This lens was created to explore the variety and depth of conservative, evangelical Christianity in the UK and Ireland. Although the term "evangelical" is claimed nowadays by nearly everyone, it should be pointed out that the phrase refers to those who embrace a whole-hearted allegiance to the authority and sufficiency of Scripture as the only faithful guide for their faith and practice. In contrast, those who place church tradition at par with the Bible's authority or those who elevate human pragmatism over biblical principles are not, and have never been, true evangelicals.
As an American who moved to the UK only two years ago, I was unsure what I would discover when I first began building this lens. However, I am greatly encouraged by the evangelical initiatives throughout the British Isles, as well as Ireland.
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- jdcastro jdcastro Sep 8, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
- Interesting read. Not that I have any affection for evangelicalism, though!
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- Heather Heather May 3, 2007 @ 2:57 pm
- Hi :o) I'm the person who sent you a link to the Faith Mission a little while ago. Wondering if you wanted to list more conferences and festivals on your site ... there's 'new wine', 'origin scotland', 'soul survivor', 'spring harvest' to name but a few. I'm sure you'll find them online :o) GB, h
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- Senora_M Senora_M Mar 21, 2007 @ 3:09 pm
- I'm from the US, but I'm all for Christianity around the world! Great job on the lens. My husband and I saw the movie Amazing Grace--it was good! We're coming to England this summer on vacation. I hope to see lots of Christians there!! :) God bless!
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- Waterwalker_Publishing Waterwalker_Publishing Mar 21, 2007 @ 11:00 am
- Thanks for creating this lens. I lived in the UK at one stage and visited a great variety of churches. One of my favourite English authors is Adrian Plass. May God bless you in your ministry :-)
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Bookshops & Publishers
- Bryntirion Press (EMW)
- Publishing arm of the Evangelical Movement of Wales.
- Church House Bookshop
- The official bookshop of the Church of England.
- Eden Online Christian Bookshop
- The Christian Bookshop.
- The Good Book Company: Christian books & study resources
- Christian books & tools for gospel ministry. A UK Christian book store with easy returns policy on all Christian books - free downloads too!
- Harvest Books & Crafts
- Christian bookshop in Wales supplying books, Bibles, music, commentaries, evangelistic tracts, Fair Trade food, Traidcraft gifts, audio/video, calendars, diaries. Harvest Books & Crafts is located in Pontypridd, Wales, six miles north of Cardiff.
- The Latimer Trust
- Working from its conservative evangelical convictions, the trust produces booklets, briefings and research work which maintain a formative influence in the contemporary church.
- Roots Bookshop
- Roots Bookshop is situated in the North Wales town of Criccieth. As well as the largest selection of Christian books in the area we are also able to offer broadband internet access (including printing, copying and faxing services), a coffee bar and some very friendly service!
British Evangelical Authors
The Church Invisible: A Journey into the Future of the UK Church
Catapulted forty years into the future, Nick Page wakes up in a Britain where furniture talks, egg-like pods are the mode of transportation—and the church as we know it has disappeared. "The Church Invisible" is a wonderfully inventive look at the future of the UK church. Engaging, provocative and very, very funny, this book challenges the church to change. Based on the latest research, it goes beyond dry statistics to weave a story that explores the issues facing the church today.
God's Lavish Grace
Terry Virgo is a founding member of a leadership team of Newfrontiers network of churches in the UK. He is a widely respected Christian leader and author across all evangelical denominations.
No Well-worn Paths
Disillusioned by the church in the UK? Terry Virgo was, and rather than giving up on it started to try and build a church that was bible based, and Spirit filled. Before he knew it he was inundated with requests for help. Today there are almost 300 churches in New Frontiers worldwide. Read how God took a man and stated to change the expression of Christianity around the world.
Evangelicalism & the Future of Christianity
"The future seems to beckon to evangelicalism," writes Alister McGrath, a theologian of leading stature in both England and North America. In contrast to doomsayers who see a bleak tomorrow for Christianity, McGrath looks ahead with hope. Much of that hope, he believes, rests on evangelicalism--thought to be nearly extinct just decades ago but now marked by evangelistic success and a growing intellectual presence.
Christian Media in the UK
- Premier Christian Radio
- Listen online.
- Premier TV : : Christian television from the UK
- Premier.tv is an on-demand television platform which allows you to watch video programmes when you want an
- The Proclamation Trust Media
- PT Media offers an expanding range of materials to equip and encourage Bible teachers to 'rightly handle the Word of Truth'. Our commitment is to serve the Church efficiently using the best available technology to get this material into your hands.
- The Theologian
- The Theologian is dedicated to presenting theological and pastoral resources of the highest quality to the wider church over the internet. Conservative, evangelical, non-denominational.
Church Planting
- ExpansionUK : : Assembly of God Church Planting
- FIEC Church Planting
- FIEC - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
- Fresh Expressions
- Fresh Expressions is a Church of England and Methodist Church initiative encouraging people hoping to establish 'new or different forms of church for our changing culture'.
- Rural Ministries - Planting and Growing Rural Churches
- A mission agency involved in church planting and church growth in rural situations.
- Anglican Church Planting Initiatives
- ACPI exists to Serve tomorrows churches today. We are a small charity, but with a committed central team and a large national network, working with churches and people called to church planting, fresh expressions of church and multiplying communities of mission.
Conference Facilities
Hotels, B&B's, Camps
- The Neptune Hotel
- Bring your group and enjoy a break in sea-front, self-catering accomodation. Eleven bedrooms, common kitchen facility, dining room, lounge, and meeting room.
Conventions, Conferences, & Festivals
- Christian Conventions
- Welcome to the Christian Conventions (UK) website.
- Keswick Youth
- Keswick Youth Convention is engaged through teaching, seminars, small group study, singing (plus some little extras!) God's word is taught and it's relevance to all our lives is explained.
- The Proclamation Trust
- The vision of the Proclamation Trust is to encourage ministry that seeks above all to expound the Bible as God's Word for today.
- Fellowship of Word & Spirit (FWS) Spring Conference
- Shame and Grace - Communicating the doctrine of sin in todays world.
- Evangelists Conference
- The Evangelist's Conference is organised by an interdenominational committee of evangelicals concerned to promote, encourage and defend Biblical evangelism, including those from Oak Hill College, All Souls Langham Place and The Good Book Company.
- Evangelical Movement of Wales - Aberystwyth Conference
- Information about the Aberystwyth Conference.
- Greenbelt Festival
- A Christian music and arts festival, established in 1973 and first held in 1974, Greenbelt festival is in its 33rd year, and, at the last festival, attracted around 19,000 festival-goers.
- Soul Survivor UK
- The heart of Soul Survivor is to envision young people of all denominations to capture first a vision of Jesus, and then to equip, train, empower and release them into his ministry in their every day lives. We do this in many different ways which may include - conferences, retreats, resources, local church-based events, training events, discipleship courses and mentoring programmes, and through mission experience in the world.
- Spring Harvest
- Spring Harvest exists to "equip the Church for action." Through a range of events, conferences, books and resources, Spring Harvest seeks to enable Christians to impact their local communities and the wider world.
- New Wine
- Our vision is to see the nation changed through Christians and churches being filled with the Spirit, alive with the joy of knowing and worshipping Jesus Christ, living out his Word, and doing the works of the Kingdom of God. Conferences, training and events, resources.
Directories of Christian Organisations
- UK Christian Handbook Online
- The UK Christian Handbook is Britain's best known and most comprehensive directory of Christian organisations and services.
Evangelical Affiliations
- Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales
- A network of independent, Reformed evangelical churches in Wales.
- The North West Partnership
- The North West Partnership is a group of Bible believing evangelicals in the North West of England and North Wales.
- Reform
- Reform is a network of churches and individuals within the Church of England, committed to the reform of ourselves, our congregation and our world by the gospel. Yet the Church of England seems to have lost confidence in the truth and the power of the gospel, and we believe that responsibility in changing this must belong to the local church.
- Fellowship of Word & Spirit (FWS)
- FWS is therefore committed to dialogue and discussion of reformed theology, seeking to reapply its whole world and life view to our own situation, culture and generation, so that we may help Christians to live out the call of God in their homes, workplaces, leisure activities, and even their churches!
- Forward Together
- Welcome to the homesite for Forward Together - A group for evangelical members of the Church of Scotland who share a desire to serve our Lord Jesus Christ within the Church of Scotland.
- The Salvation Army: United Kingdom with the Republic of Ireland
- FIEC - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
- FIEC - Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches
- South East Gospel Partnership
- The South East Gospel Partnership is a group of Bible believing churches in the South East of England since 2003.
- Association of Grace Baptist Churches : : East Anglia
- Association of Grace Baptist Churches : : South East
- On March 10, 1871, representatives from 23 churches in the London area met in Soho Chapel, Oxford Street, to form the Metropolitan Association of Strict Baptist Churches. Since then, the boundaries of the Association have grown to include the South-East corner of England, from Essex across to Oxfordshire, then south to Hampshire. In 1986, the name was changed to the Association of Grace Baptist Churches (South East). At present, the Association includes 57 churches.
- Irish Christian.com
- Web portal for all things evangelical in Ireland.
- Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches
- EFCC is a fellowship of about 125 independent churches in the United Kingdom. These are churches that trace their spiritual ancestry back to the Brownists of the 16th Century (Robert Browne, John Greenwood, Henry Barrow and John Penry) and many of the Puritans (such as John Owen, John Cotton and Thomas Goodwin).
- Evangelical Movement of Wales
- Serving Christians in Wales and beyond. Promoting the gospel of Jesus Christ through Outreach,Publications, Camps, Conferences, Courses, and Bookshops.
- Evangelical Presbyterian Church in England and Wales (EPCEW)
- EPCEW is an evangelical Reformed denomination, holding to the Westminster Standards as its doctrinal basis.
- The Apostolic Church of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- First formed in 1916 as a result of the 1904 Welsh revival, the Apostolic Church is a Trinitarian, Pentecostal denomination with a strong commitment to mission. Within the UK the Apostolic Church is represented by approximately 110 churches.
- Union of Evangelical Churches
- Church Society
- Church Society exists to promote a biblical faith which shapes both the Church of England and the society in which we live for the sake of Christ. We invite you to join us in working for a biblical Church.
- Evangelical Alliance
- The Alliance is an umbrella group representing one million evangelical Christians in the UK and is made up of member churches drawn from over 30 different denominations, organisations and individuals.
- Affinity :: Church-centred Partnership for Bible-centred Christianity
- Affinity is a growing network of many hundreds of Bible-centred churches and Christian agencies throughout Britain and Ireland. By declaring and demonstrating our essential unity in the revealed truth of the Bible, we aim to make ourselves more effective in proclaiming the good news of salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Evangelism Initiatives
- Affinity: Church-centred Partnership for Bible-centred Christianity
- Affinity is a growing network of many hundreds of Bible-centred churches and Christian agencies throughout Britain and Ireland. By declaring and demonstrating our essential unity in the revealed truth of the Bible, we aim to make ourselves more effective in proclaiming the good news of salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ.
- Bridge-Builders
- Bridge-Builders was formerly The Pocket Testament League UK. We adopted this name in 2004 to reflect our desire to help you build bridges to share the good news of Jesus Christ with those who have yet to know Jesus.
- CapitalYouthworks
- A network of Christian youth workers in and around London, committed to Biblical youth ministry.
- Cardiff Institute for Contemporary Christianity
- Cardiff Institute for Contemporary Christianity: understand the issues, impact our culture, and make your faith count!
- Christian Viewpoint for Men
- One aim: to introduce every man in the UK to Jesus Christ.
- Criccieth Holiday Club
- Criccieth Holiday Club runs every summer for two weeks in August. It's aim is to make Jesus known both to the residents of Criccieth (Wales) and the many holiday makers (vacationers) who come year by year.
- Facing the Challenge of Our Times
- "Facing The Challenge" is produced and distributed by Focus Radio as a Bible based response to the challenges of postmodern culture.
- Getting God to Work
- This website exists as a workplace ministry to provide Christians in the workplace with every possible resource to help them be godly at work by facilitating Christian fellowship, assisting with workplace evangelism and equipping Christians with bible studies.
- Lawyers' Christian Fellowship :: "To influence lawyers and the law for Christ"
- Encouraging and equipping Christian lawyers to be effective in their lives and work. Leading lawyers to a personal commitment to Jesus Christ
- London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
- LICC aims to help Christians engage biblically and relevantly with the issues they face, and demonstrate that Christ is indeed relevant to the deepest needs of contemporary people.
- Reaching the Unchurched Network (RUN)
- RUN aims to: (1) Envision other churches and their leadership with the glorious possibilities and hard realities of what "reaching the unchurched" could mean. (2) Resource churches so that their ministry is attractive to seekers and sceptics. (3) Network churches and ministries who want to prioritise winning the unchurched to Christ.
- Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship (UCCF) : : The Christian Unions
- UCCF - Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship - Linking Christian Unions throughout Britain who are committed to evangelism and discipleship
- Viz-A-Viz Ministries
- Exists to work alongside churches and other Christian organisations in communicating the gospel to the vast numbers of people who know little or nothing of the truth about Jesus.
The History of Evangelicalism in Britain
Ministry Training Organisations
Christian colleges, seminaries, and training courses
- Cornhill Training Course
- A course whose primary aim is to teach men to preach, while also training men and women to teach the Bible in youth/children's work, women's ministry and other contexts.
- Christian Heritage Cambridge
- Christian Heritage promotes the Christian foundations of Western Civilisation. Visit the Round Church, Cambridge. Theological training through Cambridge Centre for Apologetics or Cambridge Summer Scool of Theology.
- Evangelical Theological College of Wales (ETCW)
- The Evangelical Theological College of Wales, is a protestant, Reformed college, training men to preach and women to serve God in other areas; the College is based at Bryntirion, Bridgend, UK.
- Midlands Ministry Training Course
- The Midlands Ministry Training Course (MMTC) follows the model of 'Northern Cornhill' and other similar part-time ministry training courses. The course is designed to help people to understand and teach the Bible, so that they will be better equipped to serve in a wide variety of ministries.
- Oak Hill College
- Combining academic enquiry with practical skills training for ministry.
- Open Bible Institute
- A Bible-centred distance learning college, launching September 2006: to help you learn more about the Bible and Christian Life through offering a range of courses in theology, Biblical studies and Christian ministry.
- Rutherford House : : Resourcing Biblical Ministries
- The aim of Rutherford House is to resource biblical ministries especially by encouraging and helping people to read the Bible and to share this with others. You will find here details of our various courses and conferences which are devoted to that purpose. You will also find details of our journals and other publications which are now available for purchase through the website.
- Teaching the Bible in Challenging Times
- Teaching the Bible in a way that engages with contemporary society
- Tyndale House, Cambridge : : Doorway to Biblical Studies
- Tyndale House is an international centre for biblical research, founded in a spirit of loyalty to the historic Christian faith. It is a community of scholars, working mostly at postgraduate level. It welcomes all bona fide scholars in the field of Biblical Studies.
- The Faith Mission
- The Faith Mission exists to reach people with the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As an interdenominational agency, it works closely with all Christian churches that share a similar concern for passionate evangelism and evangelical truth, especially in areas where there is little or biblical witness. Ministries include missions, conferences, conventions, teaching, training, bookshops, camps, and a Bible College in Edinburgh.
- Irish Bible Institute
- Irish Bible Institute: MA, BA and Diploma Courses in Theology in Dublin, Ireland.
Missionary Organisations
UK-based Christian ministry working in Ukraine and South Africa.
- 9:38 - Gospel Workers For the 21st Century
- 9:38 is a national evangelical interdenominational body which has been established to help people consider whether paid gospel ministry might be for them.
- EFFC Missionary Advisory Council
- Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches Missionary Advisory Council
- Hope Now
- Hope Now works in Ukraine and South Africa to bring the good news of Jesus Christ to the poor and needy. Areas of work: health, orphans, prisons, evangelism, street children, students.
Modern Evangelicalism in the UK
Social Ministries
- Aquila Way
- Outreach ministry to disadvantaged young men and women.
- Betel of Britain
- Betel of Britain is a caring, not-for-profit Christian community in the heart of the UK dedicated to restoring homeless and substance-dependent people to productive, independent lifestyles.
- Church Urban Fund
- The Church Urban Fund is a not-for-profit organisation supporting social action in the poorest areas of England. We resource people working at the local level who are putting their faith into action in the places where they live.
- Frontier Youth Trust
- Frontier Youth Trust (FYT) is a Christian network dedicated to advancing the Kingdom of God by supporting, resourcing and training those working with and on behalf of disadvantaged young people. FYT is of the opinion that the most effective youth work is built upon Christian foundations.
- London City Mission
- London City Mission is an alliance of evangelical Christians working together for the extension of Christ's kingdom.
- Spurgeon's Child Care
- Spurgeon's Child Care is one of the UK's largest Christian charities working with children, young people and families.
- Tearfund
- Tearfund is a leading relief and development charity, working in partnership with Christian agencies and churches worldwide to tackle the causes and effects of poverty.
Trusts & Foundations : : Raising Funds for Christian Ministry
- The Arundell Trust
- The Trust supports a number of charities which are committed to the proclamation of the Gospel and the support of those who are persecuted for their faith.
- The Mustard Seed Foundation
- The Mustard Seed Foundation is a Christian family foundation that provides grants to churches and Christian organizations worldwide as they initiate a variety of Christian ministries including evangelism, discipleship, and economic empowerment. In addition, the Foundation provides scholarships to Christians pursuing advanced education.
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