Churches across England now have access to free resources to help them engage with the Commonwealth Games, which is to be held in Birmingham in summer 2022.

COMMENT / The Rt Revd Libby Lane, Bishop of Stockport on Towards a Safer Church: resources for prayer and reflection in worship

Several children who are regular attendees of Messy Church have come forward for baptism.

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.
 

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.

There are already encouraging signs of hope that the Church is embracing this unique opportunity to learn and reflect together across difference, for the sake of our unity in Christ.

Acts 435 was founded over a decade ago by the then Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. Since then more than 30,000 people in need have been helped by the charity with demand rising by more than 50% since the start of the pandemic.

New resources have been developed to help schools working with bereaved children and young people

FEATURE / On Saturday afternoon, around and during the England football match (!), the Digital and Church House Publishing teams updated General Synod on how we’re supporting local churches and encouraging people into worshipping communities.