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Church of England offers coffee, cake and community solidarity as it “prays for country” ahead of Brexit

19th March 201918th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 158 Views 0 Comment Brexit, Church news, church of England, community, community solidarity, Faith, pray

Since the referendum, it has had the capacity to create awkward silences at dinner parties, the demise of even the

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Cambodian Church Requests Prayer for Evangelistic Crusade

16th February 201918th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 2284 Views 0 Comment Cambodia, Church news, community, Evangelistic Crusade, Faith, pray, prayers

Nearly five decades ago, a Cambodian man addressed the Keswick Convention and issued a plea to British Christians from the

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‘I wanted to do more for people than just pray’: Pastor blends faith, farms to end food insecurity in black churches

13th February 201911th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 294 Views 0 Comment #Pastor, BAME, BHM, black, Black history, church, community, Faith, food, hunger, News, Poverty, pray

Several years ago, Rev. Heber Brown III decided he needed to do more than pray. The now 38-year-old pastor at

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Is it time to abolish prayers in parliament?

10th February 20197th February 2019 Josie McFarlane 377 Views 0 Comment Belief, christian, community, Faith, God, government, parliament, pray, Religion, Tradition

Crispin Blunt – a Conservative MP for Reigate – has recently fronted a call to bring an end to parliamentary prayers.

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Let’s get the saints out and get them into circulation

1st February 201931st January 2019 Josie McFarlane 252 Views 0 Comment Belief, Bishop, black, Brexit, christian, church, community, Faith, God, help, inspiration, pray, Saints, Support, Troubled times

We seem increasingly to be living in ‘interesting times’ where our society is torn by division, instability and polarisation. It’s

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Churches sing for Syrian Christians facing another hard winter as the crisis continues

9th December 201825th March 2019 Josie McFarlane 501 Views 0 Comment charity, Christ, christian, Christmas, churches, community, Faith, God, Islamic extremists, mission, Open Doors, Poverty, pray, Syrian Christians, war

As the crisis in Syria drags towards its eighth year, Open Doors is asking supporters to Sing for Syria and

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Heartwise Ministries Introduces Worship/Health App

6th December 20184th December 2018 Josie McFarlane 259 Views 0 Comment App, church, community, Faith, God, health, Heartwise Ministries, Jesus, pray, Pray for health, worship

On December 7 and 8, 2018, Heartwise Ministries will be releasing the new worship app, Biblical Prescriptions. The app will be

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Vulnerability – and men by Gary Clayton

29th November 201828th November 2018 Becky Wybrow 459 Views 0 Comment awareness, BAME, Belief, black, Christ, community, emotions, Faith, God, Jesus, life struggles, men, mental health, pray, stress, Support

MAF Copywriter and Editor Gary Clayton wonders whether men should take their cue from Jesus – or Henry Paget. Satan,

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United in prayer

27th November 201814th January 2019 Josie McFarlane 430 Views 0 Comment #MAF, #Mission Aviation Fellowship, black, Caribbena, charity, christian, community, Faith, Flying, For the Sake of the World conference, God, hunger, Pilot, Poverty, pray, united

This November, the walls of the Bethel Convention Centre rang to the joyous sound of Christians from around the UK

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The Child at Christmas by Joy Roxborough

26th November 201823rd November 2018 Becky Wybrow 357 Views 0 Comment #Joy Roxborough, Abarim Publications, children, Christ, christian, Christmas, community, Faith, God, Lord, Nigeria, pray

After several decades of being on this planet and seeing – and even performing in – more than a few

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Day of Prayer for the Media – Sunday, 4th November

3rd November 20182nd November 2018 Josie McFarlane 397 Views 0 Comment christian, Christians in Media, church leaders, community, Faith, media, national prayer day, pray

Christians in Media, formerly the MediaNet, together with with UK church leaders including the Archbishop of York and HTB’s Nicky

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CARE calls for a week of prayer to mark Anti-Slavery Day

18th October 201817th October 2018 Josie McFarlane 461 Views 0 Comment campaign, care, charity, christian, church, community, Faith, human trafficking, Louise Gleich, modern day, pray, Slavery, Society, stop, Week

Christian charity CARE is today (Thursday October 18) calling for the church to commemorate Anti-Slavery Day 2018 by dedicating time

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Churches urged to cover schools in prayer

13th September 201813th September 2018 Josie McFarlane 402 Views 0 Comment #Praying, care, charity, children, christian, community, Faith, pray, school

Churches across the UK are being urged to cover schools in prayer as children across England and Wales head back

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“You are the heart and love of the church” Archbishop of Canterbury tells Mothers’ union Sudan at new Province Inauguration

3rd August 2017 Mariah 1148 Views 0 Comment Archbishop, Canterbury, capacity, Christ, church, communities, God, hopes, humbled, importance, inspired, leadership, literacy, membership, Motehrs union, peace, pray, prayers, President, skills, Social Media, Sudan, training

The Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Revd Justin Welby, commended Sudan’s Mothers’ Union on Sunday, saying, “I recognise the importance

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MOSUL: Military campaign may be over but thousands still in need

17th July 2017 Mariah 1144 Views 0 Comment campaign, camps, city, civilians, destroyed, emergency, fled, grants, humanitarian, Iraqis, Military, Mosul, organisations, pray, psycholosocial, reality, safe, salesmen, Support, Tearfund, violent

The violent recapturing of Mosul may have come to its gritty conclusion, but for hundreds of thousands of Iraqis the