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Stories, blogs and features

Read a selection of stories from churches across the country on how they are serving communities at this challenging time.
  1. St Michael's Church, Landrake volunteers in churchyard

    Cornish churchyard to feed local community

    15/05/2023

    Volunteers at a Cornwall church have turned their neglected village churchyard into a thriving patch for crops, flowers and wildlife.

    3 min read
  2. Nook House

    Reimagining Care… what next?

    11/05/2023

    Dr Anna Dixon MBE, chair of the Commission, reflects on the report launch of Reimagining Care and sets out its ongoing work.

    5 min read
  3. Handel and the sheet music to Zadok the Priest

    Who was Zadok the Priest?

    30/04/2023

    Among the music at the Coronation is the most famous anthem of all, George Frederick Handel’s Zadok the Priest.

    3 min read
  4. Holy Communion at St Martin-in-the-Fields

    The Coronation: a service of Holy Communion

    30/04/2023

    The Coronation Service is, at its heart and in its structure, a celebration of Holy Communion.

    3 min read
  5. Anointing Oil for the Coronation of King Charles III

    Why are British monarchs anointed?

    30/04/2023

    What is anointing? Why is the monarch anointed at their Coronation? Where does the practice originate? Where has King Charles III’s anointing oil come from?

    2 min read
  6. Interior of Westminster Abbey

    What is a Royal Peculiar?

    30/04/2023

    The Coronation of the King and Queen Consort takes place in Westminster Abbey. Though a large church, Westminster Abbey is not a cathedral. It is an abbey church, and a Royal Peculiar.

    2 min read
  7. Church service, people standing at the front

    What is the Church of England?

    30/04/2023

    The Church of England traces its history in England back to the early centuries of the Christian faith.

    2 min read
  8. Queen Elizabeth I in her crown jewels

    Is there a Christian message in the Crown Jewels?

    30/04/2023

    During the Coronation the King is presented with a number of objects which have a symbolic meaning. These include the Sovereign’s Orb, Sceptres, crowns and sword.

    2 min read
  9. The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Gloucester in the House of Lords

    What does it mean that the Church of England is the Established Church?

    30/04/2023

    Why do bishops sit in the House of Lords? What is the link between Church and State?

    2 min read
  10. The Coronation Chair

    Why do kings and queens sit on thrones?

    30/04/2023

    What is the historical and religious significance of thrones? Which chair is used at King Charles’s Coronation? Where can the Coronation Chair be viewed by visitors?

    2 min read