“Praying and playing are both rooted in the same place within me”
As a jazz musician, composer and priest, Rev Dr Tim Boniface is frequently asked which profession ‘comes first’. His response: “I am 100% priest and 100% musician."
‘I was going to tell God where to go and I was not going to have anything to do with him’
Rev Leanne Fowler was ordained in the Church of England recently but less than 20 years ago she was ready to leave the Christian faith altogether after losing a second daughter to stillbirth.
‘This is not just about a social message but a spiritual message as well’
As Volunteers' Week gets under way, Matt Carson in the Diocese of Manchester talks about his passion for environmental work, reports churchofengland.org Matt Carson, an IT project manager and a church goer in the Diocese of Manchester, is passionate about his volunteer work as an environmental champion. For the past…
Worship phone service closes after four years
It has been announced that the free DailyHOPE telephone line has now closed after almost four years of ministry.
Rev Neil Walpole (left) with the Archbishop of York
Archbishop launches move to renew mission in the north of England
The Archbishop of York plans to celebrate stories of faith in the north of England, as part of renewing the missionary purpose of the Church in the region over the coming years.
‘It was like a light being switched on’- how a baptism changed my life
Jade Walker describes how she came to faith when she attended a friend's baptism
Catherine Pepinster – Defenders of the Faith: The British monarchy, religion and the coronation
Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 976 1 399 80007 5 Price £12.99 390 pages This comprehensive book was first published to coincide with the late Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, which had the rather Star Trek sounding subtitle The British monarchy, religion, and the next generation. It has been revised and…
Funding helps curate grow Fun Church in Burnley
A CofE initiative funding additional clergy posts has helped resource a new afternoon church in Burnley ...