--- 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. 58 results ## News articles - ![](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/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 - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/5774e194-e8ee-4db2-8524-4d0d9f4a0f4f.jpg?v=1789489693) ### [The Springfield Project, Birmingham](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/places-of-welcome) 03 Jun 2026 The Place of Welcome at The Springfield Project runs every Thursday afternoon during term time, put on by volunteers. Hear from three of the people who attend, in their own words. - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/MSP_CUF_23APR26_8825.jpg?v=1786436909) ### [Volunteering makes all the difference](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/volunteering-makes-all-the-difference) Story 03 Jun 2026 Opportunities to connect, boost confidence and gain work skills. How could you mobilise volunteers in your local area? - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/WJ-CUF-110326-117.jpg?v=1786437472) ### [Kindness comes back around](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/kindness-comes-back-around) Story 31 May 2026 Volunteers don’t just provide refreshments, they build long-term relationships, tackle isolation and sign-posting to essential support services - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/WJ-CUF-150526-175.jpg?v=1786446626) ### [What matters enough for me to do something about it?](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/what-matters-enough-for-me-to-do-something-about-it) News 28 May 2026 Responses at the end of a day exploring Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/WJ-CUF-150526-2.jpg?v=1786522893) ### [Ordinary Time](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/ordinary-time-when-the-fire-of-pentecost-becomes-warmth-for-someone-else) News 24 May 2026 When the fire of Pentecost becomes warmth for someone else. Richard Harries, Director of Caritas Westminster, reminds us that there is no such thing as ordinary to God - ![](https://cuf.org.uk/assets/images/_528x297_crop_center-center_82_none/Anna-Heydon-St-Mary-Magdalene.jpg?v=1785936335) ### [Actively raising up people from within the community](https://cuf.org.uk/about-us/news/case-study) Story 06 May 2026 30,000 bees live in the apiary at the church of St Mary Magdalene. Or do they? Did they survive their first winter in the garden, and why are they even there?