‘Funding crisis’ puts Hope ‘at risk’
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 28 Jul 2026
A long-running Christian charity is facing a “funding crisis” which puts the future of its work “at risk”, it says.
Drug education charity Hope UK – established in Victorian times as the Band of Hope – says it is “urgently in need of support to help fund its work into next year.”
Churches have 'vital' role in tackling homelessness, LCM says
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 28 Jul 2026
London City Mission (LCM) has highlighted the church’s role in providing community and support as it warns homelessness remains a huge issue despite decriminalisation.
Dan Burrows, Ministry Lead at the Webber Street Centre – an LCM day centre for people who are homeless – told en: “The local church is uniquely positioned to provide something many people experiencing homelessness desperately need: genuine community, lasting relationships and a place where they are known and welcomed.”
Gospel preached at East Kent football tournament
Brian Glynn
Date posted: 28 Jul 2026
More than 150 people gathered for the East Kent Christians in Sport Network’s annual 6-a-side football tournament, bringing together players from 12 churches alongside friends invited to enjoy the day and hear the good news of Jesus.
Network leader Ben Wildman said: “This was the fourth year we've run the tournament and it just keeps getting bigger every year. It's really encouraging seeing so many churches coming together to reach sportspeople with the good news of Jesus.”
10,000 Reasons to praise in prison...
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 27 Jul 2026
At Chelmsford prison, the sounds of prisoners singing 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord, O My Soul) has been heard across the prison wings and showers, Daylight Christian Prison Trust (DCPT) reports.
It says that at a recent service, “in the absence of a musician, one prisoner led the singing, with the men enthusiastically joining in with their new favourite, 10,000 Reasons… which the governor has reported can be heard being sung on the wings and in the showers all over the prison!”
Questions raised about BBC Jesus
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 26 Jul 2026
Will the Jesus of a new TV programme coming to the BBC next year be portrayed as “woke”?
That’s the question being asked by a leader of Christians in Media after the corporation announced plans for the four-part series, which it describes as a “landmark religion series” development.
Barnabas Aid: ‘Multiple allegations’ made
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 25 Jul 2026
Barnabas Aid has revealed that whistleblowers made multiple safeguarding allegations in 2024 and that Christian Safeguarding Services (CSS) is to conduct an independent safeguarding review.
The charity, which supports persecuted believers globally, is also now being managed by a specialist law firm, instead of its trustees, after a further intervention by the charities regulator.
Nicholls gets top role at new Gospel Coalition UK
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 25 Jul 2026
Graham Nicholls has been appointed as Honorary Director of The Gospel Coalition UK (TGC-UK).
The decision was taken through a “unanimous vote in favour” at the TGC-UK Forum, the organisation’s inaugural consultation and decision-making group.
Bernard Randall: ‘You have to stand up to the world’
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 24 Jul 2026
An Anglican chaplain cleared to return to ministry after a seven-year battle says too many Church of England leaders belong to the “metropolitan elite” and have forsaken a Christian worldview.
In 2019, Bernard Randall was referred to Prevent (the UK’s counter-radicalisation programme, part of the Government’s wider counterterrorism strategy), treated as a safeguarding risk, and effectively shut out of ministry for preaching a sermon rooted in CofE doctrine.
en responds to Amnesty criticism
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 24 Jul 2026
Evangelicals Now (en) has responded to an Amnesty International UK report – now withdrawn for review – which branded it, among others, an “anti-rights organisation”.
Some of those also labelled a “growing threat” to human rights were the Evangelical Alliance, Affinity, the Christian Institute, Christian Values in Education (CViE); the Christian Medical Fellowship; Living Out; Christians in Parliament; Lovewise; Christian Action, Research and Education (CARE); Anglican Mainstream; True Freedom Trust; and Brephos.
Conversion therapy bill ‘deeply concerning’ says EA
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 23 Jul 2026
The Evangelical Alliance says the Government’s draft bill on banning so-called “conversion practices” in England and Wales is “deeply concerning”.
The proposed law states that a person found guilty of “abusive conversion practices” could face unlimited fines and/or up to five years in prison.
Archbishops call alternative ordinations 'unnecessary'
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 18 Jul 2026
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have called a set of alternative ordinations performed in May “unnecessary” and “ecumenically discourteous.”
Martin Morrison, a bishop in the Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa (REACH-SA) ordained seven deacons at a service in east London.
Stay alert, Anglican evangelicals warned
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 17 Jul 2026
Evangelicals are being urged to remain “alert” after a Church of England motion widely seen as liberalising its position on same-sex relationships was defeated at the Church of England’s General Synod in York.
The call comes from John Dunnett, National Director of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) after the so-called “King Motion” was not carried.
Jewish believers 'disappointed' with CofE
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 17 Jul 2026
The Church’s Ministry Among Jewish People (CMJ UK) has expressed concerns about the Church of England’s (CofE) “Kairos Palestine motion” which was passed at July’s General Synod.
In a letter to the CofE’s General Synod, CMJ UK affirms the importance of hearing the witness of Palestinian Christians, and then says: “Our concern is not that these voices are being heard, but that they are presented largely in isolation from other faithful Christian perspectives.”
UCCF to help fund Quinta's 'largest' building project
Thomas McBride
Date posted: 15 Jul 2026
Each year in early September, UCCF hosts its annual conference for student leaders, Forum. The conference has run in essence for over a hundred years, bringing Christian Union leaders together to enjoy fellowship, be encouraged in their faith, share ideas and be equipped to share the gospel at their universities.
Hosting a thousand student leaders at Forum requires a major outlay each year. The Quinta Christian Centre has partnered with UCCF for many years to host the conference with the main arena situated on the site near Weston Rhyn, Shropshire. The main arena gives every student there the opportunity to worship and hear from God’s Word as one body of Christians each year – I know I found it an emotional and memorable experience when I first stepped into the marquee as a student for the evening meeting.
Seven-year Bernard Randall case ends in settlement
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 9 Jul 2026
Evangelicals are celebrating after it was today announced that Church of England (CofE) chaplain Bernard Randall's seven-year ordeal has reached a settlement.
In 2019, Randall was referred to Prevent (the UK's counter-radicalisation programme, part of the Government's wider counterterrorism strategy), treated as a safeguarding risk, and effectively shut out of ministry for preaching a sermon rooted in CofE doctrine.
Christian charity helps 35,000 become debt-free
Luke Randall
Date posted: 8 Jul 2026
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is celebrating 30 years of service, during which it has helped families clear over half a billion pounds of debt, given money or job coaching to over 100,000 people, and helped 35,000 become debt-free.
As CAP revealed in a new report, less than a quarter of their clients have the means to repay their debts in what is considered a suitable timeframe, down significantly from 40 per cent, 12 years ago. The level of debt clients owe has also soared, showing debt is a growing problem as the cost of living crisis continues to bite.
Gentle conversations
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 5 Jul 2026
A secular arts festival was used as an opportunity to “gently” open conversations about faith through the painting of the Biblical creation story.
The project was led by Ashby Baptist Church volunteer Lisa Noon who recently completed a Master’s degree in Mission, Pioneering and Theology.
50 years of housing for ex-missionaries
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 3 Jul 2026
This year, the Evangelical Housing Association (EHA) is celebrating 50 years of providing homes for retired gospel workers.
Launched in 1976, EHA supports ex-pastors and missionaries who have served in the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC), Grace Baptist Association (GBA), and the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches (EFCC).
