Episodes

  • #13 - John Pontifex & Dr John Newton: Christian persecution on the rise
    Nov 6 2024

    ACN's Dr John Newton and John Pontifex discuss the key findings and case studies in the 2024 ‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ report, demonstrating that anti-Christian persecution has been worsening globally.

    Order or download your free copy of the 'Persecuted and Forgotten' report: https://acnuk.org/pf-edition-2024/

    Sign the ACN UK Open Letter to the Foreign Secretary: https://acnuk.org/our-campaigns/red-wednesday-advocacy-letter/

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    28 mins
  • #12 - Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark: Standing with persecuted Christians
    Oct 3 2024

    Archbishop John Wilson of Southwark talks to ACN's John Pontifex about the importance of the charity's work and what Christians in the West can learn from our persecuted brothers and sisters.

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    38 mins
  • #11 - Fr Garry Jenkins: Serving the Church in Liberia for 50 years
    Sep 5 2024

    Fr Garry Jenkins has served the suffering Church in Liberia as a missionary priest for half a century. He tells ACN's John Pontifex about his memories of the civil war and other moving experiences in the “forgotten” country.

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    44 mins
  • #10 - Bishop Alex Lodiong of Yei: The Suffering Church in South Sudan
    Aug 22 2024

    Bishop Alex Lodiong Sakor of Yei Diocese, South Sudan sits down with Dr John Newton, ACN (UK) Communications & Research Manager to discuss the present and future of the Church in the war-torn country.

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    30 mins
  • #9 - Dr Caroline Hull & Kinga Schierstadt: Visiting IDP camps in Nigeria
    Aug 8 2024

    ACN (UK) National Director Dr Caroline Hull and ACN Head of Nigeria Projects Kinga Schierstadt visited IDP camps and met Christians forced out of their homes by extremists in some of Nigeria’s most dangerous regions. They share some moving and inspiring stories about the suffering and persecuted Church.

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    25 mins
  • #8 - Sir Stephen Timms: Faith, politics and religious freedom
    Jul 25 2024

    Sir Stephen Timms, Labour MP for East Ham and Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions, sits down with ACN (UK) Parliamentary & Public Affairs Officer Daniel Beurthe to discuss Christian persecution, religious freedom advocacy and the role of faith in public life.

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    31 mins
  • #7 - Dr John Newton: The challenges facing the Church in India
    Jul 11 2024

    Dr John Newton, ACN (UK) Communications & Research Manager recently returned from a trip to rural India where he witnessed both the joys and difficulties experienced by the local Church. He sits down with John Pontifex, ACN (UK) Head of Press & Public Affairs to discuss the challenges facing Christians in India and what the charity is doing to help.

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    20 mins
  • #6 - Margaret Attah: Surviving a massacre at a church in Nigeria
    Jun 20 2024

    Margaret Attah is a survivor of the 2022 Pentecost Sunday church massacre in Owo, Nigeria, and the recipient of ACN (UK)'s first 'Courage to be Christian' award. On the second anniversary of the attack, Margaret discussed her experience of surviving the atrocity, the ongoing lack of justice and what faith means to her and her community.

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    17 mins