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First woman General Secretary for Baptist Union of Great Britain
First woman General Secretary for Baptist Union of Great Britain

The Reverend Lynn Green, 48, is to become the first female General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain.

How to choose the perfect priest
How to choose the perfect priest

When the Reverend Canon Dr Judy Hunt was Archdeacon of Suffolk, she was asked by her deanery lay chairs for help in the training of parish representatives.

Christians to meet for public prayer in Westminster
Christians to meet for public prayer in Westminster

Pentecost Festival will launch on Saturday 11 May with a prayer gathering in front of Parliament.

From police dog handler to charity chief executive

Jon Dobbs spent 20 years working in the dog section of the Metropolitan Police and is now looking forward to a new chapter of his life leading anti-poverty charity Rope.

Christian Aid Week challenges global hunger
Christian Aid Week challenges global hunger

Christian Aid Week kicks off on 12 May and the development agency will be using it as an opportunity to raise awareness of the one in eight people who go to bed hungry each night.

Portsmouth Cathedral\'s business scheme to expand nationwide
Portsmouth Cathedral's business scheme to expand nationwide

A cathedral-run initiative supporting entrepreneurs and business start-ups is going national

Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinement
Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinement

There are reports that imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini has been placed in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison.

Darlington Town Mission celebrates 175th anniversary

Darlington Town Mission celebrated its 175th anniversary on Tuesday night. The celebrations were joined by the Bishop of Jarrow, the Right Reverend Mark Bryant.

UK churches praying for North Korea
UK churches praying for North Korea

Churches and individual Christians are signing up to pray for North Korea over the next two years.

Council of Europe tells member states to respect conscience

Council of Europe tells member states to respect conscience and accommodate religious beliefs in the public sphere

Millennials embracing online reality more than baby boomers
Millennials embracing online reality more than baby boomers

A new survey has revealed significant differences between millennials and baby boomers when it comes to attitudes towards the internet.

Uncertainty surrounds kidnapped Syrian bishops

Christians are praying amid uncertainty over the whereabouts of two senior church figures kidnapped in Syria.

World Vision responds after China earthquake
World Vision responds after China earthquake

World Vision is distributing hygiene and child-friendly kits to families made homeless by a powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan province on Saturday.

Church of Scotland unfazed by rise in humanist weddings

Humanist weddings will soon outnumber weddings in the Church of Scotland, according to a BBC report

St George\'s Day should be for all, say faith leaders
St George's Day should be for all, say faith leaders

It's time to reclaim St George's Day from strident nationalists, say faith leaders.

Relief after Boston bombing suspect captured
Relief after Boston bombing suspect captured

Christians are continuing to pray after the capture of 19-year-old Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.