More stories in church

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  Asylum seekers and refugees help Salvation Army respond to coronavirus food poverty

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Jun 2020 11:26 BST

  Asylum seekers and refugees are among the volunteers assisting The Salvation Army as it responds to food poverty across the UK during the coronavirus crisis.

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  Churches in England open again for individual prayer

  Staff writer | Sat 13 Jun 2020 10:16 BST

  The latest guidance from the Government, released on Friday, permits individuals or members of the same household to enter into a church to pray on their own.

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  Church minister sees reduction in rough sleeping during Covid-19

  Staff writer | Fri 12 Jun 2020 14:57 BST

  A Church of Scotland minister says a reduction in rough sleeping in Edinburgh since the start of Covid-19 has been one of the "unexpected benefits" of the crisis.

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  Racism on the agenda for most UK churches, survey finds

  Staff writer | Fri 12 Jun 2020 7:40 BST

  In the poll of nearly 500 Premier listeners, three quarters (74%) said their church had mentioned the issue since the death of unarmed black man George Floyd last month.

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  Churches experience surge in interest during Covid-19 - study

  Staff writer | Thu 11 Jun 2020 11:38 BST

  Churches across the UK have experienced a surge in interest following the outbreak of coronavirus, new research from the Evangelical Alliance has found.

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  Bishops take the knee in memory of George Floyd

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Jun 2020 14:16 BST

  Church of England bishops took the knee on Tuesday to mark two weeks since the death of George Floyd.

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  Churches may be allowed to re-open for collective worship from 4 July

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Jun 2020 11:07 BST

  A senior Government minister has suggested churches may be able to resume collective worship from 4 July.

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  Methodist Church has 'not eradicated the problem' of racism yet, says Conference Secretary

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Jun 2020 10:36 BST

  Rev Dr Jonathan Hustler, Secretary of the Methodist Conference in Britain, said that "racism is a denial of the gospel".

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  Church of England must set its 'house in order' when it comes to racism

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Jun 2020 9:42 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the Church of England must continue to repent and take action to address its own failings on racism.

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  Church recruits journalist to boost local news

  Peter Crumpler | Tue 9 Jun 2020 14:30 BST

  An Anglican church in Kent, south-east England, is taking the 'revolutionary' step of employing a full-time journalist to report on community and church-based news.

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  Christian group challenges Government on Sunday trading plans as churches remain restricted

  Staff writer | Tue 9 Jun 2020 12:45 BST

  A Christian campaign group has questioned the Government on why it is prepared to trust large shops to re-open for longer on Sunday but not churches.

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  Number of people doing the Alpha Course has soared during Covid-19

  Staff writer | Tue 9 Jun 2020 11:31 BST

  Not only are more people taking part, there has never been such a low dropout rate, says course developer Nicky Gumbel.