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Unity is not uniformity
The Nicene Creed, emerging from the Church Council of Nicaea (AD325), is to be celebrated because it gave us the four markers of the church in One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church. These four markers are important for church unity as they echo the apostolic prayer of Jesus in John 17, when He…
Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana
Evangelical Alliance Graduate Scheme 2025 - 2026
Our one-year Graduate Scheme is your opportunity to be equipped and released to serve the UK church.
Pray with us ahead of the assisted suicide votes in Westminster and Holyrood
Last year, two private member bills on assisted suicide were introduced in Scotland and Westminster (applying to England and Wales). In Holyrood, Liam McArthur, Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP, introduced the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill and in Westminster, Kim Leadbeater…
Getting your affairs in order can be a gift to your loved ones
Biblical precedent As He was dying on the cross, Jesus entrusted the care of His mother Mary to His beloved disciple John (John 19:26–27). King David’s wise but rebellious counsellor Ahithophel put his house in order before taking his own life (2 Samuel 17:23). And Paul exhorts people to make…
Matthew Hutton
Eight reasons we are urging MSPs to vote against the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
The Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is expected to be debated and voted on at stage 1 on Tuesday, 13 May. If it passes, it will progress to stage 2, where it can be amended. If it doesn’t pass, the bill won’t progress any further and won’t become law. Over several years we…
Chris Ringland
How has the UK evangelical church changed since the Covid pandemic?
The average church we surveyed saw their Sunday attendance increase by 13% since January 2020. This is actually an underestimate of what’s happening across the UK. That’s because larger churches have grown while smaller churches have shrunk, which means that the overall attendance change across all…
Danny Webster
Changing Church 2025 report
In 2020 and 2021 the church in the UK went through significant disruption brought on by Covid-19. Churches were required to close for extended periods of time and were then bound by strict regulations as to how they could operate once they re-opened. Five years on, the Evangelical Alliance…
More people are attending church than before the pandemic
Churches are seeing twice as many people commit to following Jesus as in 2021, our latest Changing Church survey reveals. Changing Church 2025 explores the state of the UK evangelical Church five years on from the Covid pandemic. We have also heard stories from evangelical churches of every size,…
Church leaders from over 60 Scottish Parliament constituencies and every electoral region sign joint letter against Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill
Ahead of the vote on Tuesday, 13 May, church leaders from over 60 Scottish Parliament constituencies and every electoral region sign joint letter against the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Chris Ringland, our public policy officer in Scotland said: “The scale of concern…
Discipleship in an age of self-obsession
We don’t just live our lives – we measure them, analyse them and compare them. Statistics show that gym use has skyrocketed, as has plastic surgery and use of health apps. At the same time, other studies are showing an increase in church attendance, Bible sales and openness to spirituality. It…
Katherine Brown
George Floyd and the church – five years on: justice or jargon?
I would argue that at the time, British and Irish churches were playing catch-up on racial justice and so were unable to shape or lead the conversations on those equality-related issues which came into focus after May 2020. Nature abhors a vacuum, and with regard to racial justice, into this vacuum…
Richard Reddie
Five things the church can do to support mothers in pregnancy crisis
Coming to terms with the pain caused by abortion – or the pressure of an unintended pregnancy – is never easy. But we have a Saviour who lived through this. Jesus was born to a Judean teenager in perhaps the most unexpected pregnancy in history! Mary faced shame, scorn, and accusations of…
Mark Gilmore
An update on the push for assisted suicide in Westminster and Scotland
Ultimately, only one amendment was put to a vote – Rebecca Paul’s proposal to allow hospices to opt out of providing assisted suicide. Despite all the talk of freedom, this amendment designed to give hospices a choice was voted down. It has become increasingly clear that this bill is not only…
Mark Gilmore
Is there a volunteering shortage in churches since the Covid pandemic?
It has been suggested that churches in the UK are experiencing a shortage of volunteers following the Covid pandemic. For example, some churches have found it difficult to restart all the activities that they had been running before the pandemic. This was something that we wanted to investigate as…
Calvin Birnie
A prayer for Gaza
We lament with the women, men and children of Gaza and pray for peace, justice and hope
