News & Stories
Called and Commissioned
At the end of March, we had a wonderful day celebrating the 25 curates who took part in this year's Accelerate training programme. They joined us for a special day at HTB, alongside family and friends, many of them travelling long distances to be there.
The Spiritual Temperature is Rising
Many will have read the recent ‘Quiet Revival’ report from the Bible Society, and the subsequent articles in the Christian and secular press about a spiritual ‘awakening’ in Gen Z. We are seeing the first flickers of a new move of God across our nation – what a time to be part of what God is doing through His church!
Church Plant Catch Up!
We asked three of the most recent church plants and revitalisations to share a bit about what the first few months of planting a new worshipping community has looked like for them.
There’s a New Spiritual Hunger in the Rising Generation
We caught up recently with Sam Watkins-Smith and Hannah Grout who are Student Team Leaders at Trinity Church Nottingham. Here they share more about the exciting ways they are seeing the Holy Spirit stirring the hearts of students and young people in their community, and the ways in which they are helping to disciple them.
Encouragement, Envisioning, and Equipping at Summit 2025
Coventry was the setting for the first ever Summit in January – a two-day gathering for leaders and staff teams in the HTB Network to come away together for encouragement, envisioning, and equipping.
Faith, Friendship, and Fun at Focus 2024!
The weather was kind, God was present, and more than 8,000 people arrived at Newark Showground in July for our annual holiday for churches in the HTB Network. Focus is a space where we come together each summer as a wider church family to encounter God afresh, grow in faith, build friendships and have fun together.
Revitalise Trust Newsletter 010
Welcome to our summer update where we share some recent highlights with you. Over the past few months, we’ve seen new churches planted, new resources created for leaders, and many stories of lives being transformed through the power of the Holy Spirit and the wonderful work of the churches in our Network. Read on to find out more!
Twenty-two New Leaders Graduate From Accelerate
We had a wonderfully inspiring and faith-filled morning recently when we hosted a graduation ceremony for our new cohort of church planting graduates!
When Church Plants Plant Churches…
Jono Simpson, former Planting Researcher at the Revitalise Trust, shares how HTB’s more nimble second and third-generation plants are transforming parishes at a grassroots level.
Five Things Every Estate Planter Wants You to Know
It may look ‘messy’, but estate churches are bringing hope to some of the most deprived communities across our country. Ray Driscoll, the Revitalise Trust’s Neighbourhood Ambassador, tells us how they’re doing it.
Five Creative Ways to Connect with Your Church Family
Joining a church can be daunting for many people. Whilst joining a connect group and volunteering on a team are great ways to get involved, Matt Rowbotham, from naborly, shares some more out of the box ideas to get you connected and feeling like you’re at home.
Throwback Transformations
We work in partnership with the Diocese to identify churches which are at risk of closure – or other centrally located buildings which can be adapted to fit the needs of 21st century worship and mission. Take a trip down memory lane with us as we remember 5 buildings that have been brought back to life, and are now churches that are revitalising their communities…