Ruth Gledhill Contributing Editor at Christian Today Former Religious Affairs Correspondent for The Times

Ruth Gledhill is a contributing editor for Christian Today. She is passionate about faith and its power and potential in the world today. Her journalistic career began with indentures on The Birmingham Post and Mail. From there she went to the Daily Mail and then in 1987 to The Times, where she began specialising in religion from 1989. She contributes regularly to Sky and BBC television and to radio as a commentator on religious affairs. Gledhill volunteers as an intern at the West London Mission, helping them to raise their media profile. She also assists a number of local organisations with their social media presence. She is currently involved with Refugees Welcome in Richmond, trying to help find properties for Syrian refugees under the Government’s resettlement scheme. She has also been training to join the Street Pastors scheme in Richmond.

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