
Press releases from January 1st 2018 - December 31st 2018. If you are looking for a press release prior to 2013, please contact the communications team.
Cathedrals and parish churches light up for Night of the Stars
20/12/2018
NEWS / Church of England cathedrals and churches illuminated with stars.
3 min readNew Bishop of Jarrow
20/12/2018
NEWS / Sarah Clark, the Archdeacon of Nottingham, is to be next Bishop of Jarrow, Downing Street announces
1 min readLibby Lane named as next Bishop of Derby
18/12/2018
NEWS / The next Bishop of Derby will be the Right Reverend Libby Lane, Downing Street announces.
1 min readChurch Commissioners and New York State Comptroller call on ExxonMobil to set targets for lowering greenhouse gas emissions
16/12/2018
NEWS / Church Commissioners for England file shareholder proposal asking ExxonMobil to set goals in-line with Paris Agreement
3 min readChurch lines up real-life stars in Christmas advertisement
16/12/2018
NEWS / Video ad launched to encourage people to reconnect with church at Christmas 2018 as part of #FollowTheStar.
4 min readBishops 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.
2 min readPCC of St George’s Headstone – report by Independent Reviewer Sir William Fittall
13/12/2018
The report by Sir William Fittall, Independent Reviewer, has now been published and is available to download.
1 min readReport from the December House of Bishops
12/12/2018
NEWS / The House of Bishops met in London at Lambeth Palace from the 10th to the 12th of December.
1 min readGuidance for welcoming transgender people published
11/12/2018
NEWS / Guidance for parishes planning services to help transgender people mark their transition published.
3 min readBaker Martha Collison joins schoolchildren for Christmas star-glazing showdown
08/12/2018
NEWS / The UK’s recent baking revolution is helping bring families together to share in the joy of Christmas, according the star baker Martha Collison as she backs the Church of England’s #FollowTheStar campaign.
2 min read