British Isles
Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:40
Church of England scraps racial justice officers due to 'costs'
The CofE has abandoned a proposal to appoint 42 ‘racial justice officers’ across the country, one of the recommendations from its report on tackling racism in the institution. In April 47 proposals were made to address…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:37
Stalking rises during pandemic
Police reported ‘significant increases’ in stalking in England and Wales during the pandemic; over 80,000 incidents were recorded last year. However arrests struggled to keep up - growing at half the rate of the rise in…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:34
Equipping the leaders of tomorrow
Society has been shaken over the past year, revealing that we need wise leaders in the church and in the public arena more than ever before. The Evangelical Alliance is inviting Christians working in the arts,…
Thursday, 15 July 2021 23:31
Christian teacher wins permission to appeal
Kristie Higgs, a Christian pastoral administrator, was sacked for two of her Facebook posts that raised concerns about transgenderism and sex education at her son’s CofE primary school. On 14 July she won the right to…
Friday, 09 July 2021 10:16
Hope for the Countryside prayer walk
From 19 June to 4 September, mission teams from Through Faith Mission are walking the ‘Via Beata’ footpath through the countryside of central England and Wales. The teams are going out literally without bread or money…
Friday, 09 July 2021 10:14
Canopy of Prayer
As many in England and across the Land are gripped by the euphoria of football and the Euros, multitudes are learning how to prophesy and believe in Hope. With the singing of ‘its coming home’ everywhere,…