In Depth:  Evangelical Alliance

The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has been busy during the pandemic and is now helping churches gear up for the aftermath, a statement from the organisation says. A spokesperson for EA writes:

The EA has been looking into the impact of the pandemic on 20s and 30s, long known as the ‘missing generation’ in churches. One in two young adults had attended a service (online or offline) during the pandemic, according to a survey by Durham University last year, but there’s still many who are unreached. To equip ministry in this area, the EA launched the new resource Changing Church – Is the ‘missing generation’ still missing? with accompanying research.

The Evangelical Alliance launched its Great Commission evangelism website on 26 October to help Christians share their faith, and to show people that Jesus is changing lives in the UK today.

New video stories will be released each week on the site, sharing how people have come to faith across the UK. There will also be inspiring accounts of Christians and churches.

The evangelical charity Home for Good, reported on in en June 2013 was launched on September 1 as an independent charity to rescue Britain’s vulnerable children.

With one child every 20 minutes being taken into care the UK, and another 6,000 children already waiting for adoption, there appears to be a crisis in child care in the UK. The Evangelical Alliance is persuaded that if at least one family per evangelical church open their homes, this crisis would be resolved.