New Baptist Denominational Representative joins CTC

Revd Robin Giles has been nominated by the Eastern Baptist Association as their Denominational Ecumenical Officer (DEO).

As part of his role Robin will represent Baptists at the Standing Committee of Churches Together in Cambridgeshire (which meets five times a year) as well as at our twice yearly Council meetings.  DEOs are appointed by their respective denominations to offer advice and resources for local ecumenism within a particular county body or church, such as the Eastern Baptist Association.  They work collaboratively with the County Ecumenical Officer and relate to their own regional denominational church leader, and National Ecumenical Officer.

Mark Burleigh, our County Ecumenical Officer, writes, "We warmly welcome Robin.  He already has a wealth of ecumenical experience in Cambridgeshire and we look forward to working together in Christ."

To read more about Robin click here.  To see the other members of the Standing Committee click here.

Forum 2025 - Churches Together in England

A number of us from Cambridgeshire were pleased to be able to attend the CTE Forum in Swanwick, Derbyshire, in March 2025.  This event takes place every three years and is the main ecumenical gathering of churches across England.  It was a great opportunity to find out more about how churches across England are working together – nationally, at a county level and locally.  We were treated to a hugely diverse range of speakers, worship and workshops - as well as browsing stalls run by many charities with a national reach.

Many of the sessions were recorded and are available to watch here.

You can watch a 3 minute video of the Forum here.

You can see a photo of the Cambridgeshire participants here.

Shared Bible Studies with the Diocese of Vellore

Throughout January to March 2025 we are sharing in a series of six Bible studies over Zoom, using material prepared by our brothers and sisters in Vellore.  The theme of the studies is "Gender Justice" and we have been able to bring together our perspectives and insights from both our contexts.

The studies have been a great way to get to know each other across our time zones!

If you would like to join the Zoom sessions email for more information.

Modern Slavery and Church Responses Conference

On Saturday 22nd February 2025 we supported an online conference aimed at equipping churches and trainee ministers to know about modern slavery and human trafficking.

It helped those who attended to identify people at risk and to safeguard them.  It included contributions from Together Free and Churches Together in Cambridgeshire.

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity -  18th-25th January 2025

Each day of the week we  posted a prayer for Christian unity on this website and on our Facebook page.  They were selected by the members of the the Standing Committee of Churches Together in Cambridgeshire, representing seven denominations between them.

A number of ecumenical services were held across Cambridgeshire, bringing together Christians from many denominations - all seeking the unity of the churches working together.