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Arriving early to church on Sunday morning to beat the city centre traffic many of us went outside to watch the runners as they passed our church. We cheered and clapped the elite runners and then looked out for faces in the crowd that we recognised and clapped others dresses in all sort of costumes and raising funds for all sorts of good causes. We then returned to preparing for the crowd that would soon gather for our church service. Some 15 minutes after most of the runners were passed we were encouraged to go back on to the streets…

Picture the scene. It’s October 31, the night is drawing in and your doorbell rings. You know it’ll probably be Trick or Treaters and you have two choices. You can pretend to not be in (dim the lights, quick!) or you can greet your callers with a big smile and the brand new FREE bag of Hope from UCB, One Hope and World Vision.Each bag contains a full colour Bible-based booklet, The Bible App for Kids Book of Hope and if you were planning on offering sweets, you can drop those in the bag too. It’s a great way to…

Amazing Grace Space launch event on September 23-24 proved a great succes. Over 150 people came to see the unit which was in the car park of St Paul’s Church. Bishop Richard spoke on the Friday and said, “talking about working together is not the same as actually working together”. The church needs to work together to support the most vulnerable in our city. The launch was featured on BBC Wales Today and the report can be viewed at www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37457480 The next step is to complete 10 units and we need ground for the units to go on. It is…

In the light of the recent murders in the city centre of Cardiff it is a great time to reflect on the amazing work done by Street pastors in towns and cities across Wales. Every year Cardiff Street Pastors have an annual event to highlight their work in the Capital city and to raise much needed funds for the work they do throughout the year. The Cardiff Street Pastors annual Charity Dinner this year is at the Marriott Hotel, Mill Lane on Wednesday 7 December, 7.30pm till late. It is their main fundraising event and a great fun night. Tickets…

During this month (September 2016) and next (October) Wales will be visited by a number of Koreans coming to say thank you to Wales for sending them a missionary who was martyred for his faith, but who many Koreans see as the first seeds of the good news of Jesus coming to Korea. The man in question is Welshman Robert Jermain Thomas. He answered a call to ministry but, for him, it was to be the mission field. He went with the London Missionary Society to China. Sadly, his wife died there and, grief-stricken, he toured the north of the…

Christians Against Poverty UK is celebrating it's 20th birthday with a brand new single by musician Philippa Hanna.CAP has seen 20,000 people a year lifted out of debt, with 1,000 finding jobs through CAP Jobs Club, and 1,000 decide to follow Jesus through the ministry.The track You are loved was written after singer-songwriter Philippa experienced hardship herself.She said: "I wrote this song to be an anthem to empower us as Christians to go out into the dark places and turn people's lives around."I know that debt can affect anybody. You feel powerless and afraid. I experienced anxiety and depression with…

Christian Union in Cardiff University and other universities across Cardiff are getting ready to welcome student in the city of Cardiff at the start of a new academic year. Fresher's Week (16th-25rh September) can be a daunting time for many as they start their course in Cardiff. During this time, thousands of students will arrive at Cardiff Uni and universities across the city, and the CU are putting on a series of events to reach out to these students - both Christian students and non-Christian students. Beccy Chalker of Cardiff University Christian Union says "One of these events is our…

A record number of people attended an Alpha course last year.Across around 9,000 churches, 271,000 took up invites from friends or churches to take part in the eleven week series.The course, which was created out of Holy Trinity Brompton, gives people a basic introduction to Christianity and an opportunity to come to faith.It includes food, a talk and discussion in small groups. Alpha has now been adopted by all the major denominations including Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, and Salvation Army churches.Building on the success of 2015, a new campaign fronted by TV adventurer Bear Grylls launched on…

Each year many young people from churches across Wales attend summer events organised by Soul Survivor. We find out what happened in Summer of 2016.... More than a thousand young people committed to following Jesus at Soul Survivor and Momentum this summer.The festivals hosted more than 26,000 young people, with 1,527 coming to faith.The themes this year included living all out for God and what it means to love others in Jesus' name.Mike Pilavachi, co-founder and leader of Soul Survivor, said: "We have loved seeing how God has met with young people this summer and nothing beats seeing people meet…

Church leaders have been told to remain vigilant following the murder in France of Fr Jacques Hamel this week.The Metropolitan Police have advised those in charge of churches and church projects to "remain alert, but not alarmed".The force made clear that there is no intelligence to suggest a similar attack in the UK, but said that this was a good opportunity for all to review their security plans.In a statement, the police said: "The police have been working with church leaders here in the UK to establish a communication network through which reassurance and guidance to the Christian community can…