Church staff should be given training in spotting the signs of domestic abuse to the same levels as police officers, a Christian charity has told Premier. Restored Relationships wants vicars, p...
Church teaching on homosexuality is encouraging self-harm and suicides among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people, a new report has claimed. Produced by the Christian charity, Oasis, the study clai...
The founder of Christian dating site Christian Connection has told Premier churches need to be more mindful about the way they exclude single people and inadver Jackie Elton has been speaking out aft...
Churches across the UK are marking Remembrance Sunday on the one hundredth anniversary since World War One ended. The National Service of Remembrance will be held at the Cenotaph on Whitehall, London...
Forty-five churches and chapels in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland's future has been secured as grants totalling £290,000 have been given from the Natio All Saints, Middleton Cheney, Northamp...
A church in London has been added to the 2017 Heritage At Risk Register, but has secured funding for renovations. The list by Historic England details places of worship that are in poor condition and...
Church leaders in Edinburgh are concerned they'll see a fall in congregation numbers if the council goes ahead with proposals to restrict parking on Sundays. Senior pastor at Charlotte Chapel Baptist...
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has approved a closer working relationship with the Church of England after a historic address by the Archbishop Justin Welby has urged a "deeper relat...
The response of the voluntary sector has been highlighted in a report which says they played a critical role in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. The report, written by Muslim Aid and called ...
Churches, mosques and synagogues as well as other places of worship will receive government-funded "protective security measures" to keep them safe after a rise £2.4 million is being set up to prote...
Christians are not the only group worried about Sunday trading laws, according to a member of campaign group Keep Sunday Special. John Ashcroft, spokesman for Keep Sunday Special, told Premier that i...
Churches are being invited to encourage couples looking to marry, to buy Fairtrade wedding rings. The Fairtrade Foundation is launching its 'I Do' campaign with the aim of raising money and improving...
A number of churches around the country have been added to Historic England's 'Heritage at Risk' list that has been published today. The register lists more than five thousand places of historic sign...
A group of Churches have come together to condemn the practice of imposing welfare sanctions on people with mental illnesses. The coalition of major Churches, including the Methodist Church, the Chur...
The Presbyterian and Catholic Churches want members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to be given a free vote on same-sex marriage. The move follows a decision by the Alliance party to ensure candidat...
A Christian charity has urged churches and Christians to play their part in reducing crime as new figures reveal a spike in knife attacks and homicides. Figures published by the Office for National S...
Churches can do more to help parents of children born with Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), says a Christian campaigner. FASD is a condition caused when a baby is exposed to alcohol in ...
Churches have been warned during a conference in Edinburgh against fueling human misery through irresponsible investments. Delegates attending the gathering at St Andrews & St George's West churc...
A coalition of major UK churches says the Government's Welfare Reform and Work Bill is unpopular, ineffective and immoral. A new report, published by the Baptist Union, Church Action on Poverty, the ...
A week-long, 24-hour prayer event starts in West London this Sunday for the family of murdered schoolgirl Alice Gross. Churches are opening their doors for people to meet and pray across the whole ar...
