Daniel Blake
Faithworks Founder Claims Faith & Politics A Good Mix
Faithworks, a Christian social action movement founded by the Rev Steve Chalke which previously hosted public lectures has claimed that faith and politics are a “good mix for the health of Britain. Just as BBC 2...
UK Churches Unite in Communications Training Courses for Clergy
Details of a new programme of Church courses has been unveiled for the first time this week. The Church of England courses have been backed and will involve many of the other UK mainstream Churches including the Baptist...
Christian Aid Warns New Debt Relief Deal Still Leaves 5bn in Poverty
Though the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank have endorsed the decision agreed by the G8 leaders to cancel the debts of the poorest countries in the world, Christian Aid warns that...
Church to Tighten Ban on Homosexuals Joining the Priesthood
The Vatican has announced new measures for candidates applying to become Roman Catholic priests. Gay men will be banned from joining the priesthood even if they are celibate, however, this will not apply to those already ordained...
Salvation Army Expands Mission to 111th Country Since its Foundation
This weekend the Salvation Army will officially commence its work in the 111th country since its foundation. Poland will be the latest country to receive the worldwide...
Christian Aid Calls for Bold Action on Poverty as G8 Fails Majority of Poor
A new report released by Christian Aid reveals that millions of the world’s poorest people are still suffering under the heavy burden of international debt despite the G8 debt deal reached...
One Million Evangelicals Called to Huge Prayer Rally Against Religious Hatred Bill
The Evangelical Alliance and the African & Caribbean Evangelical Alliance is urging its combined membership, consisting of more than a million Christians, to protest next month against the Racial & Religious Hatred Bill...
Evangelicals Call for Huge Prayer Rally Against Religious Hatred Bill
The Evangelical Alliance is joining with the African and Caribbean Evangelical Alliance in urging its combined membership, consisting of more than a million Christians to protest against the Racial and Religious Hatred Bill...
New “100-Minute Bible” Launched in UK at Canterbury Cathedral
A new version of the Bible has been released, which has been promoted as being possible to read in less than two hours. The 100-Minute Bible has been launched for those that do not have time...
Evangelicals to be Dominant Force in UK Church Development, Research Finds
Evangelicals will be a key body in the future development of the Church in the UK a new report has found. Christian Research, a member organisation of the Evangelical Alliance UK, has revealed the findings in...
Evangelicals to be Dominant Force in UK Church Development, Research Finds
Evangelicals will be a key body in the future development of the Church in the UK a new report has found. Christian Research, a member organisation of the Evangelical Alliance UK, has revealed the findings in...
New “100-Minute Bible” Launched at Canterbury Cathedral
A new version of the Bible has been released, which has been promoted as being possible to read in less than two hours. The 100-Minute Bible has been launched for those that do not have time to read the full version...
Evangelical Alliance Wales Appoints New Assembly Liaison Officer
The Evangelical Alliance Wales has appointed a new Assembly Liaison Officer this week. Jim Stewart, who is a former BBC journalist...
Historic Breakthrough as North Korea Agrees to Halt Nuclear Activities
Huge diplomatic breakthroughs have seen North Korea agree to halt all nuclear activities and to rejoin the nuclear non-proliferation treaty. The announcement comes...
Evangelical Alliance Condemns Loyalist Violence in Northern Ireland
A recent meeting of the Executive of the Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland has condemned last week’s loyalist violence in Northern Ireland...
Unicef Joins New Coalition to Tackle Child and Maternal Deaths
As world leaders gathered for this month’s World Summit at the United Nations, an unprecedented coalition of governments and health organisations joined together to highlight the importance of reducing child and maternal deaths as part of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)...