Press releases from January 1st 2020 - December 31st 2020. If you are looking for a press release prior to 2013, please contact the communications team.
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Church of England attracts largest ‘congregation’ ever with first virtual service
23/03/2020
The Church of England attracted its largest ‘congregation’ ever yesterday, in spite of the suspension of public worship in its churches to stem the spread of coronavirus.
3 min read 
SEC blocks Exxon shareholder proposal co-filed by As You Sow and the Church Commissioners for England for second consecutive year.
23/03/2020
Comment by Edward Mason, Head of Responsible Investment at the Church Commissioners for England
2 min read
The Church continues to be alive and active but our buildings must close in London
22/03/2020
The diocese of London is still alive and active but must close buildings in London.
3 min read
Church of England takes Sunday worship into people’s homes in response to coronavirus
21/03/2020
The Church of England is preparing to take the church into people’s homes – through TV screens, laptops, computers and mobile phones – ahead of the first Sunday without public worship.
4 min read
Church updates guidance on weddings and baptisms in light of coronavirus
19/03/2020
Guidance on weddings and baptisms during the current period of restrictions on public gatherings to combat coronavirus has been updated by the Church of England.
3 min read
Dreams and disappointments
19/03/2020
All that time planning and dreaming about your wedding day or a christening, and now it can’t happen as you expected.
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Archbishop of Canterbury to lead first national virtual Church of England service
19/03/2020
Archbishop of Canterbury to lead a national broadcast as the Church of England responds to the challenge of becoming a “different sort of church” in the face of the challenge of coronavirus.
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Church of England issues guidance to ensure funerals can continue despite coronavirus restrictions
18/03/2020
The Church of England has today issued new advice to ensure funerals can continue safely amid the current restrictions in light of the current outbreak of Coronavirus Covid-19.
2 min read
Sadness, grief and being there
18/03/2020
If someone you love dies in the next few days, of whatever cause, it will still be possible to have a small funeral held at a church or a crematorium led by a Church of England minister.
3 min read
Archbishops call for Church of England to become radically different as public worship put on hold to help stem spread of coronavirus
17/03/2020
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are calling for Church of England churches to put public worship on hold and become a “different sort of church”.
4 min read