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  • 15 Feb 2013
    CTBI's resources for Lent 2013

    As in previous years, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI), the official ecumenical body for the churches in England, Scotland, Wales and both jurisdications in Ireland, is encouraging local study groups to meet and share their stories. Simon Barrow reports.

  • 13 Feb 2013
    Lent 2013: journeying together in hope

    Human beings are 'storied' people. We all have narratives to tell and to live by: about who we are, where we come from and where we hope to go in life.

  • 19 Jan 2013
    WPCU: seeking unity through diversity and justice

    At least once a year, many Christians become aware of the great diversity of ways of honouring God. Hearts are touched, and people realize that their neighbours' ways are not so strange - says the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches.

  • 25 Jan 2012
    Christians seek deeper global unity amid disagreements

    Despite many divisions and dissensions, Christian communities across the world have observed the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity this January.

  • 21 Jan 2012
    Getting it together: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2012

    Traditionally celebrated between 18 and 25 January (in the northern hemisphere) or at Pentecost (in the southern hemisphere), the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity mobilises countless congregations and parishes around the world.

  • 23 Oct 2009
    Government pledges respect and regard for faith communities

    Churches Together in Britain and Ireland has welcomed a speech by the UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, in which he affirmed the role of faith in society. But others warn of a too-cosy relationship.

  • 28 Sep 2009
    Government minister to address churches' inter-religious network

    The UK Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has accepted an invitation from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland to speak on inter-faith relations and government policy.

  • 10 Aug 2009
    Churches gear up again for Racial Justice Sunday

    Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, the official ecumenical body, is anticipating that thousands of Christians across the country will again mark Racial Justice Sunday this year.

  • 11 Jun 2009
    Churches Together gearing up for Copenhagen climate change summit

    Churches in Britain and Ireland will observe a ‘Time for Creation’ between 1 September and 4 October, in the run-up to the next United Nations climate change summit due to take place in Copenhagen at the end of the year.

  • 25 Nov 2008
    Fair finance agency becomes official Churches Together partner

    Oikocredit, the worldwide co-operative which challenges churches and others to share their resources through socially responsible investments, has become a 'body in association' with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.