Funding for rural parishes frees up churches for mission
Improved broadband and pooled administrative support give rural parishes a boost
Read the full story£8.5m for parish outreach
Nearly £8.5 million awarded for projects including parish renewals and children’s and youth work in rural and urban areas
Read the full storyAround 27,000 new worshippers through SDF supported projects, study estimates
27,000 people became regular attenders at church services and gatherings supported by the Church of England’s Strategic Development Funding
Read the full story£9.4 million approved for additional curate posts
Funding has been approved to support dioceses with costs of almost 70 additional stipendiary curacy posts across the Church of England
Read the full storyChurch seeks new ways of accommodating worshippers after service reaches capacity attendance
A church that had just 25 worshippers five years ago has now reached capacity attendance for one of its Sunday services
Read the full storyChurch of England announces £13 million of grants to reach children, youth and families
Awards of nearly £13 million have been made for dioceses to help churches reach more children, young people and families
Read the full storyChurch of England awards £16.3 million for mission including outreach to young people
Awards made to dioceses for work to help parishes and churches spread the Christian faith to children and young people
Read the full storyStrategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board backs plans for renewal in first round of awards
Plans by a diocese to double the number of children and young people in its churches, develop 100 new worshipping communities and renew parishes have been given support in the first round of grants awarded by a new Board set up by the Church of England
Read the full storyNew board to oversee ‘unprecedented’ Church of England investment in mission and ministry
The membership of a new 12-person board that will oversee around £350 million of grant funding to support the mission and outreach of the Church of England’s dioceses and parishes over the coming three years has been announced today
Read the full storyDiocese of Leeds receives £4.2 million boost for churches in Bradford
Key Christian mission projects in the Diocese of Leeds are to receive a £4.2 million boost, thanks to funding from the Church of England
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