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Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

  • 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.

  • 24 Jan 2010
    Churches launch guide to prepare for 2010 General Election

    Eleven church denominations and agencies have launched a set of online resources designed to help Christians prepare for the forthcoming UK General Election - which many pundits now believe will be called in May.

  • 14 Jan 2010
    An open letter to the churches of Britain and Ireland

    Today the organised ecumenical movement among Christians, seeking common witness and social justice, is seen by many as a failing, lost or irrelevant cause, says Keith Clements. But in a divided world, the case for a genuine search for unity among the churches in these islands and beyond is stronger than ever and needs radically renewing.

  • 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.

  • 22 Aug 2009
    Church leaders gear up for Copenhagen climate summit

    British church leaders are supporting a Climate Change Day of Prayer in October, preparing for the next UN climate change summit due to take place at the end of 2009.