UK & Ireland
Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Reunited at Bible by the Beach (after 61 years!)

Hazel Gordon and Linnet Smith left their Cheshire girls' school in 1965. They hadn’t seen each other for over 60 years until this year’s Bible by the Beach conference.


UK & Ireland
Wycliffe – FIEC appeal joy

Wycliffe – FIEC appeal joy

In January, en reported on a partnership between Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), the …

World
Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

Church in Lebanon is ‘still standing’

The church in Lebanon is “under pressure, but is still standing”, with ongoing conflict across the Middle East bringing difficulties …

People
Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods

Duncan Woods has been appointed as the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches’ (FIEC’s) Director for the North East. Woods joins …

Comment

David Burrowes

The UK leadership crisis: Responding Biblically

David Burrowes
Graham Daniels

Do today's children lack embodied childhood experiences?

Graham Daniels
Dave Burke

Suicide: Let's talk about it

Dave Burke

Features

Features
Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Leadership and the danger of unrepentant sin...

Spiritual leaders face many tricky circumstances, setbacks and tragedies, but the biggest threat that we leaders ever face is the …

Features
I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

I preached the gospel in a barn... and people listened

There was a buzz of excited conversation in the air as over 170 people jammed into a barn in the …

Features
Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

Biblical meekness: The key to good leadership?

There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion that comes from living at one end of a tension that was never …

UK & Ireland

UK & Ireland
New trust comes at 'defining moment'

New trust comes at 'defining moment'

A new, training-focused trust for gospel workers is currently accepting applications for its first grant round.The Yarnton Gospel Workers …

UK & Ireland
Irish calls for ‘life-affirming alternatives’ are heard

Irish calls for ‘life-affirming alternatives’ are heard

Thousands of people marched through Dublin for the annual “March for Life” on 4 May. Church services took places before …

UK & Ireland
Scotland & Wales: Dr Q & LGBTQI+ pose challenges

Scotland & Wales: Dr Q & LGBTQI+ pose challenges

Scotland and Wales have elected their newest parliamentary representatives, which could pose some concerns for evangelical Christians in each country, …

World

World
The legal noose tightens in India

The legal noose tightens in India

Global news headlines often focus on the physical violence facing our Christian brothers and sisters in India – the church …

World
Finnish MP will appeal 'hate speech' case to ECHR

Finnish MP will appeal 'hate speech' case to ECHR

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has confirmed she is appealing her “hate speech” case to the European Court of Human Rights …

World
The UK as both mission field and mission force

The UK as both mission field and mission force

“Mission on our doorstep” is a phrase we’ve heard again and again over the last decade. The idea is simple …

People

People
Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Former FIEC President Basil Howlett dies

Basil Howlett, former President of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), has died.Howlett served as FIEC President from …

People
Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

Tributes paid to evangelist Vijay Menon

During a service of thanksgiving at Moulton Parish Church, Northampton, evangelist Vijay Menon – who died recently (see online obituary …

People
Ella Langley

Ella Langley

Hit country music singer Ella Langley has recently shared publicly about her faith in Christ.In an interview with podcast …

Reviews

Reviews
Stranger things!

Stranger things!

This book is a revised and updated version of his 2017 book of the same title. What has changed in …

Reviews
Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

Tyndale's New Testament at the British Library

2026 is the 500th anniversary of the publication of William Tyndale’s translation of the New Testament into English, a major …

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Fearing God

Date posted: 18 May 2026

Dear Editor, Thank you for Ian Hamilton’s article on ‘Fearing God’ [read said article here]. Perhaps we could …

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Baby Boomers to Gen Z

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Dear Editor, As a lady of a certain age (65 to be precise), I am really pleased to see …

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Debating politics well

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