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- Education Secretary praises Cof E schools at Festival of Flourishing Share the Easter story – with an Egg The Boys’ Brigade launches alumni network to connect generations Artwork for new mural in honour of Scots heroine of the Holocaust Support from the Baptist family for Spurgeon’s students ArchaeoMargam Open Day Celebrates Landmark Discovery of...Looking at Church (all articles) for March 2026
- The impact of Church of England schools on children’s lives and communities has been celebrated at the first ever recent Festival of Flourishing. Hosted by the National Society for Education, the event formed part of the Society’s annual national conference and brought together school and trust leaders, teachers, clergy, policymakers and young people to explore...Education Secretary praises Church of England schools at Festival of Flourishing
- Out of the 80 million Easter eggs sold in the UK, The Real Easter Egg is the only one which has a copy of the Easter story in the box, is made of Fairtrade chocolate and which supports charitable projects. There are six types of eggs to choose from. Each Real Easter Egg comes with...Share the Easter story – with an Egg
- The Boys’ Brigade wants to get in touch with former members to celebrate more than 140 years of shaping young lives The organisation wants to connect with previous members to share their stories of how The Boys’ Brigade (BB) helped prepare them for their lives and careers. To do so, it has launched a new...The Boys’ Brigade launches alumni network to connect generations
- The artwork for a striking new mural in Paisley to commemorate the bravery of a Scot who died in Auschwitz has been unveiled. Jane Haining was the matron of the Scottish Mission School in Budapest, Hungary during the Second World War and refused to abandon Jewish girls in her care. She was arrested in April...Artwork for new mural in honour of Scots heroine of the Holocaust unveiled
- The whole ‘Baptist family’ has responded magnificently to the Baptist Union of Great Britain’s (BUGB) Spurgeon’s appeal – £90,000 has been donated by churches and individuals to support Baptist students who had been studying at Spurgeon’s College when it sadly and unexpectedly closed its doors in July 2025 Many students were facing considerable financial disadvantage...Support from the Baptist family for Spurgeon’s students
- Margam Abbey Church in Wales has been celebrating the fact that a Roman villa, exceptional in both scale and preservation, has been identified in Margam, offering unprecedented insight into the region’s Romano‑British past. The find is the result of ArchaeoMargam, a partnership between Swansea University’s Centre for Heritage Research and Training (CHART), Neath Port Talbot...ArchaeoMargam Open Day Celebrates Landmark Discovery of Roman Villa
- A record number of young adults have joined a year-long placement scheme to experience ministry in the Church of England. The Ministry Experience Scheme (MES) intake this year is 121, the largest the scheme has had since it was founded more than a decade ago. This year’s total means that more than 1,000 young adults,...Record number of young adults join ministry experience year
- Introducing Dame Sarah Mullally – the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury Could we offer a Warm Welcome Space at our church? Shall we reach out to the Gypsies, Travellers and Roma? Break the Debt Blues: your path out of debt to a fresh start this year How people fast during Lent We welcome all ages **...Looking at Church (all articles) for February 2026
- The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally DBE officially became Archbishop of Canterbury on 28th January 2026, when she was legally confirmed at St Paul’s Cathedral. Most people know that she had been Bishop of London for several years, and that she is the first woman to ever become Archbishop of Canterbury. But...Introducing Dame Sarah Mullally – the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury
- Hundreds of churches across the country joined in again last month (January) to support the first anniversary of the national Warm Welcome Spaces campaign. Warm Welcome Spaces is described by the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown as “a chain of hope… the heartbeat of local communities.” The scheme was first launched during the crisis of...Could we offer a Warm Welcome Space at our church?
- Gypsies, Travellers and Roma don’t often get a mention in General Synod. But seven years ago, this month (Feb 2019), they gained an unexpected ally: the Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell. For Stephen Cottrell introduced a debate calling for more pastoral care and compassion for the estimated 200,000 Gypsies, Travellers and Roma living in the...Shall we reach out to the Gypsies, Travellers and Roma?