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 Children and young people have been the focus of this year’s grants from the Cathedral Music Trust (CMT).  A total of £400,000 has been awarded to choral foundations in the UK to enable young people to participate in cathedral music. The individual attention from an experienced vocal trainer, as well as the change to build...

Up to £3 million to boost diocesan discretionary funds More clergy from UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds join House of Bishops Church Commissioners reports strong financial returns in 2021 of 13.3%  Church of England national funding to increase 30% Cathedrals can ‘light the way’ to Net Zero Cathedrals have a mission to show the ‘heart of...

The Church of England is to make extra funding available to dioceses for grants to help clergy and lay workers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Up to £3 million will be distributed to diocesan boards of finance or nominated local discretionary funds. The grants are aimed, in particular, towards helping those with rising energy bills....

Three clergy from UK Minority Ethnic/Global Majority Heritage backgrounds have recently been elected to serve on the House of Bishops. It is part of a drive towards making the leadership of the Church of England more representative. The Revd Canon Arun Arora, co-chair of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce, the Revd Canon Dr Chigor Chike, Chair of...

 The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the endowment fund of the Church of England, recently published its financial results for 2021 in its Annual Report. The continued strong investment returns have enabled the Church Commissioners to increase its funding of the Church’s mission and ministry in the 2023-2025 triennium to an all-time high. The...

The Church of England is planning a significant increase in funding for the next three years. It will go towards supporting parishes and growing new worshipping communities across the country. Ministries to young people and disadvantaged communities will be especially targeted. The Church Commissioners for England intend to distribute £1.2 billion between 2023 and 2025. That is...

England’s ancient cathedrals could be in the ‘vanguard’ of technological development needed for the green revolution. In fact, cathedrals could show the way in making changes for achieving Net Zero carbon across the whole Church by 2030, with a route map due for a vote at General Synod this month (July). So says the Church...

The Archbishop of York has encouraged cathedrals to continue to ask the ‘hard missional questions’ about how to transmit the gospel in the world of today. Archbishop Stephen Cottrell said cathedrals had a mission to show the ‘heart of Jesus’ in world of “so much hurt and so much confusion and so much uncertainty.” He...

Ukrainian church leaders urge people to pray Starving in the shadow of Ukraine Child poverty strategy needed now “more than ever” Archbishop calls for the Government to work with faith groups to achieve net zero carbon Christian persecution growing in Nigeria, India and Afghanistan, warns US Commission Now China bans mentioning ‘Christ’ on the internet...

A special extended bank holiday weekend this month will give communities across the UK a chance to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. In February this year, HM the Queen became the first British monarch to celebrate 70 years of service. The weekend, from Thursday June 2nd to Sunday June 5th will include a birthday parade,...

A senior church leader in Ukraine has told the citizens that Russia’s war on Ukraine “did not begin with missiles and bombs – it began with deception, untruth and lies.” So says the head of Ukraine’s independent Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Epiphany (Dumenko). “The Lord is now showing us how we must resist with the testimony...

The international development agency, Christian Aid, will spend £8m on vital supplies over the next six months to help the Ukrainian people. The money comes from donations to DEC, the Disasters Emergency Committee, that has raised more than £300m for Ukraine. That’s around £3 on average donated by every person in the UK. Through its...