All UK Church articles
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InterviewsNew Wine’s Rich Johnson on leading ‘gloriously ordinary’ churches
Rich Johnson is championing a vision of renewal rooted not in celebrity, but in what he calls “gloriously ordinary” local churches. Speaking to Sam Hailes, the vicar of All Saints Worcester reflects on leadership, cultural change and why New Wine has stopped advertising their summer gatherings on the basis of ‘big name’ preachers
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OpinionHenry Novak’s murder exposes the uncomfortable sin of racial partiality
Henry Nowak died pleading for help while police focused on allegations that he had made a racist remark. Jamie Bambrick contends that his death exposes the dangers of recent policies of race which have impacted both the Church and wider culture. He’s calling on Christians to return to the biblical principle of equal justice for all
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OpinionWho was William Tyndale?
It’s 500 years since William Tyndale first translated the New Testament into English. This monumental piece of work came at great personal cost, as Jenny Sanders explains
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OpinionChristians must seek justice for Henry Nowak without condemning entire communities
A young Sikh man committed a horrific crime and serious questions remain about the police response. Both require scrutiny, and the anger felt by many is justified, says Rev Jamie Sewell. But Christians must resist the temptation to turn one act of evil into a judgement on entire communities
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OpinionHenry Nowak’s murder shook Southampton. But the response from Christians is giving me hope
Following the murder of Henry Nowak and the subsequent trial, riots have placed Southampton in unrest. But looking beyond the headlines, Southampton church leader Paul Woodman sees a different story of ordinary people seeking the peace of their city through compassion and service amid grief and anger
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OpinionKemi Badenoch has vowed to defend cultural Christianity. I worry she's missing the point
Kemi Badenoch may have a genuinely deep appreciation for churches. But Danny Webster says the quest to preserve old buildings falls short of what Christianity is all about
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Real Life‘I didn’t have a dad – now I am calling my church to father the fatherless’
Rev Fernando Carrillo has a vision to see families restored, chains of addiction broken and young men raised to be godly role models and good fathers. It’s everything that his own life was missing
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Magazine Features5 churches using their gardens for the gospel
Hazel Southam explores how outdoor spaces are being transformed by congregations across the UK in order to build bridges that reach out to the local community and point upwards towards God
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Magazine FeaturesAre young men rejecting seeker-sensitive Christainity?
Pioneers of the seeker-sensitive movement have long argued churches must make their services more accessible to win the next generation. But as growing numbers of young men are drawn towards expressions of faith built around discipline, reverence and sacrifice, AJ Gomez asks: Is it time to switch off the smoke machines?
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InterviewsJohn Lennox: The world's foremost Christian apologist on the story he almost never told
He’s one of the greatest apologists of our time – best known for taking on the New Atheist movement with grace and panache. Now, John Lennox has written his astonishing life story and it is packed full of never-before-told stories
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OpinionI’m pledging £92m to keep church roofs watertight and doors wide open
Across the country, churches of all shapes and sizes are providing vital community services, says Baroness Twycross. But for many, the financial burden of maintaining their buildings is creating a crisis. She hopes that the government’s new Places of Worship Renewal Fund will help ease the pressure
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Interviews‘You can’t have Christian values without Christ’ Pastor Tony Uddin on Christian nationalism and loving your enemies
As rival protests expose deep tensions in London, East London pastor Tony Uddin warns that fear, identity politics and division are being exploited by both left and right. The Church must model a radically different way, he says
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OpinionJonathan Fletcher’s victims will not see justice thanks to CofE safeguarding failures
Jonathan Fletcher’s dementia means that although a jury has found he committed abuse, he will not be punished. But the Church’s inadequate safeguarding is also to blame for denying his victims proper justice, argues Gavin Drake
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OpinionBuffer zone conviction does not mean the UK has criminalised Christianity
Poor lawmaking should always be challenged, says Evangelical Alliance’s Peter Lynas. But Christians must not conflate every legal case involving public evangelism with religious persecution. It simply isn’t accurate
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OpinionPrayer isn’t enough to stop antisemitism. We have to practically stand up for the Jewish community
Having been in close proximity to the recent anti-semitic attacks in Finchley and Golders Green, Mavis Crispin and her North London church community took to the Bible to decide how to best respond. Here, she provides practical steps you can take to advocate against antisemitism
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InterviewsSamuel Leeds: Meet the controversial Christian property developer pledging to save Britain’s churches
When Samuel Leeds announced plans to buy vacant church buildings and rent them to congregations for free, many Christians applauded the vision. But his growing prominence has also led to increased scrutiny, with some accusing him of profiting from vulnerable people and running a fraudulent “get rich quick” scheme – allegations he strongly contests. Is he a generous visionary or a dangerous guru? AJ Gomez meets him
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OpinionChristianity-free zones have no place in the UK
A retired pastor has been convicted after reading John 3:16 on the fringes of a buffer zone near a hospital in Northern Ireland. If that’s enough to trigger criminal prosecution, we are entering dangerous territory, says Lois McLatchie Miller
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OpinionThe Quiet Revival exposed a quiet jealousy in me that few church leaders talk about
Surrounded by stories of church growth and renewal, Derek Hughes found himself genuinely happy for other churches while quietly wrestling with comparison, envy and the unsettling question: am I doing something wrong? Then an intimate moment in his small group revealed a better measure of success
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OpinionAntisemitism has been declared a ‘national emergency’. Here are 5 ways Christians should respond
A wave of antisemitic violence in Britain, including the stabbing of two Jewish men in Golders Green and arson attacks on Jewish ambulances and synagogues, has led Kemi Badenoch to describe the situation as a “national emergency”. Here, David Hoffbrand explains how Christians can take immediate action to stand with Jewish people living in fear
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InterviewsMarch for Jesus once swept the world. Now it’s returning to London
A quarter of a century after March for Jesus last filled central London with worshippers, the movement is being revived for a new generation. Organiser Henry George tells us the Jesus March is not political protest, but a hopeful public expression of faith at a moment when many believe spiritual openness is returning to Britain
