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- The Church of England is to provide £15 million for dioceses to help churches struggling to pay their energy costs. The Energy Costs Grant will be distributed to dioceses to enable them to help Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) cover the increased cost of heating and lighting church buildings this winter. Dioceses will also be able...New £15 million fund to help churches with energy bills
- The Church of England is to work with a youth charity to equip parishes to reach more young people with the Christian message. A £1.29 million grant from the Archbishops’ Council will fund work led by Youthscape to help parishes connect with young people and recruit and train church volunteers for youth work. The Launchpad...Youthscape charity to work with parishes on reaching young people
- A Baptist minister, the Revd Sue Whalley, has recently delivered the first ever known sermon in British Sign Language (BSL) at St Paul’s Cathedral. The invitation grew out of a meeting in London between Deaf Church Leaders and Church of England Clergy. Building on the momentum of the BSL Act last April (when British Sign Language...First sermon in British Sign Language at St Paul’s Cathedral
- The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Canon Graham Thompson, has joined a call for the Government to affirm its commitment to ensuring benefits rise in line with inflation. Along with the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of General Assembly, United Reformed Church, and the Revd Lynn Green, General Secretary, Baptist Union of Great Britain,...Call for benefits to rise in line with prices
- A new campaign launched in Wales , The Food and Fuel Campaign, is aimed at putting pressure on the Government to address the spiralling costs that force families to choose between heating or eating. With foodbanks across Wales struggling to meet the increasing demands for donations, the campaign includes an open letter to all supermarkets...Campaign to tackle “devastating” impact of Wales’ cost-of-living crisis
- Ukrainian Church leaders rejoice 6th November – join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church Celebrating the life of Brother Andrew (1928-2022) Budget fails to tackle global cost of living crisis, Christian Aid says 44 million struggling with cost-of-living crisis Persecution continues in Nigeria Call on big tech companies to be transparent and...News (all stories) for November 2022
- Ukrainian Church leaders have been welcoming their country’s recent dramatic counter-offensive against Russia. It was reported that Ukrainian tanks and armoured vehicles had recaptured at least 2300 square miles of land around the north-eastern city of Kharkiv, as well as territory closer to Kherson in the south. President Zelensky praised his troops who were determined...Ukrainian Church leaders rejoice
- Churches and Christians across the UK are being invited to remember the suffering of Christians persecuted and imprisoned for their faith in countries around the world. According to Open Doors, the 2022 rankings are as follows. The top 20 countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian are: 1 Afghanistan; 2 North Korea;...6th November – join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church
- Brother Andrew, the founder of Open Doors, died on 27th September, aged 94. Famous around the world as ‘God’s smuggler’, he began his ministry in 1957 by smuggling Bibles across the Iron Curtain in a blue Volkswagen Beetle. That trip was the beginning of Open Doors which, more than 65 years later, is now supporting...Celebrating the life of Brother Andrew (1928-2022)
- In what has been described as ‘a landmark poll’, CAP (Christians Against Poverty) has found that nearly half of us living in the UK are being impacted by rising costs. The poll, carried out for CAP by YouGov, found: Impacted – 84% (about 44 million) of us have been financially affected by the cost-of-living crisis. Rising...44 million struggling with cost-of-living crisis
- The Government’s Autumn Statement has been criticised by Christian Aid. Pete Moorey, the Head of Campaigns and UK Advocacy at Christian Aid, says: “The cost-of-living crisis is devastating for the poorest people in the UK and globally. For millions of people living with drought and struggling to buy food in East Africa and in many...Budget fails to tackle global cost of living crisis, Christian Aid says
- Several thousand more Nigerian Christians have had to flee their villages this autumn, following the continued kidnapping and killing of Christians in northern areas of the country. Release International reports that as Islamic terrorists slaughtered at least 22 believers in Benue State in September, Fulani herdsmen set fire to Christian homes in the villages. In all,...Persecution continues in Nigeria