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Together Apart: A rural church response to coronavirus

Together Apart: A rural church response to coronavirus from the Arthur Rank Centre Our resource hub, ‘Together Apart: A rural response to coronavirus’,  continues to grow to include even more resources rural Christians can use in their homes and communities as well as signposts to a host of advice and expertise around the practical issues that […]

Online Church – recent survey and guide

‘Everybody Welcome to the Future’ and ‘Everybody Welcome Online’ present some new survey findings, suggest how to make the most of the present situation and also how to plan for the future where churches will have both in-person and online dimensions. from Bob Jackson and George Fisher of Durham University Among all the other lockdown shocks, there was […]

Circuit Administrator Vacancy

Teignbridge Methodist Circuit Circuit Administrator Vacancy   We have a vacancy for a temporary Office Administrator, for one year in the first instance. This post is based at The Avenue Church, Newton Abbot, TQ12 2BY and would be for 12 hours each week. The post is to support the Circuit Superintendent Minister and the Minister […]

Journey of the Magi

Journey of the Magi – a festive, light-hearted, joyful event with a moving and profound message. Following a sell-out year in 2019, Journey of the Magi is back, for churches to host for Advent 2020. If you’re wanting to find ways to bring your community together in a joyful way after lockdown, then why not share the joy […]

Building a vibrant virtual Christian Aid Week 10-16 May 2020

In the space of just a few months, the coronavirus pandemic has caused a seismic shift in society. The outbreak has affected all spheres of life. It has brought suffering and uncertainty for so many, both here and overseas, taking centre stage in thoughts, conversations and prayers.  As individuals, families, communities and organisations, the crisis […]

Holy Week Statement from British and Irish Church Leaders

Monday 6 April 2020 At the start of Holy Week, as Christians follow in the footsteps of Jesus as the events that lead to Good Friday unfold, followed by the hope of Easter Day, leaders of churches throughout the British Isles have issued the following statement and call to continued prayer as we face the […]

Church services stop – prayer continues 

Last updated: 26 March 2020 – find it on the CTE website here All churches now need to cease from meeting in person for their normal services and other gatherings. Churches will now be closed, even for private or solitary prayer, as well as for worship and liturgy. Read the measures here. Churches Together in England is […]

Thousands light a #candleofhope in the darkness

Tens of thousands of Christians across Britain united to pray as part of the National Day of Prayer and Action on Sunday 22nd March 2020, responding to the call made by Presidents of Churches Together in England (CTE). Amid the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, candles were lit in thousands of homes across Britain at […]

Light a candle of hope: A national call to prayer

Light a candle of hope: A national call to prayer Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a call to prayer in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic. This is for all churches and people of prayer to join on Sunday 22nd March, Mothering Sunday. They write…. This Mothering Sunday, 22nd March, we are […]