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Ending Child Poverty

On Sunday 23 March, senior Faith leaders from across the country issued an urgent call for the government to be ‘bold and ambitious’ in its forthcoming Child Poverty Strategy. The call came in an open letter to the co-chairs of the Ministerial Child Poverty Taskforce – Bridget Philipson (Secretary of State for Education) and Liz … Read more

Response to cut in overseas aid

Senior Christian Leaders have criticised the announcement by the Prime Minister on Tuesday 25 February that the UK’s international aid budget will be cut from 0.5% to 0.3% of national income by 2027. Speaking collectively under the umbrella of the Joint Public Issues Team, Revd Lynn Green (pictured above, General Secretary, The Baptist Union of … Read more

Resources for Lent 2025

The season of Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday, Wednesday 5 March and run until Maundy Thursday, 17 April. Resources useful for personal reflection and/or group study have been published by a number of Churches and Christian ministries. They include:   Church of England The Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025 is Living Hope. In … Read more

Shine Your Light

The ‘Shine Your Light’ initiative is calling on Christians to unite in towns, villages and cities across the UK in order to take the Gospel message outdoors in the run-up to Christmas. ‘Shine Your Light’ will run over the weekend of Saturday 16/Sunday 17 December, with an emphasis on community events and activities on the Saturday. … Read more

Advent & Christmas Resources

Ahead of Advent Sunday (November 27th) we are sharing resources and materials from Churches. If there is a resource that is not included and you would like to make us aware of, please get in touch via enquiries@birminghamchurches.org.uk Church of England Follow the Star – The Great Invitation Following a series of difficult Christmases, churches … Read more

Birmingham Churches offer prayers upon the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II

Churches Together in England Churches Together in England released this statement “It is with deep sadness that Churches Together in England receives the news of the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II at home in Balmoral. Churches Together in England unites 52 Church denominations in England including Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, Pentecostal, Charismatic and Orthodox … Read more