Latest news, updates and commentary from the Church of England.
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Youth Evangelism Officer appointed
10/08/2016
NEWS / Jimmy Dale has been appointed as the Church of England's first national Youth Evangelism Officer.
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Youthscape charity to work with parishes on reaching young people with the Christian message
31/10/2022
Church of England is to work with a youth charity to equip parishes to reach more young people
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£8.5m for parish outreach
21/03/2024
The Church of England has awarded nearly £8.5 million for projects to help churches spread the Christian faith, including parish renewal programmes and children’s and youth work in rural and urban areas.
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£9.4 million approved for additional curate posts
15/08/2023
Funding has been approved to support dioceses with costs of almost 70 additional stipendiary curacy posts across the Church of England.
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‘A prophet and priest, a man of words and action’ – tributes to Archbishop Desmond Tutu
26/12/2021
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have joined leaders from across the Church of England, the Anglican Communion and other Churches in paying tribute to Desmond Tutu the Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, who has died at the age of 90.
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‘Aiming for A’ climate change resolution overwhelmingly approved by Glencore shareholders
19/05/2016
NEWS / A shareholder resolution on climate change proposed by the 'Aiming for A' shareholder coalition was overwhelmingly approved in a vote at Glencore's AGM in Zug, Switzerland, earlier today, receiving the support of 98% of shareholders who registered a vote.
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‘Choir Churches’ to be funded as part of projects to spread the Christian faith
19/07/2022
Children are to get a chance to learn music in the English choral tradition as part of plans by the Church of England to inspire young people to learn about the Christian faith, it was announced today.
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‘Parishes at the very heart of Church of England's mission’ – response to article in Sunday Telegraph
03/09/2023
Number of consecrated churches closed in the last decade was lowest level for half a century.
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“I’ve been resurrected” From Addiction and Homelessness to Tears of Joy - Rob’s Story for JustPray.uk
19/02/2016
NEWS / A former homeless addict has revealed how he would be dead if it was not for his faith in an interview to accompany the second teaser film released by the Church of England today for the justpray.uk website.
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“Love Matters”: Archbishops' Commission on Families & Households publishes its final report
26/04/2023
In its final report – “Love Matters” – the Archbishops’ Commission on Families & Households outlines five ambitions to support and strengthen family life.
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