Funding package worth £24 million announced by Church of England to help spread the Christian message in urban and deprived areas Church of England website. 8 July 2020
The former Diocese of Egypt with North Africa and the Horn of Africa has completed its transition into an autonomous Province of the Anglican Communion. The approval for the move was given by the Primates of the Anglican Communion when they met in Jordan in January. The Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council had … Continue Reading
Nearly half of churchgoers haven’t watched an online service in the last four weeks, and among those who have, only 40% say they’ve been watching services from their regular home church, according to recent polling data. Lawrence Blair. Christian Post. 26 May 2020
The Church of England is to ask the government for £40m to meet the cost of repairs to England’s 42 cathedrals. Rosie Dawson. Religion Media Centre 7 May 2020
On 6 May 1980, at the age of just 24, Bahram Dehqani-Tafti, the only son of the first ethnic Iranian Anglican bishop, was ambushed as he drove home from work, and shot dead. Article 18. 6 May 2020
Be Still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46:10)Hands up all those who have reached the point of ‘overwhelmed’? You too? Welcome to the club! Most of the world seems to have moved online, making it an even noisier place than it was before (virtually speaking). Kay Morgan-Gurr. 4 April 2020
How did the obscure, marginal, Jesus movement become the dominant religious force in the Western world in a few centuries? That is the subtitle of Rodney Stark’s The Rise of Christianity, a book that explores a number of key factors—one of which is plagues. Indeed, to understand the rise of this “obscure, marginal Jesus movement,” we … Continue Reading
Governor says ‘armed terrorists’ targeted church service in north of country AFP.Guardian. 17 February 2020
The Synod voted narrowly for the more radical proposal, passing by 144 votes to 129 Gabriella Swerling. Daily Telegraph. 12 February 2020
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled across a new short movie by Iranian film maker Muhammad Reza Kheradmandan. Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani. Leicester Diocese website. 7 January 2020