It has been announced that a UK branch of The Gospel Coalition will be launched in 2026. Graham Nicholls, the Director of Affinity, has been at the forefront of the move.
Many long for greater gospel unity but questions have been raised about what compromises have been made to achieve this coalition. What is its centre of gravity? Will it serve to strengthen or erode culturally unpopular biblical truths?
Back in 2024 the Affinity Advisory Council, a group of church and organisation leaders, agreed to champion its formation. Nicholls sought a ‘broader fellowship.’
A broader fellowship already existed – the Evangelical Alliance. Its 80 strong council ranges across the evangelical spectrum from FIEC National Director, John Stevens, to Bishop of Lancaster, Jill Duff and a former president of Churches Together in England, Hugh Osgood.
But TGC-UK will sit between the current makeup of Affinity and the EA in connecting evangelicals who identify as Reformed and complementarian. What will happen to Affinity is yet to be seen.
