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- Is Gen Z coming to church? Children’s Society gives an urgent warning 150 years of the Keswick Convention Premier Christian Radio – the first Christian broadcaster to Britain How do persecuted Christians cope with the stress? Danny Kruger’s extraordinary speech in the House of Commons Not leaving your dog on its own – even for...Looking at Church (all articles) for September 2025
- Could it be true that a Quiet Revival (as the report is called) is taking place? Another reasonably large survey commissioned by the Bible Society’s research team suggests it could be. In March 2025 Bible Society repeated a survey they had carried out in 2018, asking 13,000 people if they went to church (It was...Is Gen Z coming to church?
- Thousands of children across the UK are being exploited to move money for criminals. Some are only 15 years old. So warns the Children’s Society. In a recent report, it has highlighted what is going on behind closed doors. Young people “are being tricked, pressured and groomed into handing over their bank details, receiving transfer...Children’s Society gives an urgent warning
- An iconic Christian convention is celebrating 150 years this year. From the humble beginnings of a vicar holding a meeting on his vicarage lawn back in 1875, the Keswick Convention now runs a year-round Christian teaching ministry and attracts 15,000 to its annual three-week summer convention. The Keswick Convention was the brainchild of Canon Thomas...150 years of the Keswick Convention
- Christian broadcasting was not always allowed in this country. As late as the mid-1980s, Christians were petitioning Parliament and the broadcast regulator to allow Christian broadcasting to begin in the UK. Finally, it happened, and in 1990 the law was changed. Five years later, in the summer of 1995, Premier Christian Radio was launched. The...Premier Christian Radio – the first Christian broadcaster to Britain
- In the fourth of a series of articles, Kenneth Harrod, Head of Theology and Media at Release International, the voice of persecuted Christians, reflects on how Christians respond to being persecuted. None of us likes to read, or hear of, Christians suffering persecution. Stories of people being imprisoned, being forced to flee, or seeing loved...How do persecuted Christians cope with the stress?
- What does the MP for Devizes in Wiltshire have in common with the Anglo-Saxon king Athelstan? It became clear this summer, during an extraordinary speech Danny Kruger MP gave to an all but empty House of Commons on the eve of the summer recess. First, some background: this month (4th Sept) marks the 1100th anniversary...Danny Kruger’s extraordinary speech in the House of Commons
- My Father’s house has many rooms… I will come back and take you to be with Me that you also may be where I am. John 14:2-3 There are some couples I see in church, but only rarely do they attend together. You may know them. The explanation is quite simple, and it is not...Not leaving your dog on its own – even for church
- Journalists urge the new Pope to take action on press freedom ‘Don’t forget the seafarers,’ says Christian mission agency Christian media owner calls on Elon Musk to become more accountable Will Christian movies ever make an impact in the UK? What does the modern persecution of Christians look like? Online Services Scottish Diaspora Churches New...Looking at Church (all articles) for August 2025
- Campaigning journalists have called on Pope Leo XIV, to back up his recent words in support of press freedom with strong action. Reporters without Borders (RSF), an international non-profit organisation that lobbies on behalf of journalists worldwide, has called on the Pope “to maintain a strong, committed voice for press freedom and the protection of...Journalists urge the new Pope to take action on press freedom
- A Christian mission agency has called for the welfare of nearly two million seafarers to be taken into consideration, as the global shipping fleet cuts costs by adopting new technologies. The Mission to Seafarers (MtS) runs 121 welfare centres in ports around the world, and its people visit more than 40,000 ships each year. Seafarers...‘Don’t forget the seafarers,’ says Christian mission agency
- Sir Paul Marshall, an evangelical Christian and prominent British media owner has called on Elon Musk and the bosses of other social media platforms to publish the algorithms that determine the visibility of posts – and to become more accountable. Speaking in a lecture at Oxford University, Sir Paul, a leading investor in TV channel...Christian media owner calls on Elon Musk to become more accountable