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Friday 17 April 2020

Scottish Christian charities unite to respond to coronavirus

The leaders of 12 Christian charities are today alerting the Scottish Government to the unique role they and the local church are playing during the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to the First Minister, charities describe how in the weeks and…
Thursday 27 February 2020

International initiative to equip the church in Northern Ireland on issues of human dignity - Stand for Life: Belfast coming in June copy

Both Lives Matter, Evangelical Alliance, and the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission are joining together in a unique partnership responding to far-reaching changes to the law on abortion in Northern Ireland. The partnership will host an…
Wednesday 18 December 2019

Peter Lynas becomes Evangelical Alliance UK director

The Evangelical Alliance has appointed Peter Lynas as its UK director. In this role he will work alongside new CEO Gavin Calver, championing the voice of evangelicals to the media and across the four nations, while bringing leadership to the core…
Friday 13 December 2019

Hope does not disappoint – the way forward after the election

The Evangelical Alliance has called the UK to believe for a hopeful future following the outcome of the General Election which returned a majority Conservative government.In a statement responding to the election outcome, Gavin Calver, CEO, said: “I…
Thursday 07 November 2019

Northern Ireland abortion regime consultation released

On Tuesday 5 November the UK Government announced a consultation on a proposed abortion framework for Northern Ireland. The proposals go well beyond what the Government was required to do by the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019…
Tuesday 23 July 2019

Evangelical Alliance granted core participant status in Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

The Evangelical Alliance has been granted core participant status in the Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse (IICSA) investigation regarding child protection in religious organisations and settings. “We are grateful for the opportunity to…
Monday 22 July 2019

Gavin Calver announced as new CEO of the Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance is pleased to announce that Gavin Calver will be our new CEO. He will succeed general director Steve Clifford, who announced in April that he will step down later this year. Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical…
Tuesday 09 July 2019

Westminster fundamentally undermines devolution on abortion and marriage

MPs at Westminster have voted to fundamentally undermine devolution potentially leading to far-reaching changes to abortion law and the redefinition of marriage in Northern Ireland. Peter Lynas, director of Evangelical Alliance Northern Ireland,…
Monday 24 June 2019

Evangelical Alliance concerned at Court’s intervention in abortion case

On Friday, a UK Judge ruled that an abortion should be carried out on a Catholic woman in her twenties who suffers from a moderate to severe learning disability. This despite the fact that the women herself wanted to continue with the pregnancy and…
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