The President of the Methodist Conference says he hopes for a new era of mission focused on rural communities. Reverend Richard Teal, who is in the final month of his year-long Presidency, is visiting...
On World Hunger Day, there are renewed calls for Christians around the globe to work towards breaking the cycle of hunger and poverty. The UN World Food Programme's Executive Director, David...
Theologian and survivor advocate, Andrew Graystone, has told Premier that victims expect "to see a large number of clergy and lay people being taken to task for why they failed to act" when ...
The Bishop of Bolton has spoken to Premier about rising cases of the Indian variant of coronavirus in the town and said there aren't huge numbers of people refusing the vaccine and saying "do...
A Christian journalist based in Bethlehem has told Premier that the unrest between Israel and Gaza is partly a "spiritual battle". Paul Calvert says the situation continues to be very tense ...
The Christian organisation Release International has told Premier the world needs to wake up to a Jihad which is moving across Africa. More than 1470 Christians have been massacred in Nigeria in the f...
Churches and other places of worship are not just for the faithful but can play a vital role in our recovery from the pandemic, according to new research from the University of York. More than ...
Religious Education allows pupils to enter a rich discourse about the religious and non-religious traditions that have shaped Britain and the world, according to a new report by Ofsted. It says RE ena...
A Palestinian Christian living in Jerusalem is urging Christians and the Church to speak out against the violence engulfing the region. Dr Salim Munayer was speaking to Premier in a week that airstrik...
A Palestinian Christian living in Bethlehem has told Premier the current violence between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is the worst she can ever remember. Rana was speaking as the United Natio...
A Palestinian Christian living in East Jerusalem is urging the international community to pray for reconciliation in the region. Katie Madanet was speaking in a week of heightened violence which has l...
The Bishop of Hertford says the world's wealthiest countries have a moral obligation to help vaccinate their poorer neighbours. Rt Rev Dr Michael Beasley was speaking to Premier as the G7 group of...
Laurence Fox, one of the candidates for London Mayor, has told Premier the rights of Christians should be more vigorously defended by church leaders. The actor, who has formed a new political party ca...
By Timothy Cho North Korea is officially the most dangerous place in the world to be a Christian. That's according the newly published World Watch List. The list, started by the Christian charity ...
Open Doors has released its 2021 World Watch List, which ranks the worst 50 countries for Christians to live in due to freedom of religion and belief violations. Henrietta Blyth, CEO of Open Doors UK ...
By Franklin Graham This is a Christmas unlike any other. Large family gatherings and office parties have been replaced with grim lockdowns, quarantines and isolation. What used to be the warmest...
My family and friends used to love playing the board game Pandemic. Competing as a team, the goal is to stop a global outbreak of a deadly virus. We've not played it in 2020. I'm writing today...
The Collins English Dictionary has declared 'lockdown' the word of the year. It's fair to say it had tough competition. Coronavirus, pandemic, social distancing, self-isolate, furlough...I...
Graham Smith has an unusual job. He is approached by, very often, a handful of members and reluctantly told that they want to sell their church building as they can’t keep up the costs. G...
Will COVID be the catalyst the Church needs to re-engage in mission? By Matthew Skirton In recent years at Operation Mobilisation (OM) we, along with other mission agencies, have noticed a decli...
