AI takeover: What do Christians make of the threat?
Milla Ling-Davies
Date posted: 15 Sep 2026
Can artificial intelligence (AI) bring humanity to an end? What once sounded like science fiction is now a serious question being debated by leading AI researchers, politicians and scientists. And now, Christians are beginning to weigh in.
In early September, warnings about the development of AI superintelligence exploded into the public consciousness after a top AI researcher at Anthropic (the company developing AI language model Claude) claimed that there was a greater than ten per cent chance that AI could kill all humans within the next decade. This came after a swarm of AI agents launched an unauthorised attack on an AI development platform called Hugging Face in July.
Who are UK evangelicals? The facts may surprise you
Evangelical Alliance
Date posted: 14 Sep 2026
A landmark report released today from the Evangelical Alliance is providing the clearest picture yet of who evangelicals are in the UK.
The evangelical church in the UK is younger, more ethnically diverse and significantly larger than many people assume, according to the new research, which may surprise some.
MPs vote against assisted suicide bill
Milla Ling-Davies
Date posted: 11 Sep 2026
This afternoon, after five hours of debate, MPs voted against the assisted suicide bill. It was voted down by 286 to 270.
The bill was first introduced last year by MP Kim Leadbeater, and while MPs initially voted it through the House of Commons, it then ran out of time in the House of Lords. An almost identical bill was introduced by Lauren Edwards this June. Now that it has failed a second time, it is unlikely there will be any further attempts to introduce assisted suicide for several years.
London abortion march: ‘More opposition than ever’
Milla Ling-Davies
Date posted: 8 Sep 2026
More than 10,000 pro-lifers marched through Westminster on Saturday, where they faced an unusually robust counter-protest from pro-choice activists.
Marching under the theme "abortion hurts the family", Orthodox Christians, Catholics, Anglicans and many evangelicals were among those who gathered at the Emmanuel Centre. As they made their way to the Houses of Parliament, singing Christian hymns, they were joined by a chanting pro-choice presence, many of whom were part of a counter-protest organised by Abortion Rights UK.
Christian Concern CEO at Reform conference: Mixed reactions
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 7 Sep 2026
The appearance of a Christian advocacy group's CEO at the Reform UK Conference is sparking mixed reactions.
Andrea Williams, CEO of Christian Concern (CC), gave an address at the Christian Fellowship for Reform fringe event at the party's conference, which took place from 3–5 September at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham.
Grace Baptists gather
Ryan Burton King
Date posted: 28 Aug 2026
Nearly 200 people gathered at Highgate House, Northampton, for Grace Baptist Partnership’s annual residential conference this summer. The multigenerational, multicultural gathering was drawn from churches in a variety of contexts across the UK and Europe with a shared heart for seeing the gospel advance through leadership training, church planting and revitalisation.
This year’s theme was Titus for Today: Zealous for Good Works. Brian Croft was a returning guest. Croft is the founder of Practical Shepherding, a ministry serving pastors in the trenches of pastoral ministry. He covered the book of Titus across three teaching sessions.
letter from Dublin
Sunny beaches but few gospel churches
Lois McCrea
Date posted: 28 Aug 2026
With the glorious weather we’re currently experiencing in Ireland, many people are flocking to the stunning west coast.
The west coast of Ireland has beautiful beaches, welcoming communities and a variety of outdoor pursuits to enjoy. The west coast has very few evangelical churches though. The majority of Bible-believing churches in the Republic of Ireland are situated in the main cities, along the east coast and in the counties bordering Northern Ireland. Those living along the west coast may have to travel miles to attend a Bible teaching church, naturally making it difficult to be involved in their church communities. When there are few evangelical churches, it also results in fewer outreach efforts into the towns and villages along the west coast.
Court questions: Treatment of incapacitated patients
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 27 Aug 2026
The Supreme Court is to decide whether an NHS commissioning body has a legal duty to ask the Court of Protection to resolve disputes around treatment of an incapacitated patient, where doctors decide it is clinically inappropriate.
Earlier this year, the Court of Appeal ruled it was for the court to decide whether it was in the patient’s best interests for treatment to continue. It also declined to order interim relief, including dialysis, under section 48 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
Mike’s on a bike for ‘Tour de Tyndale’
en staff
Date posted: 27 Aug 2026
A passionate Scripture-lover is undertaking what he calls a “Tour de Tyndale” to “encourage people to read, know, and love the Bible”.
Michael Smith regularly shares the Bible at his local community hub near Bath each Wednesday morning at a gathering called “Bread and Bread”. Every week, a meal is provided and then a Scripture passage discussed.
US commission critiques UK religious freedom
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 26 Aug 2026
The UK has “heavy-handed” policies affecting religious freedom, a US report claims.
The criticism comes from the Religious Liberty Commission, established by President Donald Trump last May, which has published a draft report, highlighting Britain and several other countries.
Murdered Christian had ‘big passion for missions’
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 25 Aug 2026
The pastor at City on a Hill church in Edinburgh has paid tribute to one of its members, Elisabeth-Jane Ross (“Lisa”), who was found dead in a suitcase in Greece on 18 July.
Lead pastor Peter Anderson, speaking at a live “Church Online” on Sunday 2 August, said it’s been “a really tough week for our church” with the loss of Lisa, who was 38.
Passion wanes for Passion ‘translation’
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 25 Aug 2026
High-profile support for The Passion Translation (TPT) is waning, following mounting concerns about the book and its author, Brian Simmons.
And the publisher, BroadStreet Publishing (London) is reportedly “conducting an expanded scholarly review of the text”. Bible Gateway has now removed TPT from its offerings.
Aber 2026: The glory of God
en staff
Date posted: 23 Aug 2026
Christians from all over Wales, the United Kingdom and the world gathered in Aberystwyth for this year’s Evangelical Movement of Wales Aber Conference.
The main speaker was Phil Swann and other speakers included Ed Collier, Alun Ebenezer, Rhodri Brady, Andrew Norbury, Rico Tice, and Huw Williams, with the theme being Mission Unstoppable: The Glory of God in the Worship and Witness of His Church.
Belfast books 100
en staff
Date posted: 23 Aug 2026
The Evangelical Book Shop, Belfast, is celebrating 100 years of ministry!
Yarnton million
Orlando Saer
Date posted: 22 Aug 2026
A million pounds of grants have already been distributed by a newly-established ministry fund.
The Yarnton Gospel Workers Trust was only set up in April, but it has already made its first allocation of grants to those looking to train for ministry.
Cyber security incident affects many
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 22 Aug 2026
A cyber security incident has affected several Christian organisations.
It is believed that compromised credentials were used to gain unauthorised access to Beacon Apps Ltd’s systems, and copies of databases held by the organisation were reportedly made.
Keswick Convention focuses on ‘living boldly’
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 21 Aug 2026
Keswick Convention attendees put their questions to a panel of evangelical speakers in a Q&A hosted by Evangelicals Now (en).
Jason Roach (Director of Ministries at London City Mission), en’s Chair of Trustees, Dr Joel Morris of Union School of Theology, Adrian Reynolds (Associate National Director of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches), Clare Heath-Whyte (author and biographer), and Peter Lynas (UK Director of the Evangelical Alliance) formed the “Question Time” panel with Morris chairing. Morris said: “We had a fantastic audience at Keswick, an excellent panel, and plenty of sharp questions and lively discussion. What a wonderful way to celebrate en’s 40th anniversary!”
I spy, with my drone in the sky...
en staff
Date posted: 20 Aug 2026
… something beginning with UBM.
Have you guessed it yet? It is, of course, United Beach Missions.
The aerial shot is of this year’s outreach in beautiful Carbis Bay, Cornwall.
