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From Churches Together in England Applications to The Bill Snelson Young Ecumenists Fund are NOW OPEN. This round will close at midnight on 31st October 2025. The fund was set up in 2023 by Churches Together in England and the Snelson family in memory of Bill Snelson. A dedicated ecumenist, he was General Secretary of Churches … Read more
Conference: Reconciliation in a Time of Conflict – 18 October
The Season of Creation is an annual international ecumenical initiative. It starts on 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends on 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology. The theme for 2025 is Peace with Creation. The Biblical text for this year is Isaiah 32:14-18. Find out more about … Read more
“Lost and Found” is the theme for Education Sunday 2025. Education Sunday 2025 – 14 September – Churches Together in England
Shared with permission from Churches Together in England The Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a pastoral letter to mark the joint celebration of Easter 2025 and the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council at Nicaea. The CTE Presidents (pictured above L to R: Bishop Paulina Hławiczka-Trotman, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas, Bishop … Read more
The Churches Together in England (CTE) Forum provides a unique opportunity for members of the CTE family to learn, worship and build relationships together. This year the theme was One but not the Same: Celebrating diversity – Living with difference. Forum 2025 sought to provide a space where we can be in unity while recognising … Read more
Robert Mountford, Ecumenical Mission Officer for Staffordshire and the Potteries and Ecumenical Development Enabler for Birmingham Churches Together has been awarded the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism for his outstanding contribution to the revitalisation of ecumenical relations in Birmingham, the Black Country and Staffordshire. The Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism was originally created in 1940. It is awarded … Read more
Rev Dr Callan Slipper has been elected as the new Chair of the Churches Together in England (CTE) Trustees by the organisation’s members. He will also become the convenor of the CTE Enabling Group. He succeeds Rowena Loverance who has been in these roles for the last six years. Rev Dr Callan said: “I’m deeply … Read more
Now more than ever, it is imperative that we help people seeking asylum and refugees feel welcome in Birmingham. Restore needs more volunteers to befriend refugees and asylum seekers who benefit from being welcomed, having the opportunity to practice their English and getting to know someone from the community. Befriending reduces isolation and loneliness and … Read more
From the Churches Together in England. Bringing together more than three hundred representatives of Member Churches, Intermediate Bodies, Co-ordinating Groups and Charities and Networks in Association, the Churches Together in England Forum is the broadest ecumenical gathering of Christians in England. The CTE Forum happens every three years and will take place from teatime on Monday 17 March to lunchtime on Wednesday … Read more