A selection of news and stories from churches across the country on how they are serving their communities.
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‘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.
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‘With the sporting groups, we started to see growth’
12/05/2022
When Revd Danny Driver became the parish vicar at Christ the Redeemer, Barnwell, he used sport ministry to build new bridges between the church and the community.
3 min read
“For too long, we have felt squeamish about talking about death."
16/05/2019
FEATURE / A priest from the Diocese of Liverpool is supporting the work of funeral directors and parishes by offering professional, pastoral and compassionate ministers to listen carefully to families who seek to celebrate a life in a unique and bespoke way.
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“I am the vicar of a wonderfully busy urban parish and have spent 16 months learning to serve while also being served.”
02/08/2021
Revd Dr Rebecca Aechtner, from the Diocese of Blackburn, writes about living with Long Covid after contracting the virus in March last year.
2 min read
“I spent many, many years not knowing that God loves me”
04/07/2023
“I spent many, many, years not knowing that God loves me,” Rev Kerry Jane Evans describes her journey to ordination.
2 min read
“It might boost my ego, but no one becomes a vicar because they saw it on TV”
03/10/2017
COMMENT / Growing up I always wanted to be a newsreader or a diplomat. My primary school teacher, Miss Penrose, was convinced I’d be a nurse or a teacher and she got it right, in part - I was a teacher, secondary RE, for almost 10 years...
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“I’ve got this sense in my soul the best is yet to come” - how a church saw people find faith as it adapted to lockdown
04/09/2020
A church has seen 12 new people come to faith - and a family seeking baptism - after the coronavirus forced it to develop an online presence.
2 min read
“Our lives have changed for the better” – how a family decided to get baptised after finding a church that felt like home
15/08/2023
Parents describe their family’s decision to get baptised and confirmed after finding a home in their local church.
2 min read