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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Stipendiary posts to match the number of candidates due to leave theological training
11/07/2020
Around 560 ordinands completing theological training next year are on course to take up posts in the Church of England in spite of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on church finances, it was announced today.
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Church must ‘learn afresh how to share the gospel’, Archbishop of York tells Synod
11/07/2020
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has called the Church of England to “learn afresh how to share the gospel in the world” as church and society face “turbulent times” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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General Synod members to meet remotely
10/07/2020
Members of the Church of England's General Synod are to meet remotely for the first time, in response to the restrictions in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Daily Hope phone line to continue beyond lockdown - as calls pass two million minutes
10/07/2020
A free phone line offering hymns, prayers, and reflections to tens of thousands of callers after church buildings closed because of the coronavirus is to continue despite moves to ease the lockdown restrictions.
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Newly-confirmed Archbishop of York to preach on the power of prayer
09/07/2020
Chaplains from a hospital and a hospice are to join the newly-confirmed Archbishop of York this weekend as he leads worship from York Minster for the Church of England’s weekly online service.
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Stephen Cottrell confirmed as Archbishop of York
09/07/2020
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell has been confirmed as the 98th Archbishop of York in a service broadcast entirely via video conference amid the Covid-19 restrictions.
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New Archbishop of York speaks to pupils in national online school collective worship
09/07/2020
This Friday, the day after he legally becomes the 98th Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell will answer young people’s questions about compassion during a virtual collective worship session.
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House of Bishops meet to discuss Covid-19, clergy discipline and the Lambeth Conference
08/07/2020
The House of Bishops met via Zoom this afternoon, as it has done regularly throughout the current pandemic
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Church of England awards £24 million in grants to spread the Christian faith in towns and cities
08/07/2020
Funding package worth £24 million announced by Church of England to help spread the Christian message in urban and deprived areas
6 min read
Faith leaders make call for environment-focused economic recovery
03/07/2020
UK faith leaders have called on the Government to ensure its economic recovery plan does not bypass care for the Environment
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