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Dear Pandemic-Weary Pastor

21st February 202118th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 12 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, Christians, church, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, family, Findings, friends, God, isolation, Lifestyle, Lockdown, persecution, Poll, praise, study, The Bible, worship

It’s not all bad. Some churches seem to have overcome the challenges of COVID in astounding ways. I love seeing reports about the amazing things happening in churches around the country despite the crisis.

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New poll finds Non Christians perceptions of the Church are improving

21st February 202118th February 2021 Josie McFarlane 11 Views 0 Comments awareness, BAME, BME, Christians, church, community, family, Findings, friends, God, Lifestyle, persecution, Poll, praise, study, The Bible, worship

The Give Hope Campaign, which profiles the work of the UK church, is supported by leaders from Anglican, Methodist, Salvation Army, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Evangelical churches across the country.

Forever Friends by Gary Clayton

23rd June 202018th June 2020 Becky Wybrow 281 Views 0 Comments #Gary Clayton, church, community, family, friends, God, Jesus, Life

A good friend once asked: “How many people would visit you if you were in hospital? How many friends would

Study reveals Brits are obssesed with taking photos of their pets (1,464 each year) – much more than they take of family & friends

9th May 20206th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 419 Views 0 Comments Britain's, Brits, Cat, Dog, family, friends, Life, Pets, photos, study

Pets are more popular than our partner or friends according to new research which has lifted a lid on just

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CHIPS launches emergency Coronavirus response for families and young people

6th April 20206th April 2020 Josie McFarlane 442 Views 0 Comments children, CHIPS, Christianity, community, Coronavirus, COVID19, Faith, Families, friends, God, help, Lonely, mental health, school, Support

CHIPS, the international Christian peacemaking charity, today launched an emergency response and crowdfunding appeal to help Brixton’s vulnerable families and

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Coronavirus: 1/3 of UK children lonely since lock down, reveals survey from World Vision UK

6th April 20205th April 2020 Josie McFarlane 594 Views 0 Comments children, Coronavirus, COVID19, friends, Lonely, mental health, school, survey, World Vision

One in three UK children between five and 18 years old (36%) have told parents they are lonely since the

Older ethnic minority adults have fewer close friends

10th February 20205th February 2020 Josie McFarlane 558 Views 0 Comments Ethnic Minorities, friends, Life, loneliness, Old age, Pensioners

Older adults from ethnic minority groups report having fewer close friends and fewer friends who live locally than older white

Romans, countrymen or friends? By Gary Clayton

1st December 201930th November 2019 Becky Wybrow 677 Views 0 Comments #Gary Clayton, Bad, BAME Community, church, Countryman, friends, God, Jesus, Romans

Having got to a time in life when I’m beginning to think about my own mortality, I’ve started thinking about

Race among friends

25th July 201922nd July 2019 Josie McFarlane 509 Views 0 Comments church, Faith, friends, God, Jesus, Race, united

Not long ago, I sat between two church friends in their 30s and listened to a heated debate about race.

How often people talk about race with family and friends depends on racial and ethnic group, education, politics

30th June 201928th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 736 Views 0 Comments awareness, ethnic groups, ethnicity, family, friends, politics, Race, Religion, social interaction

Americans turn to family and friend networks to talk about race and race relations. But who is likely to be having these

Esther Kuku Feature

Singleness and Christmas by Esther Kuku

30th November 201829th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 6543 Views 0 Comments alone, alone at Christmas, Beliefs, Christmas, community, Esther Kuku, Faith, family, friends, God, people, single, single life

Christmas has a way of piling on the pressure, doesn’t it? In particular, it can be a tricky time for

Ah, the joy of Christmas! by Rev Cassius Francis

28th November 201830th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 964 Views 0 Comments #Finances, BAME, black, Black Country, charity, christian, Christmas, community, Dinner, Faith, family, friends, God, help, joy, Preparations, Rev Cassius Francis, Support, Universal Credits, Wesleyan Holiness Church

‘So, here it is, Merry Christmas! Everybody’s having fun. Look to the future now, it’s only just begun…!’ It is

Military Wives Announce “Home For Christmas” Tour 2017

30th August 2017 Mariah 2527 Views 0 Comments Armed Forces, cathedrals, Christmas, churches, community, December, family, friends, home, Military wives, music, November, performance, Quality, Support, time, tour, UK, wives

“Home For Christmas” It is announced today that the Military Wives Choirs will tour UK cathedrals in 2017 with their

The word One to One Personal Evangelism resource featured at EMA for the first time

28th June 2017 Mariah 3090 Views 0 Comments bible, booklets, Christ, colleagues, EMA, evangelism, family, featured, friends, Gospel, introduces, Jesus, One to one, personal, resource

The Word One to One, a new resource designed to make it as easy as possible to introduce friends, family