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National news stories in 2014

 

'Spread the word on blood donation'
Churches across the UK challenged to become long term advocates of blood and organ donation
'Religion helps workers cope with stress'
More likely to report low levels of anxiety, depression and fatigue - and higher presence of meaning in life - new study
'Chilling reality for children in poverty'
More than three million families are likely to cut back on food so they can pay their energy bills this winter
Faith link with lower levels of criminality
People who regularly visit a place of worship are less likely to be involved in low level crime and delinquency
‘Major impact’ of fresh expressions
Fresh expressions of church are having a major impact on growth, according to new research
'Completely irresponsible television'
A Baptist minister is supporting a community at the heart of the controversial Channel 4 documentary Benefits Street
Thanks expressed for Home Mission appeal
The 2013 Home Mission appeal has clocked in at just below £4m
'Notice the poverty, exclusion and injustice'
Challenge to Christians in the seventh Poverty and Homelessness Action Week
GB Ministries moves to Derbyshire
GB Ministries, the Girls’ Brigade and Arise Ministries in mission together, has relocated to a new base in Derbyshire
DWP spin feeds 'unpleasant narrative'
'Using statistics to fit a narrative that stigmatises the most vulnerable in society as scroungers'
Get in the picture - stats and feedback
Thousands engaged with an initiative that enables all kinds of people to be involved in the Christmas story
Floods - long term prayer needed
It's going to be a long haul, say Baptist ministers at the heart of communities affected by the floods
Higher, deeper and wider - Assembly 2014
Delegates will be encouraged to understand God as ‘bigger than anything we can possibly conceive’ this year
'Misleading' response to Vincent Nichols
DWP only shows a carefully selected 'airbrushed' picture of UK welfare reform, say churches
UK shoebox response praised
Of the almost 10 million gift-filled shoeboxes collected for Operation Christmas Child, 900,000 came from the UK
Welfare: 'stick to the facts' about the poor
Free Churches attack the Government over ‘misleading’ use of statistics to explain welfare policy
End Hunger Fast - Baptist support
The End Hunger Fast campaign aims to bring a national focus on why people are going hungry
Government's child poverty plan attacked
Three major British Churches say the Government’s strategy fails to provide a credible plan to tackle child poverty
Fast relay begins to highlight hunger
General Secretary Lynn Green is among those taking part
Highlighting the stories of Christian women
A website telling the stories of women who have had significant ministries has been created by a Baptist minister
Hunger petition taken to Downing Street
A Baptist minister joined others in handing in a petition calling on the Government to act on UK food poverty
Budget alcohol plan criticised 
Churches say George Osborne's announcement is 'irresponsible'
A prayer for End Hunger Fast
Bishop’s prayer calls for courage and “the will to end the hunger that shames our society”
Call for clarity on US use of UK drones
Defence Committee report confirms the likelihood of UK drones having been used by US drone operators
The church and challenging injustice
A resource designed to empower Christians to engage in campaigning for the global poor launches
Growing calls to end UK hunger
EA calls on David Cameron, Nick Clegg and Ed Milliband to put issue of hunger firmly on the political agenda
'He didn’t see barriers, but opportunities'
Tributes have poured in for a student at Spurgeon’s College who died in the early hours of Monday morning
Churches' Gov immigration challenge
Don't just accept the ‘brightest and best’ immigrants, and show greater humanity towards the most vulnerable
Prayer request from Lynn Green
Diagnosed with breast cancer; early detection; good prognosis; all being well plans to be at Baptist Assembly
Duffett boost for Pioneer Collective
New funding allows for direct involvement of evangelist and former Union President
Foodbank figures 'shock and anger’
Church Leaders have responded with concern to the latest figures from the Trussell Trust
Jamaica and British Baptist bicentenary
The rich 200-year association between Jamaican and British Baptists will be marked by a series of events this year
'Extraordinary resource for youth workers'
Youth For Christ launches new website with 'cutting-edge' youth work resources
Baptismal blessings over Easter 
Hundreds of baptisms have taken place in Baptist churches in recent weeks
'Missed opportunities on nuclear disarmament'
Church leaders push UK government to make progress at non-proliferation conference this week
CVM teams up with the BMM
The two groups announce they are covenanting together to introduce men to Jesus Christ across the UK
A Baptist Assembly 2014 preview 
More than 1,600 people will be challenged to go further with God at the Baptist Assembly this weekend (10-11 May)
EA discontinues Oasis membership
The Evangelical Alliance has discontinued the membership of Oasis Trust, it announced on Friday (2 May)
Bullying, anxiety and going without  
New research from The Children's Society and StepChange exposes the impact of debt on children
Urban mission training centre launches 
A new Baptist-led training and research centre into pioneering mission has launched
Giving what we have to Jesus
The story of the feeding of the 5,000 formed the backdrop to the Baptist Union AGM on Saturday afternoon.
The Highest Goal - BMS session 
The six themes of the new BMS vision document formed the backdrop to the early afternoon session on Saturday
A three-dimensional faith
‘The gospel of a God so big that he takes our breath away,’ Chris Ellis told Assembly delegates
The Baptist Assembly 2014 opens
Chris Ellis was inducted as President of the Baptist Union in the opening session of this year's Baptist Assembly
Stories from the Baptist Assembly 2014 
Stories from the Baptist Assembly
God's banquet - there is still room! 
Let’s get all those who are not yet Christians into our hearts, prayer, discipleship and mission.
Mission together and pioneering 
The 200 year relationship between Jamaican and British Baptists and a host of local church stories
Recognitions and valedictions 
Baptist ministers, lay preachers and mission workers took centre stage on Saturday evening
#bringbackourgirls 
Baptist leaders have added their voices to calls for a safe return to the Nigerian school girls abducted in April
Dirt, sacrifice and following Jesus 
Baptists were challenged to get their hands dirty like Jesus during the Saturday evening session
Innovation at Baptist Assembly 2014
"They get so much from being together and are really hungry to learn"
Challenging food poverty
New JPIT resource looks at growth in foodbanks, and ways churches can take action to tackle the underlying causes
What does a Good Society mean to you? 
Baptist churches invited to participate in a nationwide conversation
Catalyst Live 2014: the world in a day
Miroslav Volf, Walter Brueggemann and Richard Rohr are among the speakers at the second Catalyst Live
Welcome for Modern Slavery Bill
Tougher penalties for human trafficking, announced in the Queen’s Speech, have been welcomed
'A visible sign of our connectedness'
A prayer initiative that brings together our Baptist Union and seeks to place Jesus at the centre of everything we do
Churches unite for World Blood Donor Day 
Churches encouraged to raise the profile of blood donation in their local communities
'20m meals given out in last year'
Big rise in food poverty in last 12 months, according to new report
New Night Shelter Quality Mark launch
A new national good practice standard for Night Shelters will be launched this week
Fostering call for Christian men
Church-based organisation, Home for Good, is appealing to Christian men to step forward this Father’s Day
Marking 100 years of military chaplains
One of the organisations which sends Free Church chaplains to serve the armed forces has marked its centenary
'Missional Dragon's Den' launched
A competition to find the best new ideas for missional enterprises in the land
'Make climate manifesto pledge'
Christian Aid demand action to tackle climate change is at the heart of parties’ plans for government
Spell it out in National Transplant Week
Christians urged to share donation decision with their friends and family
Faith in the economy - workplace chaplaincy
"It is becoming very clear that mission in the economy and workplace chaplaincy is increasing in popularity"
The gift of organ donation 
A cathedral is wrapped in a giant red ribbon to highlight National Transplant Week
Baptist welcome for General Synod vote
Baptists have warmly welcomed the Church of England's "historic" decision to allow women bishops
'Don't pass Assisted Dying Bill'
Baptists have joined other faith leaders calling for Lord Falconer's Assisted Dying Bill not to be enacted
General Secretary search for BUW
Current incumbent Peter Thomas will stand down at the end of the year
Freedom Sunday: end human trafficking
A new resource to enable congregations to reflect and act on the issue of human trafficking has launched
Vivienne tops the polls in Perth
A Girls’ Brigade leader from Surrey has been elected as the next Girls’ Brigade International President
New JPIT resource on organ donation
Presumed Consent: What happens to your body after you die?
Building hope amidst prison distress  
Churches are being encouraged to support a national annual prayer initiative focused on "crisis-hit" prisons
Krish Kandiah new LST President
Dr Krish Kandiah is to become the new President of the London School of Theology
How will you vote next year?
The Evangelical Alliance has launched a survey to find out - and is inviting Christians to take part
Clean Living wows the Dragons
An ethical cleaning business that re-invests profits in its employees' wins a missional Dragons' Den
Home for Good becomes a charity
Home for Good - a church-based campaign to promote adoption and fostering - becomes a charity
Girls' Brigade Gov grant success
Successfully chosen to be part of the Cabinet Office’s Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund project
Archbishop to speak at JPIT conference 
Conference designed to equip delegates to be effective Christian disciples ahead of 2015 general election
150 days on: prayer for Nigerian girls
Girls’ Brigade members join campaign on significant anniversary of kidnapped Nigerian girls' disappearance
Call to prayer for Scottish referendum
Baptists have been encouraged to join a call to prayer for Scotland and its referendum on independence
Churches campaign for abolition of Trident
Call comes as diplomatic initiatives gather pace to build a framework for a nuclear-weapon-free world
'A financial case for climate action'
Christian Aid welcomes new report outlining economic benefits of transitioning to a low carbon economy
Christmas campaign making its mark
Greater understanding about the true meaning of Christmas, thanks to Christmas Starts with Christ campaign
'Difference faith groups make to society?'
Question being asked by the Cinnamon Network in a new, wide-ranging national audit
Equipping young women leaders
A new discipleship opportunity for young women called the Esther Collective has been launched by Girls’ Brigade
'IS cannot be defeated by military alone'
The UK Government must not give into rhetoric that Islamic State can be ‘simply bombed out of existence’
The role of Baptists in Scotland 
Scottish Baptists will be exploring the place of their churches in the nation at the forthcoming Assembly
'Mark the 1914 Christmas Truces'
One of the most remarkable events in the annals of modern warfare is the focus of new Christmas resources
Cultivating mission in marginalised places
Urban Life, a new urban mission and training initiative, has ‘well and truly launched’
The Free Churches and the MPs
It’s not only politicians, campaigners and the media who have a busy time at party conference season
Participating in God's purpose
A report from the 2014 Sam Sharpe Lecture
Let no one be a stranger
Not even a major BBC hitch could dilute message of the bicentenary services, says Baptist pastor
Biblical teaching and financial crisis
New publication analyses economic issues from a Biblical perspective through six Bible studies
The impact of night shelters in 2013/14 
Church volunteers are responding to rising homelessness in their communities - latest figures
Faith in politics but no faith in politicians
That's what young people in the Church are saying, according to JPIT survey
Baptist Union Trustee, ecumenist, dies 
Dr David Goodbourn was a former General Secretary of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
Prison week organisers urge action
Christians are being called to join a week of prayer to support all those affected by the criminal justice system
Inter Faith engagement in the spotlight
Hundreds of organisations are holding events to mark the sixth Inter Faith Week, which began on Sunday
'Depth' of Jamaica British Baptist links
A Baptist service is broadcast live on BBC Radio 4 on Sunday morning to conclude a busy season of events
Why are there so many black prisoners?
Churches will present findings on black over-representation in British prisons to all political parties ahead of Election
Paul Potts to sing new version of Silent Night
Commissioned by Hope, the new version has been recorded by the former Britain’s Got Talent winner
Presidential nominations now open 
Nominations are now open for the person who will serve as Baptist Union President in 2016-17
Why people use food banks
Gaps in the social security safety net are a key reason why people are turning to food banks - a new study
Love your Neighbour: more tickets
Due to large demand extra tickets made available for first part of next year's JPIT conference
'Demand for emergency food is increasing'
The most extensive report into the causes of food poverty in the UK was published this week
Church ad challenges supermarkets?
The first ever church-produced Christmas ad has been revealed on YouTube
Growing the website of Urban Life 
The website of Urban Life – a new missional and urban training initiative -­ has been expanded
Thousands attend Silent Night services
Hundreds of carol services that draw on the Christmas Day truces in 1914
New directors at the Evangelical Alliance
Gavin Calver has been appointed to the leadership team of the Evangelical Alliance
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