--- title: News date: 2026-07-28T11:35:00+01:00 author: Mani Bae canonical_url: "https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news" section: Pages --- --- # News Stories, news and reflections from across our work, our partners and the communities we serve. 54 results ## News articles - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/20260716-IMG_1262-Medium.jpg?v=1789976742) ### [Embracing tensions, retaining hope: the future of Christian social action](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/embracing-tensions-retaining-hope-the-future-of-christian-social-action) 17 Sept 2026 Jon Kuhrt, CEO of Hope into Action - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Dr-Aimi-King.jpg?v=1787128669) ### [“She’s got an ASBO” Challenging the labels of poverty](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/shes-got-an-asbo) News 13 Aug 2026 Stereotypes encourage society to judge whole communities rather than individuals. Dr Aimi King encourages us to pause and ask questions - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/20251205-_DSC3914.jpg?v=1786982560) ### [Summit Sleepout](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/summit-sleepout) Story 07 Aug 2026 Thank you to the Summit Youth Group who have run two Sleepout Challenges for us, raising over £4,000 - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/20240328-Portrayed-Photography-IMG_7651-Large.jpg?v=1787050233) ### [Why stories matter](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/stories-matter) News 06 Aug 2026 Stories help shape the way we understand the world, ourselves and other people. Rved Adam Edwards explores - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Chris-Cummings-news.jpg?v=1785934324) ### [Church Urban Fund welcomes new Chair and trustee to its board](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/new-chair) News 22 Jul 2026 Church Urban Fund is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris Cummings as the new chair of trustees. - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/20260412_125253.jpg?v=1786981850) ### [All Saints Nativity Fundraiser](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/all-saints-nativity-fundraiser) Story 17 Jul 2026 From warm meals to welcoming spaces, All Saints Borehamwood is a beacon of God’s love. And they’re fundraising for CUF, too - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Dan-Sandford-Smith-group.png?v=1785935038) ### [What young people taught me about community](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/young-people-community) Story 14 Jul 2026 Sometimes transformation begins not with a new idea, but with a new question - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/138-AS8A9102-Enhanced-NR.jpg?v=1786702916) ### [Growing local presence](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/growing-local-presence) Story 08 Jul 2026 Tonbridge Road Methodist Church used the Growing Good course to explore local presence and connection. - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Nick-and-Colin-St-Mary-Magdelene.jpg?v=1785935647) ### [Growing Good for action and theology](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/action-and-theology) Story 24 Jun 2026 In between building a bug hotel and dismantling a shed, Nick and Colin told us why else they come to St Mary Magdelene, rain or shine, each week. - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Windrush-Heritage-Intergenerational-Connection-and-untold-Windrush-stories.png?v=1789988593) ### [Heritage, Intergenerational Connection and untold Windrush stories](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/heritage-intergenerational-connection-and-untold-windrush-stories) Story 22 Jun 2026 Over 1,000 school children took part in Arts Bridge Charity’s Luton Windrush workshops. 150 went deeper, training in interview skills and creative devising. 20 elders shared their journey. - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Sanctuary-Sunday-group.png?v=1785936547) ### [Sanctuary Sunday, and weekly](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/sanctuary-sunday-and-weekly) Story 15 Jun 2026 Imagine being one of the 264,000 refugees having fled Ukraine for the UK since 2022. Where to start, and how to carry on? - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/WJ-030325-21-Large.jpg?v=1787050743) ### [What kind of thing is a nation?](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/what-is-a-nation) News 11 Jun 2026 How we should understand the nation? Revd Prof Luke Bretherton explores the idea, both a source of good and a product of human imperfection