Most popular features/interviews 2018

**Edith Gates; a clothing company with social responsibility; welcoming Iranian asylum seekers: these were the most read features in The Baptist Times in 2018**

1 Edith Gates: A Baptist Pioneer
A century ago, Edith Gates was the first woman to be recognised as being in pastoral charge of an English Baptist church. What do we know about her?

2 'A clothing company with a social responsibility'
More Lord is a clothing company with a difference. Interview with founder and CEO JD Vance, a member of The Gate, a Baptist church in Reading

3 Welcoming Iranian asylum seekers
Minister Jonathan Keyworth shares how life at Heywood Baptist Church has been transformed

4 Develop a healthier relationship with food
Dr Deborah Lycett introduces a new church-based programme for people who struggle with food in some way

5 The loneliness of the long distance carer
A recent study explored the lives of churchgoing carers of people with dementia – and revealed several lessons

Baptist Times, 31/12/2018

Few people understand the deeply Christian motivations that inspired this courageous, pioneering prison reformer who has graced our £5 notes, writes Mark Roques

Unlocking funding to “green” your church’s mission

The latest fundraising article from Baptist Insurance, written in collaboration with the Philanthropy Company, explores the different types of funding available for sustainability projects and reducing your environmental impact

'The magic of pilgrimage is that it has something to offer everyone'

David Gleed introduces Journeying, an ecumenical organisation which plans an annual programme of pilgrim-journeys

General Election resources for churches

What might your church do to engage in the lead up to this critical moment for the UK and the communities you serve? The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) has recently launched three major resources for churches to consider

Seedbed – growing your ability to start new churches

Could you start a new Christian community or church – in the way it is needed, where it is needed, and just as it is needed? Seedbed thinks you can … Alex Harris explains more

Serving your community through lunches

With one third of children in the UK growing up in poverty and many families struggling with loneliness, isolation, and mental health challenges, TLG Make Lunch provides a tool that enables churches to offer practical help and build relationships

The Baptist Times

Features

Elizabeth Fry and prison reform

Posted: 18/06/2024

Unlocking funding to “green” your church’s mission

Posted: 04/06/2024

'The magic of pilgrimage is that it has something to offer everyone'

Posted: 01/06/2024

General Election resources for churches

Posted: 23/05/2024

Seedbed – growing your ability to start new churches

Posted: 09/05/2024