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Big Bible Study at Worcester Cathedral
The Big Bible Study will be taking place in Worcester Cathedral again later this month.

Bishop John Packer announces retirement
The Right Reverend John Packer is retiring as Bishop of Ripon and Leeds after 13 years in the role.

CofE priest elected bishop in New Zealand remembers her Durham roots
The Reverend Dr Helen-Ann Hartley has made history as the first woman ordained within the Church of England to become a bishop.

'Silence is no longer an option' on plight of Bangladesh workers
An alliance of Churches recently gathered in Westminster to discuss how they could advocate for the rights of garment workers in Bangladesh.

'Time to cast off institutional mindset,' says new Baptist leader
The first female General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain has spoken of her desire to see Baptists embrace a new way of being for the 21st century.

New Dean of the Chapel Royal and Queen's Chaplain inducted
The Reverend John Chalmers was accompanied for the induction by his son, Marine Reservist JJ who was badly injured in Afghanistan.

Church adopts a poet
The Church in Wales is 'adopting a poet' to help raise the profile of poetry in Welsh life.

Church of England and Methodist Church moving closer to unity
The Church of England and Methodist Church have committed to finding further ways of collaborating 10 years after the Anglican Methodist Covenant came into being.

Church leaders condemn Camp Ashraf violence
The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Archbishop of Wales have condemned the reported killing of 52 Iranian dissidents at a camp in Iraq on Sunday.

Moderator blows trumpet for 'monstrous regiment of women'
What would John Knox think if he knew women hold a number of prominent positions within in the Church of Scotland?

Make your family tree at Leominster Priory
One of the biggest churches in Herefordshire, Leominster Priory, is participating in the first Festival of Churches.

New era of learning for Methodist Church
The Methodist Church has formally changed its learning structure to offer more training from locally placed staff across 11 regions.

Bishop of Wakefield's Lent Appeal raises over £5,000 for charity
Over £5,000 has been given to the Bishop of Wakefield's chosen charities after his recent Lent Appeal.

500th anniversary of birth of George Wishart marked
Over a hundred people gathered in St Andrews on Friday to mark the quincentenary of the birth of George Wishart.Â

The commonplace book of the Reverend Alexander Lamiliere
The RCB Library's 'Archive of the Month' for September will feature the commonplace book of the Reverend Alexander Lamiliere.

Young, hopeful and completely committed to God
At 24, Michael Mair is soon to become the Church of Scotland's youngest minister. He talks to Christian Today about what attracted him to the ministry and the experience of young people in an ageing Church.