-collector of Jewish race who worked for the Romans, before he left all at the call of Christ.  From earliest times, he was regarded as the author of the first of the four Gospels.    The Gospel of Matthew is in...

Korea is known for its thriving Christian church.  But it was not always so – in fact no Korean was baptised until as late as 1784.  Christianity arrived in Korea through Christian books sent from China, and the Koreans responded warmly as soon as they heard the Good News.  A Chinese priest who visited in...

Church leaders in China have thanked Bible Society UK for sending them discipleship materials suitable for them to use in small groups. The Abundant Life and The Abundant Grace have been widely used to help Chinese Christians grow in their faith in a country which is actively against them having any faith at all.  Yet...

‘Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.’ (John 13: 14-15). We are all familiar with those requests for more to ‘serve on a team’ at church, whether the...

It was 25 years ago, on 4th September 1998, that Google, the internet search company, was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, both students at Stanford University in California. The company was originally based in a friend’s garage at nearby Menlo Park. It began in January 1996 as a simple research project which employed...

23rd September is the autumnal equinox (if you live in the northern hemisphere) or the vernal (Spring) equinox (if you live in the southern hemisphere)  The equinoxes occur in March and September, when the Sun is ‘edgewise’ to the Earth’s axis of rotation, so that everywhere on earth has twelve hours of daylight and twelve...

It’s amazing how little some things change down the centuries.  Take the life of Gerard Sagredo, for instance.  He left his ‘comfort zone’ of home and church because he felt God’s calling on his life.  He travelled abroad and taught in order to earn his living in a non-Christian country.  In his spare time he...

Most of us think of pews as having been installed at the same time the church building was built, with occasional upgrades over time. But that’s not the case. Originally church floors consisted of little more than stone flags or beaten earth on which grasses or rushes were lain as a renewable winter covering for cleanliness...

The General Synod has recently backed a regional trial to offer Church of England weddings free of all statutory fees. The decision followed a debate brought by Blackburn Diocesan Synod. The Archbishops’ Council has been asked to report on the impact of the trial on the number of weddings conducted, the pastoral and missional contacts...

Prison Fellowship has opportunities in many prisons across England and Wales for PF volunteers to help run its various programmes for prisoners, including the Sycamore Tree programme, supporting prison chaplaincy ministry, and delivering the Angel Tree project this Christmas, as well as much more. If you would like to help Prison Fellowship reach out to...