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Lockdown: Things You Can Do In England's New Lockdown

The new four-week lockdown has officially started in England. The government has brought the measures in because of the rise in cases of coronavirus and hospital admissions. However, although lockdown number two is not as strict as the one in spring, it does mean places of worship will have to be...

Former England Footballer Becomes Patron and Ambassador for Stanborough's One Vision Project

Luther Blissett, a former Watford FC and England player, visited the lively hub at the church

Bournemouth Baptisms in the Sea!

The 26 September, was a very special day for the Bournemouth Church. The sun shone down as the small crowd gather by the shore of the Bournemouth sea. Local minister, Pastor Laszlo Liebhardt and Elder Doug Vine, took Christine Chipare Matore, then Mr Peter Breedon, into the water. Many of the con...

New Children's Book on Health

Written by Lynne Sesinye-Samwinga, 'My Health: Eight ways I care for my body' is a children's picture book featuring bright, colourful illustrations which every child aged between 3-9 will enjoy. It is an excellent way of teaching children the important ways they can care for their bodies to b...

26 October - Vol 125 Issue 21

Birmingham Churches Reach Out Under Lockdown

You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before . Rahm Emanuel What a different year it has been! Although the pandemic has caused the doors of our church buildings in Area 5 to remain closed for the past seve...

Week of Prayer 2020

7-14 November 2020

Scripture and Violence – The 2020 Beach Lecture

What is the relationship between religious scripture and violence? The 2020 Beach Lecture held on Tuesday 13 October, explored this question – in 105 minutes

15 October - Vol 125 Issue 20

ADRA-UK Reduces Food Insecurity in the World’s Most Troubled Hotspot.

Did you know that 20 million slices of bread, 4.4 million potatoes, 3.1 million glasses of milk, 2 million eggs and 0.9 million bananas are wasted everyday in the UK ( www.toogoodtogo.co.uk ) And, yet a news report from the 21st April suggests that the World Food programme estimated that due to C...