A selection of news and stories from churches across the country on how they are serving their communities.
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Commonwealth Games resources for churches launched
07/09/2021
Churches across England now have access to free resources to help them engage with the Commonwealth Games, which is to be held in Birmingham in summer 2022.
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Communion ‘on the moon’
18/07/2019
FEATURE / Becky Clark, the Church of England’s Director of Churches and Cathedrals, looks at how cathedrals are marking the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing.
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Communities to search churchyards for rare or endangered species
04/06/2021
Hundreds of churches have signed up to a week-long ‘nature count’ beginning this weekend which will encourage people to visit churchyards and record what they see.
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Community rallies during crisis
01/05/2020
A vicar has spearheaded a rapid response to the coronavirus crisis, leading a major community effort to support those isolated or housebound because of Covid-19.
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Confirmation Service on Ascension Day 2021, Diocese of Sheffield
18/05/2021
St Mark’s Church, Broomhill hosted a glorious celebration of holy Communion on the evening of Ascension Day, during which ten adults were confirmed.
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Congregation turns historic churchyard into wildlife haven
06/01/2023
A Derbyshire parish turns its churchyard into a wildlife haven in a green drive impacting all parts of parish life.
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COP 15: Facing up to the crisis of nature loss
07/12/2022
The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, discusses the global conference on biodiversity
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Cop 27 must see our determination for change redoubled
07/11/2022
Cop 27 has begun at a time of global crisis which ranges beyond the climate emergency.
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COP28 must be more than a glitzy talking shop
30/11/2023
The summit should make good on commitments to tackling climate change, writes Rt Revd Graham Usher, lead Bishop for the environment.
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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.
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