Good news of great joy for all Christmas resources from a wide breadth of traditions in response to Christian nationalism. A clear message of love for all our neighbours, resisting agendas of division and hostility bit.ly/4a3619Q #JoyForAll #ChurchesTogether Thank you @al-barrett.bsky.social 🙏

"As we journey through Advent...we can see how this witness can help us to remain encouraged in our own ecumenical work" Fr Marc Homsey from the Catholic Bishops' Conference reflects on the ecumenical promise of Pope Leo's recent Apostolic Letter and Visit cte.org.uk/pope-leo-... 📷N.Papachristou

"At 21, @freshexpressions.bsky.social stands as a sign of hope: proof that the church can be both ancient and new, faithful and flexible, rooted and responsive." A movement comes of age... cte.org.uk/fresh-exp... #ChurchesTogether #FreshExpressions #MissionShaped

Tonight our friends at Pax Christi will lead us in an Advent Reflection. It'll be a good time to gather and pray deeply for #peace in a world so full of #war. All welcome 7.30pm UK time / 8.30pm CET https://loom.ly/rhL3MEI

#PrayTogether #ChurchesTogether

Is Tommy Robinson the person to put Christ back into Christmas? "Love came down at Christmas, in the form of Christ – in vulnerable defiance to the divisions of a world ruled by oppression, violence and fear" A blog from @publicissues.bsky.social jpit.uk/is-this-love #ChurchesTogether #JoyForAll

Where now for visible unity? Rev Gale Richards reports from the recent @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social Faith and Order World Conference , and encourages British Baptists to pursue a deeper #ecumenical formation. www.baptist.org.uk/Articles/727... #ChurchesTogether #ChristianUnity

Shine Your Light 2025 – 12 to 14 December Could your #ChurchesTogether group or church join in? Convenor of the National Day of Prayer and Worship Dr Jonathan Oloyede invites unity groups to register their Christmas events under the #ShineYourLight banner cte.org.uk/shine-you...#ChurchesTogether#ShineYourLight #Christmas

🚨 still time to book! Rebooting #Ecumenism – New paradigms for the 21st century An in-person and online conference on 5 and 6 December hosted by @iocs-cambridge.bsky.social cte.org.uk/rebooting...#Ecumenism Speakers include: Rt Rev Rowan Williams, Prof Paul Murray and Prof John Milbank #ChristianUnity

Pope Leo XIV’s Apostolic letter and #ecumenical prayers on the Nicaea anniversary cte.org.uk/pope-leo-...#ecumenical CTE President Cardinal Vincent Nichols reflects on the Papal encouragement to "rediscover the one universal community of Christ’s disciples throughout the world" 📷 Vatican media

Looking for #Advent ideas for your church or #ChurchesTogether group 🕯️? We've teamed up with @ctbi.bsky.social to bring them together in one place ctbi.org.uk/resource...#Advent#ChurchesTogetherLet us know, with a comment, if you know other materials we should have on the list.

🚨 Closing Sunday 30 Nov - Part-time (0.5 FTE) Rural & Agricultural Chaplain for Greater Lincolnshire cte.org.uk/vacancies/pa... Are you an ordained minister (or equivalent recognised lay worker) with a strong pastoral heart and a genuine empathy for rural life? #Chaplaincy

Pleased to host friends from some of our charity partners and from across the traditions to discuss how we can work together to help our Member Churches encourage and embed lifelong #discipleship. It was also great to get insights into new Bible Society research on how to build Bible confidence.

Great to join #ChurchesTogether in the Merseyside Region to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Faith in the City report with the launch of a manifesto of hope for the #Liverpool city region.

Yesterday we released a joint statement with other faith groups urging Rachel Reeves to use the Budget to build a fairer, greener world 🌱🌎 Take a look at what some of the faith leaders said👇 Read the full statement: https://justmoney.org.uk/news/faith-groups-call-for-bold-tax-reforms-to-rebuild

Pope Leo issues an Apostolic Letter 'In unitate fidei' "...ecumenical dialogue, founded on one baptism and the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed...has led us to rediscover the one universal community of Christ’s disciples throughout the world." bit.ly/4ikHI9l #ChurchesTogether #Nicaea2025

We've joined a coalition of 18 faith organisations coordinated by @justmoneymvt.bsky.social urging Chancellor Rachel Reeves to raise and reform taxes on wealth in Wednesday’s Budget. justmoney.org.uk/news/faith-g... #Budget2025 #ChurchesTogether

"At 21, @freshexpressions.bsky.social stands as a sign of hope: proof that the church can be both ancient and new, faithful and flexible, rooted and responsive." A movement comes of age... cte.org.uk/fresh-expres... #ChurchesTogether #FreshExpressions

"We have seen how Christians were united in mourning Pope Francis and in praying for Pope Leo: In doing so, they bore witness to a unity in the Gospel that transcends...differences" Fr @martinbrowneosb.bsky.social shares his reflection of the month for November cte.org.uk/divided-c... #Ecumenism

"...churches and their representatives believe that unity must be lived, embodied, earthed in the realities of our lives and the world’s pain and joy..." @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social President for Europe Rev Dr Susan Durber reflects on the 6th Faith & Order Conference cte.org.uk/swfaoconf... #Unity

📢 JUST OUT CTe-News November 2025 mailchi.mp/cte/ctenewsn... All the latest ecumenical news and stories inc: ✝️Bishop Tedroy re-elected as CTE President 🔍 Ecumenical implications of 'The Quiet Revival' 🔥 @freshexpressions.bsky.social at 21 🌍 @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social Faith and Order conference

Check out '26 in 26' an initiative from @church-poverty.org.uk and @christianaiduk.bsky.social to inspire local churches in their #SocialJustice work Book for the webinar here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/26-in-26-a... #ChurchesTogether

The construction of the Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer has begun! cte.org.uk/eternal-wall... A ground breaking ceremony was recently held at Coleshill in the West Midlands. When it's finished, it will be the largest Christian landmark in the UK #PrayTogether 🙏

The @churchesengland.bsky.social Gen Sec Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social was also involved in this meeting. Afterwards he said: “It was an honour to listen to and to facilitate a conversation with the Archbishops of York and Jerusalem and church leaders at Lambeth Palace... 1/2

Meet John Shinkwin, the new Secretary for External Relations (and National Ecumenical Officer) for the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain (Ecumenical Patriarchate) cte.org.uk/external-rel... Prayers and blessings in this role 🙏 #ChurchesTogether

The Your Local Pantry network from @church-poverty.org.uk has reached its one millionth visit Congratulations on this milestone...and the encouraging news that food pantries are helping to prevent people falling into acute crisis. www.church-poverty.org.uk/pantries-rea...

Bishop Tedroy Powell has been re-elected as the @churchesengland.bsky.social President representing churches in the Pentecostal and Charismatic Forum cte.org.uk/pentecostal-... Bishop Tedroy is the National Bishop of the Church of God of Prophecy UK #ChurchesTogether

"In truth, many of us in ecumenical encounter hold all sorts of caricatures and misunderstandings about the other..." Returning from @LOIMission CTE's Rev Dr Ben Aldous @jazzgoat.bsky.social reflects on his commitment to an "ecumenism of repentance" cte.org.uk/towards-a... #ChurchesTogether

📢 Re-advertised job opportunity The Synod of German-Speaking Lutheran, Reformed and United Congregations in Great Britain is seeking a Pastor for the South West and South Wales. cte.org.uk/vacancies... Applicants need to be an ordained Protestant minister and a German speaker Closes 31 Dec

Churches across Europe have reached a milestone in #ChristianUnity The Conference of European Churches and the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences have signed the updated Charta Ecumenica, recommitting to shared mission and cooperation cte.org.uk/updated-char... #ChurchesTogether

Arrived into Frankfurt after a long Eurostar journey and delighted to be working with Revd Dr Kai Funkschmidt from the Institute for Ecumenical Studies and Research this weekend for the Many Cultures, One Body conference representing @churchesengland.bsky.social #intercultural #ecumenical

Rebooting #Ecumenism – New paradigms for the 21st century An in-person and online conference on 5 and 6 December hosted by @iocs-cambridge.bsky.social cte.org.uk/rebooting-ec... Speakers include: Rt Rev Rowan Williams, Prof Paul Murray and Prof John Milbank #ChristianUnity

Great to represent @churchesengland.bsky.social at a roundtable & reception at 10 Downing Street with the Prime Minister & Faith Minister. A chance to speak about the statements CTE Presidents recently put out calling people to come together in these divisive times. #InterFaithWeek #ChurchesTogether

Is your church ready for #SafeguardingSunday this weekend (16 November)? cte.org.uk/safeguarding... The independent #safeguarding charity @thirtyoneeight.bsky.social is working to help us make our communities safer for all #ChurchesTogether

#InterFaithWeek runs until 16 November 2025. CTBI's Dr Rev Peter Colwell provides an overview of interfaith dialogue and how it can enhance community cohesion.

📣 Job opportunity Part-time (0.5 FTE) Rural & Agricultural Chaplain for Greater Lincolnshire cte.org.uk/vacancies/pa... Are you an ordained minister (or equivalent recognised lay worker) with a strong pastoral heart and a genuine empathy for rural life? Applications close on 30 Nov #Chaplaincy

What are the #ecumenical implications of the Bible Society report 'The Quiet Revival'? Dr Rhiannon McAleer shares her thoughts with @churchesengland.bsky.social cte.org.uk/disciplin...#ecumenical Don't miss her presentation to our recent Enabling Group #ChurchesTogether

On the final day in Cairo our group for LOI were given the honour of an audience with his Holiness Pope Tawedros II at his papal residence. This week with Orthodox and Evangelicals from across the world has been deeply moving. Representing @churchesengland.bsky.social an honour. #ecumenical

"We have seen how Christians were united in mourning Pope Francis and in praying for Pope Leo: In doing so, they bore witness to a unity in the Gospel that transcends...differences" Fr @MartinBrowneOSB shares his reflection of the month for November cte.org.uk/divided-c... #ChurchesTogether

#InterFaithWeek starts tomorrow, until 16 November cte.org.uk/inter-fai...#InterFaithWeek It's a great time to explore how inter faith approaches can help bring people together in the face of division. Watch @peterecumenical.bsky.social speak about how journeying with those of other faiths can enrich our own

"There is a glimpse of the healing of division, amid the gloominess of the world, and of the flickering light of unity that we find in Christ..." #ChurchesTogether #Ecumenism

The @churchofengland.org Council for Christian Unity met today. We joined representatives from the Baptist Union, Catholic Church, @methodist.org.uk, @urc.org.uk and @ctbi.bsky.social Find out more about the CCU here: churchofengland.org/about/buildi... #ChurchesTogether

"When Jesus said love your neighbour, he did not make any exceptions. The two child limit pushes larger families into poverty and discriminates against children with more than one sibling..." General Secretary @churchesengland.bsky.social CTE Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social #ChurchesTogether

Ecumenical Remembrance Sunday resources are available from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland ctbi.org.uk/resources/re... #ChurchesTogether

Fabulous #ecumenical fellowship last evening amongst senior leaders from across our national Member Churches at the @churchesengland.bsky.social 2025 Presidents' Dinner. Thank you to the @archbishopofyork.org Stephen Cottrell for hosting us at Lambeth Palace. #ChurchesTogether 📷 Ball/CTE

Churches Together in Carlisle & District held a unique #ecumenical harvest festival this year - at the city's cattle mart cte.org.uk/ecumenical-h... Where's the most unusual place your #ChurchesTogether group has held worship?

To celebrate the 500th anniversary of William Tyndale's English New Testament, #ChurchesTogether in Lymm and District got together to organise a ten-day programme built around the public reading of scripture cte.org.uk/celebrati...#ChurchesTogether What a fabulous addition to the town's festival!

ICYMI: ‘Up and dancing’ – an ecumenical delight CTE General Secretary Bishop @mikearoyal.bsky.social joined the celebrations for the double anniversary of the Cherubim and Seraphim Churches cte.org.uk/up-and-da... #ChurchesTogether

Are you a Christian with a passion for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises? The charity @operationnoah.bsky.social is looking for new Trustees. Particularly people with an interest in Human Resources or Fundraising cte.org.uk/vacancies... Applications close 5pm on 28 November

"Let us aspire to live the unity for which Christ prayed, that the world may believe and experience God’s gifts of healing, justice and abundant life" From the 'Call to all Christians' Message of the Sixth World Conference on Faith and Order oikoumene.org/news/sixth-w... #ChurchesTogether #WCC