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Who's Involved in the Churches Rural Group?

The following Churches and other Christian organisations are represented:

Agricultural Chaplain Association

Agricultural Christian Fellowship

Arthur Rank Centre

Baptist Union of Great Britain & Ireland

Church of England*

Church of Scotland

Farm Crisis Network

Free Churches Group

Methodist Church*

Roman Catholic Church

Rural Evangelism Network

Rural Theology Association

Salvation Army

United Reformed Church*

* National Rural Officers for Churches marked with an asterisk are based at the Arthur Rank Centre

The Group welcomes enquiries from any Church or Christian Organisation concerned for the work of God's Kingdom in the rural communities in these islands.

Web Updates

A fond farewell to Jim after 14 years

Friends from across the churches in England gathered on 18th June to say a fond farewell to Jim Currin, following 14 years of faithful service to CTE.

Choose Childhood: 150 years of taking Action for Children

Action for Children, a Body in Association with CTE, celebrated their 150th anniversary this July. Hear more about their work and latest campaign.

Cambourne's story: starting something in a new housing area

CTE's Ben Aldous shares his reflections on what we can learn from Cambourne's story of ministry in a new housing area.

Unity movements gather at national summit

The inaugural Gather National Summit took place on 26th-27th June 2019, bringing together leaders of unity movements from across the UK.

Exploring a new approach to Church unity – juridical ecumenism

On 20th June, CTE hosted a day exploring the ways in which church law, rules and conventions might converge to deepen ecumenical endeavours.

'When I am weak, then I am strong': Ecclesial Movements meet together

Rumold van Geffen reports on a meeting of Ecclesial Movements held recently at the Focolare Centre for Unity in Welwyn Garden City.

Responding to the challenges facing Christian youth work

Hear how the Christian Youth Work Consortium plans to respond to the challenges facing Christian youth work/ministry and theological education/training.

Heads of churches urge support for Sea Sunday

Senior leaders of the Anglican and Catholic churches have called on parishes to support Sea Sunday on 14th July.

A Flexible Framework for Local Unity in Mission

CTE has just published the revised, updated and renamed 'A Flexible Framework for Local Unity in Mission' and its supporting documentation.

SCM resource on student's mental health

The Student Christian Movement recently launched Well Beings, a practical guide to good mental health for students.