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Young people to shine their light across the land

The Message Trust is hoping to spread a little light in the charts with a song that celebrates the achievements of young talent.

Already, the single 'This little light' by Manchester Urban band LZ7 is the theme song of the project. The song will be released as part of the campaign called Shine your Light which coincides with the Government's Shine week, a week enabling young people across the UK to celebrate their talents by taking part in practical activities.

Sevenoaks churches come together to train Christians to address local needs

Christians in the village of Sevenoaks in Kent have been busy over the last few years finding ways to care for the lonely, the dispossessed and the desperate in their community.

Baptist chaplain heads to Vancouver

On the 4th March, Carolyn Skinner headed to Vancouver to be a chaplain at the Paralympics. The athletes are arriving and the atmosphere in the athletes village and near the tracks is exciting. Rev Skinner, a Baptist minister who has a huge passion for sports and grew up watching athletics, the Olympics and the tennis, has already met athletes from across the world including blind alpine skiers and wheelchair skiers.

A revolutionary road trip

Project 32 has a vision to see mission happening simultaneously all over Ireland. It began with a road trip around Ireland; just two guys, the open road and a whole island to explore. Open eyed and open hearted they toured the country, observing, listening, getting in touch with its diversity, its heartbeat. These were the beginnings of Project 32.

Hope UK gives festival-goers ‘drunken’ experience to challenge binge drinking

By getting passers by to try out ‘beer goggles’ which simulate the feeling of being drunk, a drug prevention charity is taking their message in a creative way to the streets of London in order to raise awareness about the negative effects of binge drinking.

Churches in Staplehurst set good example for unity

Churches in Staplehurst are showing that it’s always better when they’re together. The three main churches in the Wealden village in Kent are working together to make a positive impact in their 6,000-strong community through meeting and praying together, running joint mission events, and collaborating on a debt counselling and advice centre.