Churches Together in Lancashire (CTL) is the agency through which the Christian denominations and congregations of the county seek to work in partnership at every level. We sponsor churches and congregations working together in covenanted Local Ecumenical Partnerships, and we aim to support and resource Local Churches Together Groups across the county, but we are here as a resource for ALL Lancashire’s churches. We are strongly committed to working together in Inter Faith Dialogue, and to coordinating work in Further Education (FE) Chaplaincy, as evidenced by our appointment of officers to support these areas. We work in association with Churches Together in England .
CTL is served by an Enabling Group comprised of members of our partner denominations, by groups dedicated to specific areas of work, and by 3 development officers. To find out who’s who, click here.
Do you have a good news story of churches working in partnership you’d like to share? If so, please contact Debbie at
debbie.peatman@ctlancashire.org.uk.
....Our Partners at County level...The Baptist Union - North Western Baptist Association
.......The Methodist Church - North Lancashire District; Bolton and Rochdale District .......The Church of England - Diocese of Blackburn.......The Roman Catholic Church - Diocese of Lancaster; Diocese of Salford; Archdiocese of Liverpool.......The United Reformed Church - North Western Synod.......The Salvation Army - Central North Division; North Western Division.......The Society of Friends - Lancashire Central & North Area; ....... and many of our local Churches Together Groups also have member congregations of other denominations.......
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2012 - A Year for Celebration!
There are so many opportunities coming up this year for churches to be right at the heart of community celebrations - whether it’s around the Olympic Games, the Queen’s Jubilee, or - for our Preston churches - the Preston Guild. How could your local churches work together to serve and bless your community in 2012? Go to the Celebrating 2012 page of this site for inspiration and resources!
Lent begins on Wed 22nd Feb. Could it be an opportunity for local churches in your area to study and pray together?
lent 2012
the way to freedom
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland’s Lent Course for 2012, run in partnership with BBC Radio 4 and local radio.
For full details and downloadable resources, click here
A wonderful week for Christian Unity...
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (18th - 25th January) provides a great opportunity for local Christians to pray together. Many groups around the county used the CTBI resources this year, and there are stories of some special events below. Send us your stories of anything special your local churches did to mark the week so that we can share them!
A Great Launch to Guild Year for Preston’s churches
- click here for story, here for Lancashire Evening Post coverage
12 Morecambe congregations unite for an ecumenical baptism service
- click here for story
Thank you to everyone who responded to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary Chaplaincy’s request for volunteers to help with their new initiatives.
There was a good response from church members to the appeal for the ‘patient meal helpers’, a volunteer dining companions scheme to help patients who are struggling to eat unassisted. To the appeal for Sunday service volunteers, there was likewise a good response from members of a variety of churches, and it has been possible to start an additional monthly Sunday service on Medical Unit 2 (elderly) to complement the weekly service in the chapel.
One continuing need is for Sunday (licensed) Communion visitors for Anglican-Methodist communion visiting. If you could help with that,or would be interested in getting involved in other chaplaincy activities at RLI, then please contact the Chaplain:
Rev Stephen Tranter,
RLI Chaplain
Tel: 01524 583955