Church

For the love of coffee and people

A husband and wife team who started roasting coffee at home have found an ingenious way to share their faith

Sharp increase in number of British people working as slaves

The Salvation Army has reported a steep rise in British people needing support after being rescued from modern day slavery.

We can think differently on sexuality and still be one Church - Methodist President

The Methodist Church need not split over the issues of gender, sexuality and gay marriage, its President has suggested.

Celebrated British cardinal who converted from Anglicanism becomes a saint

Cardinal John Henry Newman, an important figure for Catholics and Anglicans alike, is today being made Britain's first saint since the 1970s.

Coptic Archbishop calls on Christians to promote unity after years of 'turmoil'

The Coptic Archbishop of London, Angeolos, has called on Christians to be "an icon of what it is to be one in our diversity" at a time when Britain and much of the world is experiencing "great anxiety".

Channel Island churches to be overseen by Salisbury

Oversight of churches in the Channel Islands is to be transferred to the Diocese of Salisbury following a controversial safeguarding probe into the former Dean of Jersey.

Stunning 'Museum of the Moon' comes to Gloucester Cathedral

A major lunar-themed artwork is coming to Gloucester Cathedral this month as part of ongoing celebrations this year marking 50 years since the Apollo 11 landings.

New church is at the heart of Scotland's biggest regeneration project in Sighthill, Glasgow

A brand new community church hub is ready to open its doors and welcome in worshippers at the heart of the biggest regeneration project in Scotland underway at Sighthill, Glasgow.

Archbishops' movement inspiring Christians worldwide to pray for friends and family

An ecumenical movement launched by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York has inspired a fresh wave of prayer among Christians for their loved ones.

Hungarian husband and wife team move to Shetland to help with church shake-up

A Hungarian minister and his family have arrived in Shetland to help the Church of Scotland as it continues to undergo huge changes in the face of declining membership.

Language in Brexit debate has become 'unacceptable', say bishops

Church of England bishops have called for people on all sides of the Brexit debate to "speak to others with respect" after a week in which the Prime Minister came under fire over his comments on Britain's withdrawal from the EU and a number of MPs revealed they had received threats.

35 million young people to have abandoned the Christian faith by 2050 - report

It is also predicted that Christianity in America will make up just 59 per cent of the country's population by 2050, compared to 73 per cent today.

Power and piety: what one of England's oldest stone churches is telling us about the spread of Christianity

The excavation at a small Kent church is shedding new light not only on Ethelburga and her church, but how the foundation that was laid for the early progression of Christianity in Britain from a fledgling foreign faith in a pagan land, to a religion closely bound up with royal and political power.