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  1. 'The feeding of the multitude'

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

  2. 1,000 answered calls for help in Shropshire town

    In a Shropshire town, a young church member’s idea to help people with shopping has seen more than 1,000 answered calls for practical support for the vulnerable and isolated.

  3. 30,000 homemade meals in eight weeks

    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.

  4. Almshouses for the twenty-first century?

    The Archbishops’ Commission on Housing, Church and Community is looking at various ways in which churches can meet housing need. This week, Mark Bennet, Team Rector at Thatcham in Berkshire, explains why we should hold almshouses in a higher regard.

  5. Archbishop of York urges children to sing for freedom from modern day slavery

    NEWS / Children and young people helped to spot slavery and avoid becoming victims

  6. Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani to lead Church of England drive to tackle housing crisis

    Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani to become the Church of England’s Lead Bishop for Housing to spearhead the Church’s efforts to help ease the UK’s crippling housing crisis. 

  7. Bishop says society must not accept child gambling 'crisis' following report

    NEWS / The Bishop of St Albans, Dr Alan Smith, has responded to a new report from the Gambling Commission looking at gambling trends of 11 to 16 year-olds in Great Britain.

  8. Bishops’ intervention set to extend gambling protections across the UK

    Gambling rules in Northern Ireland could be brought into line with tighter standards in the rest of the UK following an intervention by the Church of England.

  9. Bishop’s drive to abolish two-child limit on benefits approaches final House of Lords stage

    A Private Member’s Bill brought by the Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, to abolish the two-child limit on Universal Credit is on course to complete its passage through the House of Lords.

  10. Call for churches to act as safe havens in hot spots for serious youth violence

    Churches to be encouraged to offer a place of sanctuary for young people as part of efforts to combat knife crime and serious youth violence, in key General Synod debate.