Bob Rae reports on Sheffield Church Action on Poverty’s annual pilgrimage Anti-poverty campaigners in the Sheffield neighbourhoods of Firvale, Wincobank and Firth Park are calling for major improvement in the help provided for people struggling to find work, and for free face-to-face advice
How is rural poverty changing, and how should churches, dioceses and Government respond? Paul Phillips explores the issue, and reports on his diocese’s work. In September 2025, an academic report was published and launched in St. Dennis, a small village
In a new book, authors Terry Drummond and Joseph Forde revisit the landmark Faith In The City report, 40 years on. Faith in the City, published in the autumn of 1985, was areport that resonated with many congregants in the
Community breakfast held to mark millionth visit New research shows Pantries improve people’s health, reduce worries and reunite communities Thank you for your amazing support! Pantries now save members £27 per visit, with total savings of £6.9m a year across
Lindesay Mace from Quaker Social Action outlines their latest work to help people with funeral costs Bereavement can be a deeply challenging experience. In the last three years, two people close to me have died, both quite suddenly, and the
Our new roundtable guide will help churches or dioceses to host productive regional events We’ve published a new resource for churches and dioceses who would like to start constructive regional conversations about tackling poverty. Too often in society, we hear
Ellie Malhotra reviews a new play, a much-needed wake-up call for change that restores power to voices that are too often ignored. Tucked away above a lively Camden pub, the Etcetera Theatre offers the kind of intimate space that makes
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In this guest sermon, John Davies from Liverpool reflects on the parable of the unjust judge and the persistent widow Readings: 2 Timothy 3:14-4:5, Luke 18:1-8 “From childhood you have known the sacred writings,” wrote St Paul. Is that true
