Around 1,000 people attended an evening with TV explorer Bear Grylls at Holy Trinity Brompton on Wednesday, September 26 to launch the church's upcoming Alpha courses.

More than 200 people attended the first Sunday evening service at St Paul's Onslow Square for more than five years on Sunday, September 23 at 6pm.

Sunday services have started again at Holy Trinity Brompton’s sister church – St Paul’s in Onslow Square – for the first time since 2002.

Dr Graham Tomlin, Principal of St Paul’s Theological Centre based at Holy Trinity Brompton, has been appointed to a prestigious additional role by the Bishops of London and Chelmsford.

ITV is to broadcast a new three-part series on the Alpha course presented by Sir David Frost later in the year.

Father Raniero Cantalamessa, Preacher to the Papal Household for the last 27 years, has spoken of his admiration for the Alpha course in a video filmed earlier this year during a visit to Holy Trinity Brompton.

Channel Four is to broadcast an advertisement for the Alpha course as part of this autumn’s national initiative campaign.

More than 30 HTB members got together to climb Britain’s three highest peaks within 24 hours to raise money for Alpha for Forces last month.

More than 70 members of HTB’s Older Youth group joined 12,000 other young people at Soul Survivor, the Christian festival held at the Royal Bath and West Showground last month.