
New board to oversee ‘unprecedented’ Church of England investment in mission and ministry
26/01/2023
New 12-person board to oversee £350 million of grant funding to support mission and outreach4 min readNew foundation launched to help churches and dioceses tackle housing crisis
03/03/2023
A new foundation, set up to coordinate practical advice and guidance to churches and dioceses hoping to help tackle the housing crisis in their communities, has been formally launched by the Church of England.
3 min readArchbishop of Canterbury FC lace up for green campaign alongside Premier League stars
17/01/2023
Archbishop of Canterbury’s football team to host a ‘green’ football match as part of national campaign
5 min readArchbishops’ Commission on Racial Justice releases Second Biannual Report
23/02/2023
The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the second of its biannual Racial Justice reports.
3 min readArchives revealing Church of England’s links to historic transatlantic slavery to be displayed in new Lambeth Palace Library exhibition
10/01/2023
Enslavement: Voices from the Archives, opens to the public at Lambeth Palace Library, in central London, on 12 January 2023.
3 min readBids invited to help implement recommendations of landmark report on racial justice
20/04/2023
Dioceses, parishes and other Church networks are being invited to submit applications for funding to help implement the recommendations of a landmark report into racial justice in the Church of England.
2 min readBishop of Durham responds to immigration proposals
07/03/2023
The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who speaks for the Church of England on refugees, has responded to the statement by the Home Secretary on the Illegal Migration Bill.
2 min readBishop of Stepney to be new lead safeguarding bishop
16/01/2023
Bishop of Stepney to be new lead safeguarding bishop
2 min readBishops agree key areas for further work implementing Living in Love and Faith
19/05/2023
House of Bishops agrees requesting further work from the implementation groups taking forward the decision of General Synod.
3 min readBishops propose prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and for God’s blessing for same-sex couples
18/01/2023
For the first time, under historic plans outlined today, same-sex couples will be able to come to church to give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership and receive God’s blessing.
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