Easy-to-read Bible launched in the UK
James Patterson
Date posted: 1 Oct 2026
The EasyEnglish Bible has been published in print in the UK for the first time.
Produced by the charity MissionAssist and written in simple language, the EasyEnglish Bible is designed for those whose first language is not English or who struggle to read, such as those with dyslexia.
Parliamentarians: ‘Healthy male role models needed’
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 30 Sep 2026
Parliamentarians have emphasised that boys and young men need fathers, amid increasing concerns around the threat of the “manosphere”.
The topic was debated at Westminster Hall earlier this September, though there was no specific mention of Biblical foundations to fatherhood, manhood or family structures.
ReNew 2026: Focus on people before plans
Simon Byrne
Date posted: 29 Sep 2026
Against a backdrop of continuing uncertainty over the future shape of orthodox Anglican ministry, Chairman Kieran Bush has urged delegates at this years' ReNew conference to see the harvest before trying to answer every strategic question.
ReNew, the network bringing together conservative evangelical Anglicans from within the Church of England and beyond, gathered in Nottingham for its annual two-day conference under the theme: "Lord, teach us to pray".
New Keller book is launched
Ellelein Kirk
Date posted: 28 Sep 2026
A new book by Michael Keller, written with material from his late father Tim Keller, has been launched at Westminster Chapel in London.
The event, to publicise The Stories We Live By was co-hosted by the London Project (part of City to City UK, a component of a wider global movement initiated by Tim Keller aimed at mentoring new ministry leaders and spreading gospel movements) and Hodder Faith (a leading UK Christian publishing imprint that produces Bibles, theology books, Christian lifestyle guides and similar material).
New ‘abortuary’ offers round the clock foetal killing
Nicola Laver
Date posted: 26 Sep 2026
A state-of-the-art, purpose-built abortion clinic has opened in Birmingham to meet what major abortion provider MSI Reproductive Choices says is a “rising demand” for surgical abortion.
The Christian Institute has called it “sickening” and it has also been branded an “abortuary”.
Reformed confessions of faith celebrated
Jonathan Winch
Date posted: 24 Sep 2026
Westminster Seminary UK has marked its relocation to Oxford in a particularly appropriate way: with four days immersed in the Westminster Standards.
Founded in 2013, the Presbyterian seminary exists to train pastors who are “committed to holding fast to the faithful Word of God and compelled to proclaim Christ everywhere”. And from its beginnings in Newcastle, it has grown in size, influence and reach, its alumni serving churches across the UK and Europe. Recently it relocated to Union House in St Michael’s Street, Oxford, a historic building adjacent to North Gate Hall, home to Oxford Presbyterian Church.
Many church leaders say denominational support is lacking
Lydia Houghton
Date posted: 24 Sep 2026
Church workers and spouses of Christian leaders say they have been negatively impacted by their denomination.
When asked to rate the benefit of denominational support in sustaining them, 13% of those surveyed spoke of a negative impact and 36% said it was of no benefit at all.
Christian charity takes over Gaines Manor
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 23 Sep 2026
The Gaines Manor Activity Centre is changing hands after 60 years of running Christian camps on the site.
The large Georgian manor, set on ten acres of land, is being taken over by Yorkshire Camps – another Christian charity that runs 40 camps year-round for more than 1,500 young people.
Wales pauses gender reassignment surgeries
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 22 Sep 2026
All gender reassignment surgeries in Wales are on hold due to concerns over “disproportionately higher” referrals compared to the rest of the UK.
The NHS Wales Joint Commissioning Committee (NWJCC) has instructed the Welsh Gender Service to pause referrals and scheduled surgeries due to “concerns regarding referral appropriateness” and has requested an independent clinical review.
Nearly a third of UK evangelicals are new, survey finds
en staff
Date posted: 22 Sep 2026
Nearly a third of UK evangelicals say they began attending Sunday services for the first time in the past one or two years, according to a major new piece of research.
The surprising findings come in the new UK State of Theology Survey which was organised by Reformed evangelical organisation Ligonier Ministries UK, in conjunction with Whitestone Insight, a specialist consultancy.
Conversion therapy: £71,000 helpline had four calls
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 21 Sep 2026
The Scottish government paid almost £72,000 of taxpayer money last year on a conversion therapy helpline that only received four calls over three months, official data has shown.
According to a Freedom of Information request made by The Christian Institute, the government paid £71,996 to LGBT Health and Wellbeing in 2025, to fund the helpline.
The EMW Aber Conference: A taste of heaven on the Welsh coast
John-Edward Funnell
Date posted: 20 Sep 2026
The Evangelical Movement of Wales' (EMW) Aber Conference is held every August on the Aberystwyth University campus. It has welcomed many well-known speakers in the past – including Joel Beeke, Don Carson, Dale Ralph Davis and Conrad Mbewe – yet has always managed to do so without overlooking the wealth of home-grown Welsh preaching talent. This year was no exception.
The roster for the evening sessions included well-known English evangelist Rico Tice from Christianity Explored, who spoke on two occasions – “Rico Twice”, as we affectionately called him (and “Rico Thrice” if you also made it to his seminar!).
Two Christian publishers unite under one umbrella
Emily Pollok
Date posted: 18 Sep 2026
Two major Christian publishing companies are coming under one umbrella to become "the world’s leading independent Christian publisher of theology, Biblical studies, and Christian trade books", according to a joint announcement.
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK Group), a London-based company founded in 1698, has acquired Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., a family business based in Michigan.
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.
