by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 21, 2009 | News
More than a quarter of Baptist Union of Great Britain churches will take part in Back to Church Sunday (Sept. 27) this year, and the final preparations are being made for the day itself. Around 550 churches have signed up through the Baptist Union – 100 more than last...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 18, 2009 | News
Churches in Great Britain are being urged to observe Sept. 20 as Peacemaking Sunday. The United Nations International Day of Peace is the following day. The Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church have produced worship...
by Baptist Times Staff | Sep 16, 2009 | News
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has urged faith groups to link together in a bid to improve international development. Speaking in London on Sept. 14, Blair said the role of world faiths as “galvanizers” for justice and aid should not be underestimated....
by Baptist Times Staff | Aug 31, 2009 | News
Stop buying Kit Kats and Yorkie bars and start demanding improved ethical standards from the company that produces them. That’s the challenge from Stop The Traffik, an international movement that has stepped up its pressure on confectionary giant Nestle to...
by Baptist Times Staff | Jun 9, 2009 | Opinion
The majority of Christians in the United Kingdom think attendance in their own churches will increase over the next 20 years. They’re less optimistic about the U.K. church in general, although almost half still expect to see attendance grow in that period. ...