Lent (Feb 18 – Apr 2, 2026) offers an opportunity for individuals and worshipping communities to discover new depths to prayer and spiritual growth, as we live LIFE Together.
ACNY: Don’t forget to add Lent/Easter events to AChurchNearYou.com or head to the Resource Hub to customise Lent social media graphics and videos, download free stock photography, music and more.
Sharing Faith this Lent: Lectionary and Group content
For many Christians, our faith and our relationship with God are a key part of who we are, but sharing that personal sense of faith with others can sometimes be daunting. With Easter to Pentecost Lectionary Reflections, structured Group Exercises and more, this content will help get people started sharing their faith in all sorts of contexts.
Sharing Faith: read more →
The Church of England’s theme for Lent 2026 is Draw Near: Life-giving habits for Lent.
This year’s resources have at their heart the theme of a ‘rhythm of life’ – habits and patterns which help us grow as disciples of Christ day by day, especially as we prepare to celebrate the great mystery of God’s saving love at Easter. Resources are all available via the national ACNY Resource Hub
Shapes for Living: online resources
A free 5-week Lent course to help you find balance in your life. ‘Life in all its fullness’ is the gift God wants for all of us, but if we are to live that calling well, we will need to find a sustainable, nurturing shape for our own lives, so easily over-busy with stressful and overwhelming demands.
Visit the Shapes for Living page
GTC course: ’The Passion Week of Jesus’: 6 week online Lent course
An in-depth biblical and theological look at the last seven days of Jesus’ life; 6 weeks, Fridays starting 14th March. May be ideal for worshipping communities not running their own courses.
Passion week of Jesus →
GTC is also offering a beginner’s course on: ‘Learn New Testament Greek’. This will start in May, time/date dependent on participants. If you’re interested, please email gro.y1770721413goloe1770721413htstg1770721413@ofni1770721413
Experience Lent and Easter teaching resources from Jumping Fish
Lent and Easter are important times in the Christian calendar and yet it is often a challenge to explain their significance to children and to our wider worshipping communities. The interactive ideas offered in these resources, offer a chance to hear about and reflect on the journey of Lent using interactive stations.
‘Experience Lent’ and ‘Experience Easter follow a similar pattern to other Experience Journeys in the series such as Experience Easter and Experience Christmas. These materials have proved extremely popular in a wide range of contexts from tiny rural parishes to major cathedrals in our large cities.
Read more about Experience Lent →
Read more about Experience Easter →
After Easter: free activity resource
This After-Easter session from Growing Together focuses on the story of Jesus’ resurrection and how his friends realized the world would never be the same. It includes an engaging double-sided sheet featuring a central question, a story about the disciples returning to their normal lives and encountering Jesus, and a variety of activities designed for both adults and children to reflect on together.
Download or print the resource here →
The Clewer Initiative’s ‘Children in the Shadows’
A free Lent course from the Clewer Initiative, is a six week course for churches and individuals, focusing on child exploitation in the UK and beyond. At the heart of Children in the Shadows Revisited are six short films, each exploring a different aspect of child exploitation.
Environmental resources for small groups
Environmental resources for small groups →
Personal Shapes for Living
Personal Shapes for Living, using key subjects from the Lent course, offers individual Christians, however young or old, a chance to explore the shape of their life by chatting to another person. Contact Ruth Cameron to get started: ku.gr1770721413o.coi1770721413dsolg1770721413@nore1770721413macr1770721413
Fruitfulness on the Front Line
This eight-session course helps us to see how God might have been working in and through us on our frontlines and imagine what more God might want to do there. Brimming with real-life stories, biblical insight, and practical steps, these resources will spark your imagination and enrich your sense of wonder at the greatness and grace of the God who invites us to join his glorious work.
Resources are available on the LICC website →
Loved and Liked: six-session course
Loved and Liked – the six-session course offers then chance to explore how we are all uniquely made and that God actually loves and likes us. It looks at questions of identity, calling and service, and includes amazing true stories of local people.
Using easily downloadable videos and materials the course is freely available via:
www.lovedandliked.life →
The Pilgrim Way
Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert enter into a short conversation sparked by each of the sections outlined in The Church of England booklet The Pilgrim Way: The Apostles’ Creed; the Lord’s Prayer; the Commandments; and the Beatitudes.
The Pilgrim Way series and booklet →
Pilgrim Journeys
A series of booklets which can be followed during Lent. Written by Bishop Steven Croft, each booklet offers 40 short daily Bible reflections, prayers, and suggestions for how you might respond to Jesus’ teachings in your own life.
Visit the Pilgrim Journeys webpage →
Lent prayer card
The Worship, Prayer and Spirituality Group have produced a simple prayer card that can be used for reflection during Lent.
For more prayer resources, visit the Prayer page →
Download the Lent prayer card here
