Category: Press Releases

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How should churches address rural poverty?

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

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Faith In The City: why it still matters, 40 years on

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

New toolkit: Hosting a regional anti-poverty roundtable

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

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Review: The Perils of Universal Credit

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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On poverty and justice: A sermon and prayer for this week

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

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New: The Autumn 2025 Spark newsletter

Click on the cover image to download the latest issue of our SPARK newsletter, full of stories, ideas and reflections. Download newsletter News Urgent: Ask your church to display this poster on Sunday Churchgoers are urged to speak up against