Read a selection of stories from churches across the country on how they are serving communities at this challenging time.
  1. Sadie Robertson Thumbnail

    Sadie Robertson tells millions of her followers: Jesus is the "thrill of hope" needed for "weary" 2020

    25/12/2020

    Influencer Sadie Robertson has told millions of social media followers that Jesus is the “thrill of hope” as she reflects on Christmas in a Church of England Youth Reflection.

    2 min read
  2. Epiphany and Candlemas resources 2020

    #FollowTheStar into 2020 with our 'Beyond the Stable' and 'Share the Light' pilot

    03/12/2019

    Help encourage families and children back into church after Christmas, over Epiphany and Candlemas, with our 'Beyond the Stable' and 'Share the Light' pilots.

    2 min read
  3. LiveLent 2018 thumbnail

    #LiveLent 2018 - Let your light shine

    FEATURE / #LiveLent – Let your light shine is a Lent journey through the Gospel of John, offering a short daily reading, a pause for reflection and prayer and a challenge to act.

  4. #TheologizingWithDeans

    04/04/2019

    COMMENT / The Third Church Estates Commissioner on progress since the Cathedrals Working Group report

    5 min read
  5. 'Demand went through the roof'

    07/05/2020

    All Saints in Highertown, Truro, has hosted an ecumenical food bank for the past decade, working alongside the local Methodist Church as a venue.

    1 min read
  6. JoHaine

    'I spent three days laid on my front - the only way I could breathe. I lay there and prayed'

    29/07/2021

    Revd Jo Haine, from the Diocese of Salisbury, describes living with Long Covid

    2 min read
  7. 'Love your neighbour as yourself'

    06/05/2020

    Volunteers in Hampshire join together to ensure no one in the area goes without essentials through the coronavirus lockdown.

    2 min read
  8. Newcastle Foodbank

    'The feeding of the multitude'

    11/05/2020

    Churches in Newcastle-under-Lyme support vulnerable families during lockdown

    2 min read
  9. Living in Love and Faith course booklet

    'There should be no fear in doing the course': One church’s experience of Living in Love and Faith aims to inspire others

    27/09/2021

    Sarah Tapp, a curate of a charismatic and evangelical church, is encouraging others to take part in Living in Love and Faith (LLF) following the completion of courses in her parish.

    2 min read
  10. Dr Karen Flood smiling at the camera

    'We are suddenly aware that we are mere mortals. It hits home' - how medics drew on faith amid pandemic

    22/12/2021

    More than 100 members of the medical profession met recently at Holy Trinity Church in Leeds, for an inaugural carol service of a local Christian Medical Fellowship network. 

    3 min read

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