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SPCK mourns patron Queen Elizabeth II

Thu, 08 Sep 2022 19:40:00 +0000

The members, trustees and staff of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, are mourning the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the long-standing patron of SPCK.

SPCK Group Press Release 21 April 2021

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +0000

The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) and the AFD Group today announce it has been agreed that SPCK will acquire from AFD the publishing business of Lion Hudson.

Celebrating the launch of homegroups.org.uk

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 13:06:00 +0000

Today we're launching Home Groups! The largest source of free, high quality, curated small group material on the Internet. Find out more about this exciting new website in this blog post!

Smile while you shop

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 17:42:00 +0000

It has been scientifically proven that altruism is good for us. Not just that warm fuzzy feeling of doing a nice thing but an act of kindness - thinking of someone or a cause and intentionally doing something which takes us outside of ourselves to benefit others.

SPCK’s AGM – An Annual Gathering in Exceptional Times

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 10:45:00 +0000

On 19th November 2020, our AGM took place via Zoom. Find out more about the event in this blog post.

Gifts with Strings Attached

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 13:02:00 +0000

Receiving a generous gift is often much harder than giving. We can feel obligated or humbled, depending on who is doing the giving. It’s a real challenge to daily accept and believe God’s grace as the ultimate loving gift with no strings attached.

SPCK wins £1,000 Movement for Good award

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 10:39:00 +0000

Thank you to those of you who nominated SPCK for a Movement for Good award. We're delighted to announce that SPCK's Diffusion prison literacy project has won the £1000 Movement for Good award! Find out more in the following press release.

SPCK’s chance to win £1,000

Mon, 11 May 2020 11:00:00 +0000

Here at SPCK we are encouraging supporters, authors and partners to nominate us for a chance to win £1,000 as part of specialist insurer Ecclesiastical's “Movement for Good” awards.

It’s quick and easy to nominate SPCK online. Nominations are open from Wednesday 6 May to Sunday 24 May and you can vote for SPCK online at movementforgood.com

Winners will be drawn at random and the more times SPCK is nominated the more chance we have of being selected.

Find out more in this blog post.

Social Imagination, African Politics and the African Theological Network Press

Thu, 23 Apr 2020 08:23:00 +0000

This World Book Day we're sharing another ATNP update from Dr Angus Crichton, SPCK's Global Advocacy Manager. The African Theological Network Press (ATNP) is one of SPCK's charitable programmes, an ecumenical venture, committed to serving the church in Africa and the Diaspora.

A Significant Milestone for the African Theological Network Press

Thu, 16 Apr 2020 10:37:00 +0000

Dr Angus Crichton, SPCK's Global Advocacy Manager gives us an update on ATNP, the African Theological Network Press. ATNP is one of SPCK's charitable programmes, an ecumenical venture, committed to serving the church in Africa and the Diaspora.