Articles
Songs of Praise: The power of the Bible
Richard Fisher, chief executive of BRF, explains the ‘God-incidence’ behind a special edition of BBC Songs of Praise...
Celebrating our centenary
In our second article focusing on BRF’s centenary celebrations, Olivia Warburton introduces our centenary video…
God somehow makes it work
As she takes her leave from BRF, Lucy Moore, the founder and pioneer of Messy Church, reflects on the past two decades...
How it all began
The first article of our centenary year is a letter written by our founder, Leslie Mannering, the then vicar of St Matthew’s Church, Brixton, as he looks ahead to the new year, 1922...
Small is beautiful – and Christmas shows us that
In a special article for the Christmas season, Bishop Colin Fletcher, the chair of BRF’s trustees, goes to the heart of the Christian story...
Looking forward to Christmas
As the countdown to Christmas accelerates, spend a few quiet moments in the company of Amy Boucher Pye and her artist father, Leo Boucher...
An all-age prayer for death and loss
This simple ‘waving’ prayer from Martyn Payne and Joanna Collicutt offers an informal act of remembrance for all ages that pays tribute to those we have lost and provides a foundation for hope...
Help Anna Chaplaincy raise £20,000
For one week only you can double the impact when you donate to help Anna Chaplaincy’s work to alleviate loneliness through The Big Give Christmas Challenge...
Addressing death and bereavement in all-age gatherings
How do we acknowledge those members our communities have lost to the pandemic, and get it right for all ages? Martin Payne and Joanna Collicutt offer twelve key guidelines in their article with free download...
The whole Christmas story
This year’s BRF Advent book isn’t called 'The Whole Christmas Story’ lightly – it covers a lot of ground, as author Jo Swinney explains in this intriguing interview...
