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An Open Letter: Responding to the Cost-of-Living Crisis together
25th August 2022 Dear MLA, We, the undersigned leaders and organisations, are representatives from a breadth of churches and Christian faith-based charities in Northern Ireland. We are writing to you as part of ongoing efforts to help create a united church voice in response to the ever-growing…
Love breaks the roof
After careful assessment by Lynne, a volunteer occupational therapist, a suitable wheelchair was selected. Fawasi was delighted with his new chair, grinning broadly and thrusting his arms in the air in spontaneous thanksgiving. Love through action Fawasi is one of hundreds of people helped each…
Annette Stuart
Making a difference by showing up
At Youth for Christ, we’re about seeing young people’s lives changed by Jesus. We have long recognised that transformation usually happens through relationships and in most cases before we can declare Jesus, we need to demonstrate Him (Acts 1:8). Across Britain, we have over 60 local ministries…
Neil O'Boyle
Interview: Giving a voice to the voiceless
What does the WEA do? The World Evangelical Alliance began in 1846 with the establishment in England of the Evangelical Alliance, formed with representatives from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Sweden, Germany, France, Holland, Switzerland, the USA and Canada. From the beginning, they addressed…
Nicola Morrison
Who is my neighbour in the midst of war?
Russia’s history and leadership has long made it seem like a difficult country to love from the outside – an enemy to many and a place steeped in darkness. However, we need to remember that these are the same factors which have led to tremendous suffering for the Russian people – including the 40%…
Anna Thwaites
Stories of Hope
God continues to move powerfully through you. You have continued to look out for fellow believers and those who do not know Jesus personally. Good news has been proclaimed in word and deed to communities across the UK and lives have been touched and transformed by His work. This collection of…
Equipped to live for Jesus at work
Living for Jesus at work, a new resource suite from the Evangelical Alliance and the Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, seeks to equip Christians in this task. From factory workers to corporate lawyers, from paramedics to pharmacists, Christians have opportunities to speak Jesus into their world of…
Danny Webster
Standing on the shoulders of giants
You don’t need to scroll too far down your news feed to find a story that points to the divisions in our society. Our fractured nation is full of ruptures across divides of politics, race, wealth and worldviews. But one area of division that is often overlooked is that between the generations. I…
Phil Knox
Christian GP: how I live out my faith in a time of NHS crisis
I sit down for a Zoom call with Dr Debisi Olunloyo to find out. Born and raised in Nigeria, she became a Christian aged 13 at school, and trained to become a doctor. She moved to the UK in 2000, where she joined one of our member churches, Jesus House in London, and continued her postgraduate…
Helen Locke
Could your church adopt a care home?
Overlooked and ignored: such an apt description of many care home residents. Did you know, research shows that older people in care homes are twice as likely to feel severely lonely as older people living in the community? There are about 12,500 care homes for older people across the UK, and about…
Tina English
“The wristband had changed his life…”
Many festivals returned to in-person events after two years of meeting online, and this year even saw the birth of new festivals that had been waiting to launch. These festivals provide valuable space and time for many Christians, young and old, some who are new to faith and some who have been…
Alyssa Carey
Living for Jesus at Work
Jesus calls us to follow Him, and this involves commitment in all aspects of our lives. He calls us to live for Him in the workplace, which for many of us is where we interact most with those who do not yet know Him. We are to live as salt and light, talking with our colleagues about Jesus,…
Living for Jesus at work: Pocketbook
Jesus calls us to follow Him, and this involves commitment in all aspects of our lives. He calls us to live for Him in the workplace, which for many of us is where we interact most with those who do not yet know Him. We are to live as salt and light, talking with our colleagues about Jesus,…
Living for Jesus at work: Research report
Jesus calls us to follow Him, and this involves commitment in all aspects of our lives. He calls us to live for Him in the workplace, which for many of us is where we interact most with those who do not yet know Him. We are to live as salt and light, talking with our colleagues about Jesus,…
Living for Jesus at work: Bible study
Jesus calls us to follow Him, and this involves commitment in all aspects of our lives. He calls us to live for Him in the workplace, which for many of us is where we interact most with those who do not yet know Him. We are to live as salt and light, talking with our colleagues about Jesus,…
