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A church in Sheffield is encouraging British churches to display a second cross outside their building, as a sign of support for those facing religious persecut A member of City Life International Ch...

Churches are being told that carrying out government DBS checks on those working with children is not enough to ensure they are kept safe. The Churches Child Protection Advisory Service (CCPAS) has b...

A group of eight projects have been launched in churches in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire to help congregants and vicars engage with science.  The programme, funded by Templeton World Charity F...

The Church of England's launched a new resource to help churches mark the Queen's 90th Birthday. Her Royal Highness will celebrate through a number of official events in London between the 10th and 1...

Churches in the north of England are being asked to speak more frankly and openly about mental health issues and depression.  The Methodist Church and other Christian denominations in the North ...

Seven local churches handed out nearly 5,000 fish rolls in Portsmouth on Saturday, to display one of Jesus's most well-known miracles. Worshippers from St Jude's Church in Southsea, together with St ...

Churches are being accused of favouring young people over the elderly. Louise Morse from Pilgrims Friend Care Homes, which are run with a Christian ethos, told Premier's News Hour some churches are n...

Churches across the UK are being reminded of their power to help children stay safe online, as figures show the vast majority have seen or experienced abuse onl Trolling on the internet study* - Cond...

A Christian charity has said churches must continue playing a vital role in their communities, as new figures show community spirit is waning. A study by Aviva found that 70% of people thought that t...

A survey of 55,000 people has found 16-24 year-olds are the most likely to report feeling lonely but Youthscape say the church can help solve this.  A survey for the BBC called the Loneliness Ex...

Better protection of churches is being called for as new figures reveal that a crime is committed on church grounds every 70 minutes. More vigilant security is needed for places of worship as almost ...

Volunteers at churches and other food bank locations throughout the country are contributing 4.1 million hours of unpaid work every year. If they received the national living wage, the estimated valu...

Churches with remarkable design have been awarded at the annual architecture awards.  The main award went to a refurbishment at St Augustine's Roman Catholic church, an unlisted Edwardian c...

New figures have revealed churches in Wales have spent at least 18,000 hours helping homeless people between 2015-16. Christian charity Housing Justice Cymru found churches in the Caerphilly, Newport...

Churches are included in the dozens of places that were on the front line of the suffragette struggle are being officially recognised in England's heritage reco Some 41 places where suffragettes gath...

Churches and other places of worship in the UK are being invited to register their interest in the latest tranche of Government funding to help protect religiou Bids for a share of the £1.6 million ...

More than 110,000 events across the nation marked the one year anniversary of the death of MP Jo Cox this weekend. The commemoration dubbed 'The Great Get Together' was set up by Cox's family and aim...

Churches in the UK have been holding events to coincide with the Trooping the Colour celebrations to mark the Queen's official 90th birthday. The Archbishop of York John Sentamu invited ten people tu...

The Church of England's teamed up with some of Britain's biggest churches to launch a new credit union at its General Synod. The Churches in Scotland and Wales, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the ...

Christians are uniting at the end the annual Prisons Week to tackle the disproportionately high number of black people in prison.  A symposium of church leaders, law and justice professionals an...