COVID19 Archives – Keep The Faith ® The UK's Black and multi-ethnic Christian magazine

Has lockdown changed the way we serve

16th May 202114th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 30 Views 0 Comments change, church, church service, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, different, Faith, God, Lockdown, Pandemic, praise, Vaccine, virtual, worship

According to a report released earlier this year, over the course of lockdown, 71% of churches have delivered new services.

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Charity boss’s call for help in the ‘race against time’ in India

12th May 202114th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 22 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID19, crisis, Death, India, Lockdown, Oxygen, Pandemic, Vaccine

A charity boss has described the Covid crisis in India as the biggest challenge in its 147-year history and a ‘race against time’.

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World religious leaders call for increases in production of Covid vaccines

11th May 202114th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 30 Views 0 Comments church, community, Coronavrius, COVID19, Faith, religious leaders, Vaccine

Global faith leaders have united to call for the steps necessary to produce and distribute enough Covid vaccine for the entire global population.

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India’s Devastating ‘Second Wave’ Requires ‘Third Wave’ of Compassion

9th May 20218th May 2021 Josie McFarlane 21 Views 0 Comments community, Compassion, Coronavirus, COVID19, crisis, Death, Faith, government, help, India, Oxygen, pray, The Bible

India is literally choking to death. In my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything that compares with this tsunami of suffering.

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Poll finds resurgence in spiritual openness among youths during pandemic

11th April 202110th April 2021 Josie McFarlane 29 Views 0 Comments BAME, Black Church, Black history, BME, church, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, God, Jesus, Pandemic, praise, Spirituality, The Bible, Vaccine, worship

During the Covid crisis, 18-34 year olds are more likely than older age groups to have prayed, read the Bible and attended church more often.

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COVID vaccine reaches most remote communities in Lesotho

2nd April 202131st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 111 Views 0 Comments Africa, communities, Coronavirus, COVID19, God, health, help, Jesus, Pandemic, praise, The Bible, Vaccine, worship

Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) pilot Grant Strugnell delivered the first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to a mountainside clinic near Kuebunyane – the most remote airstrip in Lesotho.

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Never seen before faith group collaboration reaches the most vulnerable

1st April 202131st March 2021 Josie McFarlane 40 Views 0 Comments Christianity, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, fundraising, God, Jesus, Pandemic, Poverty, praise, Support, The Bible, worship

St Paul’s Community Outreach Project, Tottenham in East London supports those most vulnerable as a result of the pandemic through itsfood and care pantry as well as through online help during lockdown.

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Heroes of the Faith: Gladys Aylward

15th March 202112th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 80 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, Census, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, educate, employment, Faith, family, free church youth group, Gladys Aylward, governemnt, Heroes, History, praise, virtual, virtual event, work, worship

Gladys Aylward was born in north London in 1902 to a working-class family and had only limited education. She worked as a housemaid and, after becoming a Christian, was seized by a desire to share the gospel in China.

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Luis Palau: a life well-lived

14th March 202112th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 87 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, Evangelical Alliance, family, film, friends, God, grief, Jesus, Lament, love, The Bible

The passing of the evangelist Luis Palau at the age of eighty-six was recently announced. With his ‘promotion to glory’ another of a generation of pioneering preachers has left us.

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Evangelical Alliance addresses UK COVID-19 grief with spoken word film

12th March 202111th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 48 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, Evangelical Alliance, family, film, friends, God, grief, Jesus, Lament, love, The Bible

The Evangelical Alliance has released ‘Lament’, a spoken word film addressing the grief caused by COVID-19, written and performed by author and evangelist Phil Knox.

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Government targets false vaccine information on social media

11th March 202111th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 33 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, Census, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, educate, employment, Faith, family, free church youth group, government, Heroes, History, information, praise, Vaccine

A new social media campaign to tackle false vaccine information shared amongst ethnic minority communities will launch today, supported by the world’s biggest social media companies.

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BME communities urged to complete Census 2021

10th March 202110th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 46 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, Census, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, educate, employment, family, free church youth group, governemnt, praise, virtual, virtual event, work, worship

The independent NHS Race and Health Observatory is urging black and minority ethnic communities to complete this years’ national census survey to help capture information on the overall health conditions of ethnic minority households across England.

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Church Admin At No Cost

9th March 20218th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 42 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, easter, educate, employment, family, free church youth group, Kickstart scheme, PA, Pentecost Sunday, praise, virtual, virtual event, work, worship

JWB Virtual Ministry Assistance Kick Start Scheme for Churches gives church leaders the opportunity to acquire an administrator for their church for 25 hours a week for 6 months.

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Largest Online Prayer Meeting announced for Pentecost Sunday

9th March 20218th March 2021 Josie McFarlane 102 Views 0 Comments #Pastor, BAME, Black Church, BME, Business, campaign, church, community, Coronvairus, COVID19, easter, educate, family, free church youth group, Pentecost Sunday, praise, virtual event, worship

The National Day of Prayer and Worship, along with other Church and network Leaders have announced plans today (Monday 1st March) to hold the largest online prayer gathering on Sunday 23rd May 2021 to mark Pentecost Sunday.