EN at Rising Lights: Should the term 'evangelical' be ditched?

Lydia Houghton  |  Features
Date posted:  16 Apr 2026
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EN at Rising Lights: Should the term 'evangelical' be ditched?

LtoR: Glen Scrivener, Sharon James, Tim Thornborough, Rick Raja, John Stevens.

At the Livermead House Hotel in Torquay, Devon, a panel of well-known Bible-based Christians were posed a question: "Is the term 'evangelical' an 'outdated' title?..."

From 6-10 April 2026, around 2,000 Christians gathered in the South of England for the first "Rising Lights" event - an Eastertime gathering organised by the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC).

en was exhibiting at the conference, and on Thursday 9 April hosted its own version of the BBC's "Any Questions?" which saw an invitation for Rising Lights attendees to submit questions to the panel.

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