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A community choir, a church in a working men’s club and ministry with children and young people are among projects to receive funding as part of a drive by the Church of England to spread the Christian message to younger and more diverse groups. Coventry Diocese is to receive £1.25 million in Strategic Development Funding...

Church carbon footprint tool data update Synod calls on politicians to reduce wealth gap between the rich and the poor General Synod backs moves to allow dioceses more freedom to share historic wealth Nearly 400 ordinands on course to take up stipendiary curacy posts in 2022 What the Archbishops say about the C of E...

One in 14 Church of England churches are now reporting ‘net zero’ carbon emissions, according to the latest data from the Energy Footprint Toolkit (EFT). The number of churches edged upwards from four per cent to seven per cent between 2019 and 2020. General Synod has committed the Church to achieving net zero carbon emissions by...

The General Synod has recently called for the Government to reduce the gap between rich and poor after members heard of the ‘scandal’ of inequality. The Church of England’s national assembly approved a Leeds Diocesan Motion calling on all political parties to adopt an ‘explicit policy’ of reducing the gap between rich and poor. Synod...

The General Synod has voted to back moves to lift a restriction on allowing wealthier dioceses to share their historic wealth with poorer dioceses after hearing about inequalities in finances within the Church of England. Members approved a request to begin the process of drawing up legislation that would give dioceses more freedom to be...

Nearly 400 ordinands completing theological training next year are on course to take up stipendiary curacy posts in the Church of England after extra funds were allocated. The Church of England has confirmed that 400 stipendiary curacy posts – both full and part time – will be available for ordinands expecting to take up stipendiary...

The current state of the Church of England – and its future – was the subject of the joint presidential address to the recent General Synod, delivered by both the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, considered the historical context:  “Numerically, the number of regular church goers has shrunk in...

The founder of Messy Church, Lucy Moore, has been appointed the first head of the C of E’s Growing Faith Foundation. The Foundation will seek to promote partnerships between schools, churches and households, “to encourage and nurture Christian faith in those of all ages within those communities.” Lucy Moore first launched Messy Church in 2004,...

The number of crimes committed in churches and on religious premises over the past year has fallen, though there were still more than 4,000 offences. Incidents include theft, vandalism, arson, violence, sexual assault, stalking, malicious communications, hate crime and drug possession. The figures were obtained by the Countryside Alliance through Freedom of Information requests to Britain’s...

Franklin Graham, the son of the late US evangelist Billy Graham, is to come to the UK this year for his God Loves Youmission. It was due to be held last year, but got postponed by the pandemic. The God Loves You Tour UK will visit Liverpool Exhibition Centre on 14th May, the ICC Wales...

Church launches consultation on plans to get to net zero carbon in just nine years First meeting of the new General Synod Churches awarded £6m in latest Cultural Recovery Fund grants for major works Church Commissioners “excellent” in private equity and venture capital ESG Landmark New TPI Global Climate Transition Centre to be created Daily...

The Church of England is consulting dioceses, cathedrals, national institutions, parishes, schools, and other interested parties on a proposed route map to achieve net zero carbon by 2030. The draft route map suggests how all parts of the Church of England can make changes together, in order to achieve the ambitious target set by General...