Stories

Fresh Expressions at 21: A movement coming of age

Resourcing Lead for Fresh Expressions, Rev. Simon Goddard, reflects on the past two decades and what might be next for Fresh Expressions.

Towards an ecumenism of repentance

CTE's Principal Officer for Mission and Evangelism, Rev Dr Ben Aldous, reflects on the Lausanne-Orthodox Initiative meeting at the St Bishoy Monastery, Egypt.

Carlisle’s ecumenical Harvest

Local Churches Together Chair, Rev Lisa Moore Wilson, coordinated a unique harvest festival in north Cumbria.

A blueprint for ecumenical encounter

Theology student Alexander Hrabak, who is a member of the Oecumenical Patriarchate, received a Snelson Fund grant to go on retreat in Belgium.

Celebrating Tyndale500

Chair of Churches Together in Lymm and District, Simon Fawcett, reports on how the Cheshire town's churches organised a ten-day programme built around the public reading of scripture.

Faith, farming and fellowship

A grant from CTE's Snelson Fund helped Rev Laura Macfarlane, a curate in the Church of England, join an ecumenical community in America for Holy Week 2025.

Exploring Christian unity in Hebburn

Local Churches Together group Facilitator Bob Finch shares the story of the search for deeper unity amongst the town's Christians.

Indigenous eco-wisdom shaping ecumenical eco-theologies

A grant from CTE’s Snelson Fund enabled Rev Danny Pegg to travel to the United States to expand his ecumenical understanding of eco-theology.

Christians together cherishing Creation

Lorraine Bewley-Tippler from the Northamptonshire Ecumenical Eco Churches Group shares the story of their recent city centre creation care event.

Ecumenical pilgrimage to mark Nicaea anniversary

Ecumenical Officer for Birmingham, the Black Country and Staffordshire, Robert Mountford, reports on the 3-day walk, which he planned and led.

Touching hearts and minds

A personal reflection on being part of the blessing of churches working together in one's own community. Written by Eric from Eastleigh in the South East of England.

Their first rodeo…but not the last

Senior minister at Oakham Baptist Church, Rev Tom Bowring, shares the story of the missional power of their summer community event.