The Big Church Read was founded in 2020 as a joint initiative from St Andrew’s Bookshop and Hodder & Stoughton to encourage a culture of reading good Christian books within the UK Church. 

It’s no exaggeration to say that books change lives and we all know the feeling of wanting to share a book that we’ve really enjoyed with all our family and friends. The Big Church Read brings together this passion for good Christian books from the UK’s biggest booksellers and publishers to create a national Church bookclub that we can all take part in for free.

Churches, organisations or individuals can take part – absolutely free of charge – and join us to read through our chosen book together. Click here to find out more about how it works.