Community related articles

  1. 'The feeding of the multitude'

    11/05/2020

    Churches in Newcastle-under-Lyme support vulnerable families during lockdown

  2. 30,000 homemade meals in eight weeks

    15/05/2020

    A Gloucestershire mission project has provided more than 30,000 home-made meals to people in need and NHS staff across the county since the outbreak of the coronavirus.

  3. A marriage made in heaven: how a church worked alongside a housing association for the community

    04/02/2020

    St Bride's was approached by Trafford Housing Trust about buying their land to provide a new community centre and housing. St Bride's got a new, more appropriate building, and it gave the community badly needed facilities.

  4. A theological reflection on housing, with the help of Tolkien

    14/02/2020

    Revd Sophie Cowan suggests that, in exploring the ground between a ‘house’ and a ‘home’, we will enrich our vision of what might be achieved by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community.

  5. Archbishop of Canterbury launches free dial-in worship phone line during coronavirus lockdown

    26/04/2020

    The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has launched a free national phone line as a simple new way to bring worship and prayer into people’s homes.

  6. Bishops call for a change of tone on Brexit debate

    15/12/2018

    NEWS / The Church of England bishops who met in London this week have made the following statement.

  7. Breaking down the barriers to housing: churches preventing homelessness in Southampton

    21/07/2020

    One of the biggest barriers to housing is the tenancy deposit. Churches realised that for relatively little money they could help a lot of people at risk of homelessness, by setting up the Southampton Churches Rent Deposit Scheme.

  8. Church serves 200 meals a day during pandemic

    13/05/2020

    A church in Eastbourne has become a radically different kind of church since the UK lockdown.

  9. Churches to receive specialist advice for housing schemes

    30/06/2020

    Churches planning to use their land and buildings to help people priced out of the housing market are to be given specialist support under a new scheme.

  10. Consultation, consultation, consultation: why churches should make their voice heard in planning

    24/09/2020

    The Archbishop of Canterbury's Housing Commission believes that churches should engage with the planning system. When the Diocese of Leicester replied to the Leicestershire Strategic Growth Plan they found that it was very beneficial for them.