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Friday 28 October 2022

Church and government need to work together to tackle cost of living crisis

The Evangelical Alliance and Christians Against Poverty call on the new prime minister to do more for the poorest households in our society. In this cost of living crisis thousands of churches across the UK are providing support for their…

Evangelical Alliance calls for "long-term solutions" for persecuted Christians worldwide at International Freedom of Religion or Belief Conference

The Evangelical Alliance urges the government not to miss the opportunity to demonstrate international leadership and protect the vulnerable communities of persecuted Christians around the world during the International Freedom of Religion or Belief…

Tuesday 07 June 2022

New report reveals Scottish churches and Christian groups helped over 2,000 individuals recover from drug addiction

Today, the Evangelical Alliance and Serve Scotland present their new report Stories of Hope addiction recovery at the Scottish Parliament to highlight the magnitude of activity by Christians and churches to tackle addiction across Scotland. The…

Friday 13 May 2022

Talking Jesus report is now live – available here

The hotly anticipated Talking Jesus report is now available here to download, view and share freely: DOWNLOAD THE REPORT NOW This ground-breaking report by Alpha, the Evangelical Alliance, HOPE Together, Luis Palau Association and Kingsgate…

Friday 29 April 2022

Ground-breaking new research to be released on the state of faith and perceptions of Jesus in the UK

In the next two weeks, Alpha, the Evangelical Alliance, HOPE Together, Luis Palau Association and Kingsgate Community Church are sharing the Talking Jesus report. This new wave of ground-breaking research answers what people think of Jesus; how…

Friday 29 April 2022

Evangelical Alliance statement on cyber security incident

We are deeply pained to have to let you know that we at the Evangelical Alliance have been the victims of a significant cyber-attack and our database has been compromised. We are not aware at this stage that the attempt to steal our data has been…

Friday 01 April 2022

Response to confusion over conversion therapy plans

Responding to news reports on the government’s next steps relating to conversion therapy, Peter Lynas, UK director of the Evangelical Alliance, commented: “The government has totally dropped the ball on conversion therapy. Everyone wants to see an…

Monday 14 March 2022

‘Leading on the edge’: Evangelical Alliance gathers online to unite and encourage Christians in leadership

On Thursday, 17 March at 8pm-9:30pm, the Evangelical Alliance will gather online for its second-ever online leadership conference, EALC 2022: Leading on the Edge. Leaders from across the UK church and beyond will join to share insight, challenges,…

Thursday 06 January 2022

The Evangelical Alliance welcomes the decision of the European Court of Human Rights on Ashers bakery case

Welcoming the decision of the European Court of Human Rights today, Peter Lynas, former barrister and UK director of the Evangelical Alliance commented: “After almost eight years, the saga of the not so gay cake case may finally now be over.…

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