Last day for ordering Back to Church Sunday resources

Today is the deadline for churches to order their Back to Church Sunday resource packs. 

The packs include 50 Back to Church Sunday invites, two A4 posters and one A3 poster to advertise their special services.

In addition, there is a "Best Bits" DVD with an introduction from the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby.

In it, the Archbishop speaks of the power of a simple invitation to church. 

"One to one invitation is not only the most effective way to grow the church, it's not far off the only way to grow the church," he says.  

Each year, thousands of churches take part in Back to Church Sunday, a day set apart each year to give a special welcome to lapsed churchgoers.

The resource packs can be ordered from Traidcraft and cost just £25 including postage and packaging.  

Watch the Archbishop of Canterbury's endorsement of Back to Church Sunday here:

News
Calls for urgent policy reforms to address widening marriage gap between rich and poor
Calls for urgent policy reforms to address widening marriage gap between rich and poor

A new report released by the Marriage Foundation has called for urgent policy changes by the government to address what it describes as a "calamitous" marriage gap of 51 per cent between wealthy and low-income couples.

Bear Grylls talks about faith in spite of doubts at Flame 2025
Bear Grylls talks about faith in spite of doubts at Flame 2025

Grylls described faith as an adventure and a journey.

Bible sales surge by 87% as Generation Z rediscovers faith
Bible sales surge by 87% as Generation Z rediscovers faith

Bible sales in the UK have risen sharply, increasing by 87 per cent from £2.69 million in 2019 to £5.02 million in 2024, according to new data from SPCK Group and Nielsen Book Data.

Lent and Ramadan have sparked complaints over the ‘woke’ storyline in BBC Radio drama The Archers
Lent and Ramadan have sparked complaints over the ‘woke’ storyline in BBC Radio drama The Archers

BBC Radio 4’s long-running rural drama The Archers has come under fire for its recent exploration of Ramadan, with many listeners criticising the decision to feature a Christian character, Lynda Snell, fasting in the run-up to Lent.