Anne Thomas

• Lawyer and City banker among new clergy for London

  Thirty-six new clergy to be posted to churches across London.

• Christians still giving to charity amid recession

  A new poll by ComRes for Premier Christian Radio has found that most Christians are giving as much to charity as before the recession.

• Archbishop seeks renewed commitment to peace in Sudan

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has come out in support of calls for a renewed commitment to sustainable peace in Sudan.

• Church Army celebrates 25 years of caring for Cardiff’s young homeless

  Church Army will this Thursday celebrate 25 years of caring for young homeless people in Cardiff.

• Cherie Blair to launch Sea Sunday Appeal

  Cherie Blair will meet seafarers in the port of Tilbury when she launches Apostleship of the Sea’s annual Sea Sunday appeal later this month.

• Logos Hope to reach London with Gospel message

  Operation Mobilisation's new ministry ship and the world’s largest floating book fair, Logos Hope, arrives in London this week for its first ever call to the capital.

• Churches urged to aim higher with child protection

  The Churches’ Child Protection Advisory Service has today unveiled new guidance with a call to churches to raise the bar in their protection of children.

• 'Peacemaker' McDaid laid to rest

  Hundreds of mourners turned out on Monday morning to pay their last respects to Kevin McDaid, the Catholic community worker beaten to death by a loyalist mob a week ago.

• Nurse loses job over church advice to patients

  A Christian nurse has allegedly been sacked after suggesting that patients should turn to God during a staff training day.

• Christianity Today announces staff cutbacks and end to four publications

  Christianity Today International announced last Friday that it is to close four of its publications and lay off 30 employees.

• Church celebrates 150 years of callings to ordained ministry

  A Wolverhampton church is celebrating its 150th anniversary and long run of producing large numbers of clergy.

• Evangelical Alliance encourages prayer for Government

  The Evangelical Alliance has devised a "simple, straight-forward" prayer resource pack to help Christians pray effectively for people in power.