Church

Resourcing new forms of church must be 'priority', says Fresh Expressions leader

The outgoing leader of the Fresh Expressions team says being fruitful in the lives of the people who make up the statistics is the most important thing

Churchgoers twice as likely to support credit unions

A new survey conducted by Church Urban fund has revealed that regular churchgoers are twice as likely to actively support credit unions, and think that churches themselves should do so too.

Apathy greater challenge for Church than persecution - Lord Carey

Lord Carey gave an address in which he warned against apathy towards the message of the Gospel, and the need for the Church to reach out in unity and love

Bishop of Durham election confirmed

The election of the Right Reverend Paul Butler as the 74th Bishop of Durham was confirmed at York Minster on Monday.

We must remember Christians in the Middle East, says Archbishop of Birmingham

The Archbishop of Birmingham spoke of the importance of remembering "our brothers and sisters of the suffering Church in the Holy Land and the Middle East" during an address at Coventry Cathedral yesterday.

Break people's loneliness with a phone call or message

Contact "can make all the difference in the world" to those who are struggling, says bishop

Christians praying for unity within the Church

The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will take place beginning this Sunday, January 18.

Vatican before UN committee over child abuse

"There is no excuse for any form of violence or exploitation of children," says Vatican delegation before the UN Committee of the Convention of the Rights of the Child

A guide to ethical living from Church of Scotland Youth

A group from the Church of Scotland Youth (COSY) has put together a guide to living more ethically in today's throwaway culture.

Archbishop appoints Sir Hector Sants to chair financial task group

The former Chief Executive of the Financial Services Authority and Head of Compliance and regulatory affairs for Barclays Bank, Sir Hector Sants, will chair the Church of England's new task group on credit unions.