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.

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

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

Jackie Jones tells of how she came back to church after watching online services broadcast by her local parish during the Covid lockdowns.

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.

 

70 years after first opening its doors St Mary and St John is once again a hub for the community as it re-opens three years after closing.

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.

The Resource Hub is here to give Church of England churches access to logos, videos and stock photography to be used across their communication platforms.

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.