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Diocese of London gears up for church-planting drive
The churches that have been selected will receive a 'planting curate', a three-year posting that will see them trained in the resource church before planting another.
More than justice: Why homeless people don't just need homes
Eighteen years ago my first marriage ended. My three daughters and I had to leave our family home and register as homeless.
'Lost' teddy bears highlight lost childhoods in World Vision campaign
The campaign aims to raise awareness of the dangers children face in the world's poorest communities and encourage people to sponsor a child.
Ecclesiastical entrepreneur's latest venture: Cathedral branded gin
A North of England cathedral is harking back to medieval times today with the launch of its own brand of gin.
At least 56 killed, 130 missing in California's deadliest wildfire
The latest fatality count was announced as authorities released a revised list of 130 people reported missing by loved ones
Christian advocacy group welcomes Government U-turn on gambling machines
The Government has backed down over new limits on gambling machine bets after coming under pressure from MPs.
NHS hopes to dispel myths around organ donation during Interfaith Week
The NHS is using Interfaith Week to engage with faith communities about organ donation.
Destiny's Child's Michelle Williams and fiance Pastor Chad Johnson say key to marriage is: 'pray before you speak'
The couple said they wanted to do their new reality TV show as a different kind of ministry because they were surprised by how many people do not go to counselling prior to getting married.
What do the CofE's Statistics for Mission say to the Church?
It would take a quite extraordinary amount of optimism for anyone to feel actually cheerful about what's revealed in the Statistics.
Paradise church survives the flames after most of the town burns down
A church in Paradise, northern California, is still standing after most of the town was devastated by the horrific Camp Fire.
Christians are being 'driven from north Nigeria' by Islamist militants
The UK church has been urged to pray for persecuted Christians in Nigeria on Sunday's International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
UK government urged to offer asylum to Asia Bibi
Pressure is mounting on the UK government to declare it will offer asylum to Asia Bibi, the Pakistani Christian woman believed to be in danger after being aquitted of blasphemy charges.
Cameroon kidnappers free last hostages taken from Christian school
Kidnappers freed on Monday the last of about 80 schoolboys taken hostage last week in a raid on a school in west Cameroon.
Mixed picture for CofE in latest attendance figures
The report says most key measures of attendance fell by between 10 and 20 per cent from 2007 to 2017.
The secret to successful outreach: Just listen
What makes community? How on earth do we build it and sustain it?
Pence condemns violence against Rohingya in open remarks to Aung San Suu Kyi
'The violence and persecution by military and vigilantes that resulted in driving 700,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh is without excuse.'