• Predictions 2026

    1. A rocky road to the enthronement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury.
    2. Further turmoil and scandal in the Anglican Episcopates of the United Kingdom.
    3. No progress for those hoping for Equal Marriage in the Church of England.
    4. More talk about the Quiet Revival which will continue not to show up in denominational statistics.
    5. Success for BBC Farage TV as Reform make great gains in the May elections
    6. Despite its record in government, the SNP get about 60 seats in the new Scottish Parliament.
    7. Because of its record in government, the Labour party gets terrible results and there is an attempt to remove Keir Starmer as leader.
    8. Despite its record both in and out of government the Democratic Party does well in the November elections in the USA.
    9. Stock market has another volatile year but ends up on this year, but not by much. FTSE is 9,931 at the start of the year.
    10. 2026 is the hottest year ever recorded.

5 responses to “What’s on your church website right now?”

  1. Bro David Avatar
    Bro David

    I think that the children should come dressed as shepherds, not as sheep!

    But that’s just me. Angels are OK too.

  2. Rosemary Hannah Avatar
    Rosemary Hannah

    Shepherds are much easier to do!

    1. kelvin Avatar

      I didn’t make the rules.

      1. Bro David Avatar
        Bro David

        So it’s not a typo!

  3. ryan Avatar
    ryan

    I heard that, in a bid to make sure that no children are excluded from performing in a nativity ( a noble impulse), some schools now have nativities featuring not only the traditional animals but also tigers, elephants etc etc, which raises all sorts of interesting prospects! I’m not sure if some would identify that as red candle style decadence tho 😉

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