LoveRural

20/08/2026

🌿 Love Rural is coming!

Join us for a time of inspiration, encouragement and connection with others who are passionate about rural communities and the life of the rural church.

Come and be refreshed, equipped and inspired for all that God is doing in our countryside and villages.

We'd love to see you there! 💚

04/08/2026

More young people can now access FarmersAid.

The app is now available for 16 and 17-year-olds, helping the next generation of farming people feel more prepared if they ever find themselves first on the scene of a serious on-farm accident.

FarmersAid provides clear, step-by-step guidance while emergency services are on the way, helping people think fast, act right and respond with confidence.

Download FarmersAid today:

📲 App Store: https://lnkd.in/ebBBKDQ2
📲 Google Play: https://lnkd.in/e6baABxh

03/08/2026

It was great to catch up with Bishop Richard of Hereford Diocese at New Wine festival this week, talking about how rural mission practioners and strategic senior leadership come together at the LoveRural National Rural Mission Conference 2026

01/08/2026

How great to see a seminar at this years New Wine festival all about different kinds of church planting and revitalisation in rural spaces. And so much attendance and enthusiasm for starting new things to share Jesus love in the countryside. Big thanks to Smith, Chris Beaumont, Simpson, Katherine Wilson, Weston and John Freeman

Faith in the North
The Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication

01/08/2026

25/07/2026

21/07/2026

We asked 30 young adults from across Cumbria what they actually want from church. Then we listened.

Over five events across the county last year, people aged 18 to 25 sat down with us to talk honestly about God, faith and church. What they said is worth hearing.

They are not indifferent to faith. Many spoke about God as “big love”, and about faith giving them “hope” and “a purpose”. What they are wary of is church as an institution. Again and again they described church at its best as “the body — the people not the building”.

Thirteen of them came back for more than one event. The appetite for real community is there.

The full report is below. If you work with this age group , or would like to, it's worth twenty minutes of your time.

https://carlislediocese.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/WebsiteFileHosting/IQAGm9BhxeNVSYB6Qe1BGS-hAUPcTlOjBJa1qHnPc976ihE?e=srF4ks