Pastor to seek new UKIP seat
A CHURCH MINISTER has decided not to stand as a prospective UKIP (United Kingdom Independence Party) parliamentary candidate for Hove and Portslade in the 2015 General Election.
Rejoicing for Jane
A TIME OF REJOICING, thanksgiving and worship followed the licensing of Rev Jane Willis as Priest-in-Charge of Holy Trinity Church, Hurstpierpoint.
Curate baptises daughter in toybox for his farewell service
BAPTISING your daughter by full immersion inside a toybox makes for a rather unusual last act of church service.
Arundel Cathedral gets war memorial funding boost
ARUNDEL CATHEDRAL has been given a grant of £200,000 from the First World War Centenary Fund.
Knowing God – Bible nuggets from a Hebraic perspective
By Dr Clifford Denton It is quite a different matter to know God from knowing about God. Knowing about God can remain in the realms of Greek philosophy: knowing God,…
The praying general who helped end WW1
THIS PHOTO shows Lt Gen Sir William Dobbie with his wife and daughter, both named Sybil, in 1941. A year-long exhibition for the 50th anniversary of his death is opening…
MPs support female bishops plan
THE FIRST FEMALE BISHOP could be appointed by the Church of England following approval by the House of Commons.
‘Different spirit’ combats persecution – Archbishop
CHRISTIANS MUST AVOID becoming ‘faithless addicts to self-defensive violence’ in response to global persecution and nurture a ‘different spirit’. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, wrote these comments in a…
Godfather of rock n’ roll dies
ALVIN STARDUST – once called ‘the godfather of British rock and roll’ by Rolling Stones’ Keith Richard – has died from cancer at the age of 72.
Lords call for judicial oversight in assisted dying
THE HOUSE OF LORDS has called for judicial oversight for all applications for assisted deaths as an amendment to the Assisted Dying Bill.