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Students have been sharing their experiences of what first drew them to become Christians, and go on to speak about a “noticeable” increase in faith among Generation Z, in a recent national online service. The students, Tegan and Gus, had began their journey to faith because of a simple invitation from friends to attend a...

 The Bishop to the Armed Forces issued a challenge at the recent national online service for VE Day. Bishop Hugh Nelson said that the act of remembering was far from “a matter of nostalgia,” but instead a living reminder of our duty to one another. Bishop Hugh’s message came during a service recorded in St...

The persecution of Christians takes many forms. It crops up in many places and is perpetrated by people of various religions—and no religion. Why? The night before he was crucified Jesus answers that question. While teaching his disciples he says: ‘If the world hates you, know that it has hated me before it hated you....

Jesus, fresh from His baptism and fired with His new calling, bursts into Galilee. Coming upon four fishermen working on the shore of the lake, He says to them, ‘Follow me’. Without further ado or even a second thought, they abandon what they’re doing (and in the case of two of them, James and John,...

It was 175 years ago, on 2ndJuly 1850, that Robert Peel, who was Prime Minister from 1834 to 35 and from 1841 to 46, died. He founded the Metropolitan Police Service and is seen as the father of modern British policing. Peel, born in Bury, was one of 11 children of the first Sir Robert...

Ninety years ago, on 6th July 1935, the Yangtze River flooded in China. At least 145,000 people died, millions were displaced and suffered food shortages and famine. The Yangtze River is the longest river in Asia, the third-longest in the world, and is known as the ‘Long River’ in Mandarin. It stretches 6315 kilometres – not...

The legend goes that St Christopher was a Canaanite who lived in the 3rd century.  He was a giant of a man, of fearsome appearance.  At first he decided to serve the devil, but when he discovered that the devil was afraid of Christ and His Cross, Christopher decided to serve Christ instead.  A nearby...

Cuts to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme are already having a ‘huge impact’ on churches, Second Church Estates Commissioner has warned. More than 200 churches are already facing big cash shortfalls on repair bills, as a result of the £25,000 cap on the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme, MPs have heard. A...

In July we start looking with eager longing to holidays, a chance to get away from it all – to rest and recharge the batteries of life. Holidays are also a time to explore and visit new places. It might be the wild splendour of the Northumberland coast or the serenity of the Italian lakes,...

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The Bible Society has recently released a new edition of its Bible Course, this time featuring eight videos on how the Bible “fits together as an overarching narrative”. The course, which was launched in 2018, has already been used by 140,000 people. It has been translated into Welsh, French, Mandarin, Portuguese, Urdu, Spanish, and Bulgarian....

A recent report has shown that national strategic funding awards have been making a ‘significant’ difference to the mission of the Church of England. There are now growing levels of investment in the revitalisation of parishes and the most deprived areas of the country. And while of course much remains to be done, there is...