Police have revealed how a man who stole tens of thousands of pounds from church donation boxes kept detailed notes of his crimes. Stefan Bodnarczuk was arrested at Fotheringhay Church in Northampton...
A man who carried out a string of burglaries over Christmas - including taking communion wine from a Derby church - is now studying the Bible in prison. Derby Crown Court heard how Richard West, a 43...
The Church of England is to begin a number of 'shared conversations' in a bid to find a solution to the issue of how gay people are treated. Discussions will include both liberal and evangelical Angl...
The Church of England is to outline its objections to the UK's nuclear deterrent saying the arguments in favour of renewing Trident "need re-examining". A letter signed by the House of Bishops, inclu...
A life-size statue of Christ, made of nails, will soon be installed at a church in the Archdiocese of Birmingham. Sorrows of Steel, by sculptor Shaun Gagg, will be a focal point for the newly-refurbi...
New proposals to tackle loneliness and isolation among Church of England vicars and priests are going to be drawn up over the next 18 months. A new group has been formed and tasked with drawing up a ...
A homeless man who has made a church graveyard his home for the past six months has been served an eviction notice. Brian Simmonds was served with the legal notice on 9th December, informing him and ...
A church in Sunbury plans to feed 5,000 people on Sunday. St Saviour's Sunbury said it will be part of a big evangelism event called Joy at Kempton Park at Kempton Park Racecourse.The event will have...
A church in London has announced it'll give iPads as gifts to every new person to visit the church on its Eucharist service on Friday. The Parish of St Philip Neri in Pimlico is hoping it'll help buc...
A church in the city still reeling from the Novichok poisoning will host a concert entitled From Russia With Love. The event - named after the James Bond tale about a secret Russian crime organisatio...
The Church of England Commissioners have been forced to provide even more money to help struggling Peterborough Cathedral pay bills and staff. Extra loans will be given to the place of worship which ...
A piece of artwork painted specifically for Romsey Abbey in Hampshire hasn't gone down well with parishioners. The painting, depicting the Abbess of Romsey - Ethelflaeda - from the year 1000 shows he...
The Methodist Church will unite across different ethnicities and languages, it says in a new report. The Methodist Fellowship Groups, formed of congregations of different cultures have announced thei...
A new service from the Church of England to help people suffering debt problems is being launched in Liverpool today. The Church Credit Champions Network (CCCN) has been opened by Rt Revd Paul Bayes,...
A church in London has told Premier it will start paying off the debts of its congregation up to £50,000. House Of Praise in Camberwell is running a special ten week programme helping locals pay b...
A report from a Christian homelessness charity's found churches will welcome more than 2000 homeless people into night shelters this winter. Housing Justice also found that volunteers gave 200,000 ho...
A church in Cumbria has found a new way to practise bell ringing without disturbing nearby residents. Thanks to a £3,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, St James' Church in Barrow-in-Furness w...
A church whose lead roof was stolen over time may only receive £15,000 from insurers for a replacement project that could cost £400,000. All Saint's Church in Houghton Conquest, a village in Bedfor...
A Christian housing charity has called on churches to do more for homeless people as a new report has stated England needs 3 million homes built to solve the "h A cross-party panel set up by Shelter ...
Church towers are going to be used in one English diocese to help speed up broadband in rural areas. The idea is being piloted by the Diocese of Bath and Wells in the south west of the country.The in...
