Rev Dr Chris Swift reviews Theology as Threshold: Invitations from Aotearoa New Zealand

Leeds Church Institute Trustee Jo Sadgrove reflects on our new strategy, as we seek to journey alongside churches in Leeds towards a just and compassionate city.

Rev Heston reflects on the 2026 Winter Night Shelter programme, which saw Leeds churches offer temporary accommodation for people facing homelessness.

Masculinity, Belonging, and the Search for Meaning - MA student Tracy Campbell explores the wave of young men finding faith through the story of boxer and football coach Jake’s recent baptism

As part of our commitment to theology in the city, we offer sponsorship to postgraduate students in Leeds.

The language of “mission” has become ubiquitous in both church and secular contexts. By examining mission through three dimensions – structural rules, practical rules, and paradoxes – we can better understand how Christians might “speak” their faith into the contemporary world.

Ahead of a planned UKIP rally in Leeds City Centre on Saturday 25th April 2026, Christian leaders across the city came together to share this statement, reaffirming our call as Christians to love our neighbour and stand in solidarity against racism.

LCI is proud to have played a part in working with Stand Up To Racism to bring together the signatories on this list.

Sometimes what matters is good quality toilet paper. Focusing on the things that count can take us into unexpected places and discover a theology that is embedded in hopes and fears that don’t always fit middle class expectations.

An update from our CEO, Revd Dr Chris Swift, on the future direction of Leeds Church Institute

We are invited to put our faith in the triumph of resurrection hope, even in the valley of the shadow of death, in this volume of theological reflections out of Palestine.

Creativity is a spiritual and pastoral gift in the darkest times of life, as Revd Sonia Kasibante discovered as chaplain at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She shares her experience, and poetry from patients she encountered on the wards.

Christian Nationalism has arrived in the UK - will churches step up to this challenge? Alex Evans, director of Larger Us and author of The Good Apocalypse Guide, reminds us of the hope we have to offer.