Five Creative Ways to Connect with Your Church Family Joining a church can be daunting for many people. Whilst joining a connect group and volunteering on a team are great ways to get involved, Matt Rowbotham, from naborly, shares some more out of the box ideas to get you connected and feeling like you’re at…
Network Stories of Revitalisation We have an exciting update from churches across our network, from St Wins Totton to Nelson Street Church Rochdale! St Wins Totton St Wins Totton recently had Baptism Sunday, where they had the privilege of baptising 4 adults and 2 kids. “I wanted to get baptised as I would like to…
Throwback Transformations We work in partnership with the Diocese to identify churches which are at risk of closure – or other centrally located buildings which can be adapted to fit the needs of 21st century worship and mission. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we remember 5 buildings that have been brought…
Five things every estate planter wants you to know It may look ‘messy’, but estate churches are bringing hope to some of the most deprived communities across our country. Ray Driscoll, CRT’s Head of Estate Church Planting, tells us how they’re doing it. 1. Vulnerability is our superpower In a context shaped by pain, vulnerability…
Assemble 2022 We loved being back in person for Assemble this year! Assemble is our annual gathering of worship, prayer and ministry with staff teams across the church network. This year, we gathered across six hubs: Bristol, Coventry, London, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Preston. A new model for us but one that worked. Here are a few…
Engaging with Youth in a Post-Pandemic World A focus on young people is at the heart of all our Network churches. Here, we explore how six churches are engaging with the emerging generation in a post-pandemic world. Being back in person at St Nicks Bristol At St Nicks, we’ve loved having our young people return…
When Church Plants Plant Churches… Jono Simpson, Planting Researcher at CRT, shares how HTB’s more nimble second and third-generation plants are transforming parishes at a grassroots level. The 2013 report by Cathy Ross and David Dadswell on church planting in the Church of England reported that most HTB church plants in the study naturally reflected…
The Prince of Wales meets the CRT Team On Thursday 9th December, HRH The Prince of Wales visited Holy Trinity Brompton church to attend a short advent service and meet Christian workers who are helping their local communities in times of need. He was welcomed to the church by Nicky Gumbel who introduced him to…
CRT Newsletter 006 It is a pleasure to share all that has been happening as our network of churches have had the opportunity to meet in person, worship together, build community, and emerge from this challenging lock down period. We have had such an exciting start to our new term as church plants are launched.…
CRT Newsletter 005 We are delighted to share with you our 2021 church plants (all 21 of them!) and the amazing ways in which our Network of churches continue to serve their communities, revitalise neighbourhoods, and be the hands and feet of Jesus all across the UK. We believe that as the nation slowly emerges…