“The devil does not like people to build peace”

Thank you to all who gave to our Christmas appeal. You gave over £46,500 to help share the peace of Jesus even amid violent conflict.

A starter for 10

Meet some of the first students on CMS’s new MA pathway, focusing on the African Christian diaspora.

Video: If We Kept Silent the Stones Would Cry Out

Gospel artist and praise and worship minister Ahmed Conteh reflects on the spirituality and vibrancy of worship and music in African churches.

Video: Legacies of Five Nigerian Women Pioneer Ministers in London

Dupe Adefala on a largely untold story of the distinctive and pioneering contribution of African women to mission in London

African congregations adapting to COVID-19

Harvey Kwiyani and Paul Ayokunle identify the distinct way in which the pandemic was understood and confronted as both a spiritual and medical battleground.

Finding my place

“Isn’t Christianity the white man’s religion?” Rosie Hopley is on a quest to unearth a broader, wider and more global narrative.

Rivers in the desert

Sheila Akomiah-Conteh argues that African Christianity is a revitalising force in British Christianity.

African millennial Christians in the diaspora and the identity question

Joseph Ola explores the way a younger generation of African Christians in Britain face the challenges of dual identity.

Historical development of Black Pentecostal churches in Britain

Israel Olofinjana higlights a diversity in theologies, ecclesiologies, mission and cultures that is often overlooked

Editorial: The gift of African diaspora churches in the UK

Harvey Kwiyani and Colin Smith introduce this issue of ANVIL journal of theology and mission.

Thirty-eight years of proclaiming the good news in Africa

Inspired by Christians in Kenya, Steve Burgess spent a working life answering the biblical call to "proclaim good news to the poor".

Start of a new movement?

"We’re hoping to create a movement of post-colonial missionaries able to work across cultures and races,” says Harvey Kwiyani.