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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

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The amazing 11-year-olds uniting a community through food

This inspiring story tells of five 11-year-olds, who have become the youngest people in the UK to launch a Pantry. Makayla, Ahmad, Retaj, Ayman and Mustafa created the Pantry at Marlborough Community Hub, a community building in the grounds of