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An ecumenical exchange

It's an 'answer to prayer for both congregations' as a Baptist and an Anglican church in Bristol swap buildings.

How we prayed together – WPCU 2023

A round up of some of the activities across England for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2023.

Meeting young people where they are

School chaplaincy is "an opportunity like no other" says Josh Hunt.

Delivering Amazing Days to Churchdown and Innsworth school children

Cheerful children from Churchdown and Innsworth primary schools have received delivery of the captivating ‘Amazing Days’ Christmas storybook from their local Churches Together group.

Remembering Mgr William Steele

Fr Billy Steele was a key Roman Catholic figure in English ecumenism from the 1980s onwards.

Joining the Your Local Pantry network

Church Action on Poverty's Gavin Aitchison shares the story of a new Your Local Pantry in Leeds.

Thy Kingdom Come: Nottingham City Prayer 2022

The ten days of prayer started with a large, multi-denominational and multi-cultural gathering.

Our Faithful Queen

HOPE Together shares the story of how Hampton Mission Partnership plan to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee with their local community.

A church taking shape

Rev Dr Ben Aldous uncovers the ecumenical roots of a growing worship community in Northstowe in Cambridgeshire.

Dynamic women pivotal in ecumenical church plant

The story of the growth of the single congregation Local Ecumenical Partnership (LEP) in Great Notley in Essex.

Compassion Acts in Southport

See how the local food bank supports those in crisis and challenges poverty at its root

‘It makes me get out of bed in the morning’

Joint Chair of Churches Together on the Cartmel Peninsula, Tricia Calway, shares how their local group for seniors is now bringing comfort across the country...