Pete Greig is a best-selling author, pastor and bewildered instigator of the 24-7 Prayer movement which has reached more than half the nations on earth. On 1 May Pete will be speaking in Diss as he launches his new book, Rising Tide. The event is at Hope Church (Vinces Road, Diss, Norfolk, IP22 4HG) and starts at 7:30pm. Worship is being...

The Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich welcome Matt Levett who joined the Diocesan team this week as Youth and Young Adults Officer. Matt has spent his whole working career in local Church youth ministry, in Anglican Churches, Brethren Churches and lastly at The Forge Community Church in mid-Suffolk. He’s a passionate believer that the local Church really is the hope...

Local people have helped to raise more than £5,300 for YMCA Trinity Group at its annual Sleep Easy event, with this figure continuing to rise. On Friday 8 March 2019, 38 people took part by sleeping out in the grounds of Ipswich Town Football Club to raise funds and awareness of the hardship which young homeless people endure. Jonathan Martin, YMCA...

We all want to save for a rainy day, but what if our money is causing a storm? On Thursday 14 March, Canon Paul Nelson along with members of St Michael’s Church, Beccles and Rev Andy Wolton with members of St John’s, Saxmundham visited their local branches of HSBC to hand in letters to the CEO.  They are calling on the bank to take more...

The Prayer Foundation will be hosting the LEARN leadership seminar on Friday & Saturday,  22 and 23 March at  The Barn, Mellis, Suffolk. The topic will be 'Preparing for purpose'. Rod and Julie Anderson from The Prayer Foundation say, 'Discovering our purpose, brings clarity into our lives. Also, there are steps of preparation as believers, that can help us be far more...

Otley Hall Retreat Days are a wonderful chance to enjoy Otley Hall's beautiful grounds whilst having an opportunity to reflect and grow spiritually. The Retreat Days are led by many different leaders, both lay and ordained. Each Retreat Day has a different theme and is led by a different speaker who guides you through the day. There will usually be...

Rushmere Christian Fellowship (RCF) have appointed James Edgell as their new Lead Pastor for the Church. James initially joined the Church as Youth Pastor in April 2018 having moved to Ipswich from Cumbria, following five years in church ministry in Carlisle. RCF started in the 1960's following a mission led by local Suffolk evangelist Victor Jack on the Dumbarton Recreation...

'Boost' is a small registered charity based in Felixstowe, which was begun to pioneer partnerships between faith and education. It was established in 2000 as part of a collective effort from churches across Felixstowe, Walton and the Trimley's to enable more and better youth work happening across the area. In a time of great change in 2014, and after over...

Building on the now widely recognised and much anticipated annual 'Crown Him' event held every January in Ipswich, that celebrates christian unity across the town, organisers Ipswich in Prayer are due to launch a new, more regular event. Judith Mason from IIP says, "We had a wonderful evening of celebration at the annual 'Crown Him with Many Crowns' event in January. Thank...