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An Edinburgh church has won a top award for its environmental work. Members of Greenbank Parish Church were presented with an Eco-Congregation Scotland Gold Award. The church’s Eco-Group were commended for the wide range of work that they have been involved in for many years that benefits people at home and abroad in sustainable, practical […]
Join Rob Westall and Katy Treharne on Heartsong Live this week for a St Patrick’s Day special edition of Under the Spotlight. Every week, at 12noon GMT on Wednesdays and Fridays, Welsh worship recording artist Rob Westall and former Phantom of the Opera star Katy Treharne, shine a virtual spotlight on scriptures, songs and special […]
West End singer and worship leader Matt Kane joins Rob Westall and Katy Treharne on Under the Spotlight this Wednesday on Heartsong Live. Every week, at 12noon GMT on Wednesdays and Fridays, Welsh worship recording artist Rob Westall and former Phantom of the Opera star Katy Treharne, shine a virtual spotlight on scriptures, songs and […]
A Scottish church that featured in the popular TV drama Outlander has closed. Old High Church in Inverness was formally closed as a place of worship following a special service yesterday. The Church of Scotland property on the banks of the River Ness is to be sold, as it was not financially viable to maintain […]
Assemblies of God churches across the UK are holding a day of prayer today for Ukraine.
A local pastor in the town of Buckie, Scotland has died two weeks after contracting coronavirus. John Coppard was the pastor of the Riverside Christian Church as well as the Chaplain to Buckie Thistle Football Club, the local team that plays in the Highland League. In a statement on its social media channels, the club […]
The Bishop of Durham has called for the Government to “commit to redoubling efforts” to achieve vaccine equity. Asking a question in the House of Lords, Bishop Paul Butler said the omicron variant showed that the virus “knows no national boundaries.” He said: “In the light of the new omicron variant that has dominated the […]
An earthquake which shook an Amazonian region of Peru over the weekend has seen 75 homes destroyed and damage to seven churches. The 7.5 magnitude earthquake, in the north, was felt as far as the country’s capital Lima, in the centre of the country, according to reuters reports. No-one is known to have died, but […]
The Church of England is being accused of hypocrisy after continuing to use confidentiality clauses known as non-disclosure agreements. In April, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby said he was horrified that NDAs were being used in the Church to prevent some victims of abuse and racism from speaking out after being given pay-outs. But at […]
A church was raided by Chinese police during a Sunday service on 31st October. According to China Aid, the pastor Fang Xiaojun and four members of the congregation were taken away while other churchgoers had their personal information taken by police. This is not the first time the police have raided the Dao-en Presbyterian Church. […]
The Church of England is inviting people to join in its first ever virtual reality worship service. The special event can be accessed on the Church of England’s Youtube account and doesn’t require anything other than an internet enabled device. The user is placed in the middle of the Ancient Blessing of the Light service, […]
