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Baptists Together has appointed a co-ordinator to help the growing numbers of people from Hong Kong seeking refuge in the UK. The Baptists Together Hong Kong Response Co-ordinator will liaise with church leaders seeking to leave Hong Kong, and will aim to connect them with local Baptist congregations in the UK. The role came about...

Open and close every meeting with a prayer. It can be a very simple request for a blessing and guidance. You could select a Bible verse from the daily reading to go with it. Apologies for absence. These are just an acknowledgement that someone knew the meeting was on, but was not able to attend....

The majority of Sunday morning service in churches throughout the world are based on the Last Supper of Jesus. At the Passover meal, on the night before His death, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it and gave it to His disciples saying, “This is My body given for you;”  (Luke 22:19a). He also took...

Has this past year changed your preference in what you wear? Almost a third of workers want to ditch formal dress codes when the pandemic ends and more of us return to the office. That is the finding of a recent study by recruiter Randstad, who found that the notion of ‘dressing for success’ has...

Sheep’s Tale September Prayer Name above all Names Spitfire He will come again in Glory Night Sanctification Repentance Evil all about us ** Sheep’s Tale (Luke 15:1-7) I didn’t know I was lost, Just thought I’d try a new path, Walk a different way for a while. After all, the rest of the flock Seemed...

If you’re looking for a quiet oasis away from the bustle and busyness of everyday life, there’s a place where nature, heritage and the life histories of hundreds of local people are on peaceful display. Take a walk in your local cemetery. The chances are it’s a place where nature abounds, where socially-distant peace can...

A recent study by the Universities of London and Sydney has found that brisk walking for 150 minutes a week may reduce the risk of an early death caused by poor sleep. Lack of sleep has links to an increased risk of stroke, heart disease and cancer. But according to the study, published in the...

Our winter barley ripened quickly this year, and soon the combine harvesters were rolling here on the Northumberland / Scottish Border. As the first trailer load of grain came into the shed, I ran my hands through the golden grains, offering a short prayer of thankfulness as I savoured the smell of fresh cut barley....

In 1992 the Church of England voted to allow the ordination of women.  Since 2014 they have also been able to become Bishops. The percentage of female clergy across all denominations in the UK in 1992, the first year it was counted, was 7% (of which 5% was Church of England). By the year 2000 it...

Editor:   with Back to Church Sunday this month… Local churches are to be thought of not as churches of individuals, but, primarily, churches of families. – Paul Helm There is no place for any loose stone in God’s edifice. – Joseph Hall The Lord God hath given us three principal signs and marks by which...

St Michael is an archangel, whose name means ‘who is like unto God?’  He makes various appearances throughout the Bible, from the book of Daniel to the Book of Revelation.  In Daniel, he is ‘one of the princes’ of the heavenly host, and the special guardian of Israel.  In Revelation, he is the principal fighter...

One hundred years ago, on 8th September 1921, Sir Harry Secombe was born in Swansea. The comedian, actor, writer, singer and TV presenter was one of the stars of the anarchic 1950s radio series, The Goon Show. His family belonged to St Thomas Church, and his elder brother, Fred, became a Church of Wales priest....