Here & now: Diana Paulding

22/11/2019 | Reform

Diana Paulding visits Hebron

Standing on the corner of a street in Hebron (pictured), the Palestinian activist Issa Amro told us that we had more rights than him in his hometown. Our British passports meant that we could follow the … Read More

Here & now: Helen Glasse

01/11/2019 | Reform

Helen Glasse looks back on her mental health at university

In my last week as a student in Bath, the Methodist chaplain asked me: ‘What wise words do you have from your time in Bath?’ I found myself answering very … Read More

Here & now: Jake Penny

27/09/2019 | Reform

Jake Penny on being welcomed at church

I didn’t have to worry about being turned away when I went into my first church meeting – I am a gay, autistic, mentally ill man. The only thing that made me immediately … Read More

Here & now: Sophie Dorling

23/08/2019 | Reform

Sophie Dorling is searching for work

‘No, I’m still looking.’ These four words have crossed my lips countless times in recent weeks and months. ‘There’s just nothing out there’ – an all-too-common phrase also. Job hunting isn’t something I like … Read More

Here & now: Victoria Turner

01/07/2019 | Reform

‘Here & now’ is a new column giving a voice to younger writers in the Church

The BBC series Fleabag absolutely catapulted Phoebe Waller-Bridge (pictured) into public light. The protagonist, the otherwise anonymous ‘Fleabag’, is the epitome of the never-settling, … Read More