‘My passion is for reaching out to people who don’t come to church’
22/06/2021
Emily Emmerson-Finch’s journey started when she got the bus.
Not catching a bus though: at the age of 22 she took the extraordinary decision to spend her savings buying a double decker bus and transforming it into a youth and community centre.
2 min readWhy hundreds of people are joining the ‘Spiritual Gym’
15/06/2021
Once a week, at 7.40am, children on their way to school, office workers and all kinds of local people attend the Spiritual Gym at Marylebone Church in London.
2 min read‘When you experience the power of the sea and storms at night it makes you open to something beyond’ – former captain charts new course training for ministry
28/05/2021
Lee Higson recently left his 22-year career at sea to train as an Ordinand with the Diocese of Manchester.
2 min read‘It was ridiculous!’ How vicar’s TikTok meant for seven teenagers reached 1.7 million
10/05/2021
What began as an amusing way to keep up with seven teenagers in her congregation is now serious outreach for Revd Anne Beverley.
2 min readChildren come forward to be baptised as Messy Church continues to thrive
06/05/2021
Several children who are regular attendees of Messy Church have come forward for baptism.
2 min read‘It made me believe in myself’ – seed of hope planted five decades ago bears fruit today
06/05/2021
A youth project that has provided support in one of the country’s most deprived areas during the pandemic has marked almost five decades of success.
2 min readAlmost 90 new church communities established in Diocese of London alone
26/03/2021
London has seen a wave of new Church of England congregations in the last few years, with everything from a German-language Eucharist service to ‘disco worship’.
2 min readNew Community of Prayer for cathedral's soaring online congregation
26/10/2020
An online Community of Prayer is to be launched after a cathedral saw digital worship numbers soar after Covid-19 restrictions came into force.
2 min readHow digital services brought me to faith during the Covid-19 lockdown
03/09/2020
People are exploring faith during lockdown through Facebook comments and the Church of England’s national services streamed online.
2 min readHymns beamed into car radios at cinema-style church service
21/08/2020
Churches continue to test drive new ideas for socially distanced services during the pandemic.
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Vision and Strategy Stories
Read a selection of inspiring stories from churches across the country.