Church

Time to pray for wisdom and discernment, say UK's Church leaders as Brexit uncertainty continues
With the UK no clearer about its exit from the European Union following this week's Commons vote, Church leaders are asking Christians to join together in prayer for the political situation.

Most young Christians drop out of church in college years
New research from LifeWay has revealed the challenge churches face in keeping young people in the pews as they head off to college.

Nation's leaders must serve all people, says Methodist Church
As MPs debated Brexit, Christians were praying in the chapel below the Houses of Parliament

Open Doors 2019 report: Persecution is on the rise globally
'People need to wake up to the fact that the persecution of religious minorities is increasing.'

Archbishop of Canterbury prays for Kenya after Nairobi hotel attack
The Archbishop of Canterbury was tonight offering his prayers and condolences after a deadly attack on a luxury hotel in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi by suspected militants.

Methodists go for growth with new outreach appointments
According to the Church, the new team is part of its 'response to God and to the cultural and demographic shifts within society'.

Bible class targeted in China clampdown, Christians interrogated
Chinese authorities have once again targeted the Early Rain Covenant Church with a police raid on a Bible class.

Eco-friendly locomotive will be 'rolling ambassador' for German Protestant festival
A special locomotive bearing the motto of the 2019 Kirchentag will travel the length and breadth of the country as a 'rolling ambassador' for the event.

How can an Anglican priest deny the physical resurrection of Christ?
'It's important for Christians to be set free from the idea that the resurrection was an extraordinary physical event, which restored to life Jesus' original earthly body.'

Hell on Earth? Failed musical venture loses village church millions
A failed venture into the world of musicals has led to a church in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire being forced into liquidation and dozens of members losing hundreds of thousands of pounds.

The church and sexuality: 2 Oxford evangelical views
But there was a vacuum in my life. The secular ideal of romantic love cracked in my mind.

New Bishop of Truro calls for denominations to work together
The new Bishop of Truro has called for all denominations to work together in an attempt to tackle the challenges facing Cornwall.

Exclusive: Leading evangelical bishop apologises for role in gender transition liturgy guidance â and now opposes it
The Bishop of Blackburn chaired the body which oversaw the publication of guidance on how to enable transgender adults to mark their transition.

Methodist, Anglican leaders urge halt to 'anger and vitriol' over Brexit
Britain's Anglican and Methodist leaders have called for an end to the 'anger and vitriol' that has characterised public discourse in an implicit reference to the ongoing turmoil over Brexit.
'Vicar of Baghdad' ministry hit by Charity Commission inquiry
The Commission has highlighted its concerns over Jerusalem Merit's governance.

How a Bible app is growing churches in a Ugandan refugee camp
Rev Alex Sokiri and his wife Harriet fled an armed raid on their town in Kajo Keji in South Sudan in July 2016, leaving all their possessions behind.