Racism on the agenda for most UK churches, survey finds
In the poll of nearly 500 Premier listeners, three quarters (74%) said their church had mentioned the issue since the death of unarmed black man George Floyd last month.
In the poll of nearly 500 Premier listeners, three quarters (74%) said their church had mentioned the issue since the death of unarmed black man George Floyd last month.
Churches across the UK have experienced a surge in interest following the outbreak of coronavirus, new research from the Evangelical Alliance has found.
Church of England bishops took the knee on Tuesday to mark two weeks since the death of George Floyd.
A senior Government minister has suggested churches may be able to resume collective worship from 4 July.
Rev Dr Jonathan Hustler, Secretary of the Methodist Conference in Britain, said that "racism is a denial of the gospel".
The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Church of England must continue to repent and take action to address its own failings on racism.
An Anglican church in Kent, south-east England, is taking the 'revolutionary' step of employing a full-time journalist to report on community and church-based news.
A Christian campaign group has questioned the Government on why it is prepared to trust large shops to re-open for longer on Sunday but not churches.
Not only are more people taking part, there has never been such a low dropout rate, says course developer Nicky Gumbel.
Dr John Sentamu is retiring after 15 years as the Archbishop of York.
Churches will be allowed to open for individual prayer from 15 June, two weeks earlier than first announced.
Pastor Agu Irukwu, National Leader of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, said people in the UK must not be under any illusion that the racial challenges seen in the US do not exist here.
The UK Church is being urged to take a fresh look at racism in its midst after the death of George Floyd at the hands of white police officers in Minneapolis last week.