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Church helps mothers with new community launderette

A church in Camelford, north Cornwall, is launching a new community launderette to help mothers who do not have the space or money for a washing machine in their own homes.

Life among Syria's Christian refugees

No jobs, no school, and everything is expensive

Portsmouth Cathedral\'s business scheme to expand nationwide
Portsmouth Cathedral's business scheme to expand nationwide

A cathedral-run initiative supporting entrepreneurs and business start-ups is going national

Catholic-Muslim relations: European bishops meet in London

The Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe (CCEE) are meeting in London to discuss Christian-Muslim relations.

Salisbury celebrates 40 years of spiritual partnership with Sudanese Church

A series of events will be taking place in June to mark the 40th anniversary of the link between the Diocese of Salisbury and the Episcopal Church of the Sudan.

Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinement
Iran: Pastor Abedini in solitary confinement

There are reports that imprisoned Pastor Saeed Abedini has been placed in solitary confinement in an Iranian prison.

Jeremy Camp, Nick Vujicic in new film on suffering
Jeremy Camp, Nick Vujicic in new film on suffering

From the producers of Lost Boy: The Next Chapter, winner of eight international film festival awards, comes Hope for Hurting Hearts, the new film from Harvest Ministries.

Dianna Gwilliams to be new Dean of Guildford Cathedral

Reverend Canon Dianna Gwilliams has been approved as the new Dean of Guildford by the Queen. She will be installed in a service at Guildford Cathedral on 15 September.

Syria's churches to unite in prayer

Churches in Syria will unite in prayer on Saturday 11 May in many places around the war-torn nation

Bishop rocks for charity
Bishop rocks for charity

The Bishop of Lynn is releasing an album to raise money for a local hospice and a church in need of urgent repairs.

Darlington Town Mission celebrates 175th anniversary

Darlington Town Mission celebrated its 175th anniversary on Tuesday night. The celebrations were joined by the Bishop of Jarrow, the Right Reverend Mark Bryant.

The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend
The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass: Adrian Plass and the Church Weekend

Plass is very nearly back to the form of the early Diary volumes

Interview: Bazil Meade of the London Community Gospel Choir
Interview: Bazil Meade of the London Community Gospel Choir

Reverend Bazil Meade founded the London Community Gospel Choir 30 years ago. He talks here about the choir's success, the gift of gospel music and the plans he has for the future

Fly-by visit to UK for Phil Wickham

US worship singer Phil Wickham will be playing with his band in Edinburgh next month

UK churches praying for North Korea
UK churches praying for North Korea

Churches and individual Christians are signing up to pray for North Korea over the next two years.

Pop song release highlights human rights abuses in North Korea
Pop song release highlights human rights abuses in North Korea

A new song aimed at drawing attention to North Korea's dire human rights crisis and inspired by the story of North Korean escapee Shin Dong-hyuk and the work of Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), has been released by UK-based band Ooberfuse to mark North Korea Freedom Week.