Useful national resources

There are many national Church of England resources available to support administration. This page draws them all together for easy reference.

Going Deeper

Here is a list of the key national Church of England resources that may be helpful for Church Administrators. 

  • A Church Near You - this is the Church of England's official website for finding local churches, service times, contact details, parish boundaries, and other community information. It's also useful for accessing resources (as a logged-in editor), and for using your church’s page as your main parish website if you don’t have one. Watch this YouTube video all about ACNY and how best to use it.
  • Finding your diocese - this page helps you locate and learn more about your specific diocese, which is the primary administrative and pastoral region your parish belongs to.
  • National Safeguarding Training Portal - this site is run by the Church of England’s National Safeguarding Team and provides online safeguarding training in line with the policies outlined in the Safeguarding Learning and Development Framework section of the Safeguarding e-manual. Register on the site to access training.
  • Parish Resources - this website offers a comprehensive range of practical advice, templates, and guidance to support PCCs and local church officers with the everyday governance, finance, and administration of their parishes. 
  • Church of England Digital Labs offers resources, news, training webinars, and blogs to support churches with digital evangelism, discipleship, and communications, including guidance on using Canva design software.
  • The Church Support Hub offers a range of resources, webinars, and learning communities to support individuals, churches, and dioceses in realising the Church's vision and strategy locally.
  • The Church Organiser, incorporating the Life Events Diary, this is an online tool designed to help Church of England parishes manage the administration of life events such as baptisms, weddings, funerals, and banns, as well as room bookings and ticketing. It has sister church management software under the iKnowChurch banner, designed to help UK churches with administration, communication, pastoral care, donation tracking and managing teams and rotas, and much more.
Resources to support life events
  • Church of England Christenings - these pages offer comprehensive information about christenings (baptisms) in the Church of England, explaining the service and its meaning, making them a useful resource to share with parents and godparents.
  • Your Church Wedding - this section of the Church of England website provides extensive information for couples planning a wedding, covering legalities, ceremony planning, and the meaning of a church wedding, making it an excellent resource for administrators to direct couples to.
  • Church of England Funerals - these pages provide guidance and support for those arranging a Church of England funeral, explaining the service and offering comfort, making them a valuable resource for administrators to share with grieving families.
Resources to support parish finances
  • Building a generous church - guidance and resrouces to support your church with giving and generosity
  • Parish Buying - this is a buying service for the Church of England and Church in Wales, which offers discounts and deals for churches on common purchases, including utilities, IT, cleaning products and much more.
  • Parish Giving Scheme - operates a secure and effective service for managing Direct Debit gifts from individuals to their churches. The scheme has been adopted by the majority of dioceses in the Church of England and many of their parishes.
  • Cornerstone is an online tool that can help positively change the trajectory of church finances. Useful for you and your church Treasurer.
Resources to support the care of church buildings
  • The Online Faculty System (OFS) is the Church of England's web-based portal for parishes to apply for permission (a faculty) to make changes or repairs to church buildings, their contents, or churchyards. Usually handled by church wardens but useful to be aware of.
  • ChurchCare is the Church of England's national resource providing comprehensive information and support for all those caring for church buildings, their contents, and churchyards. Useful for you and your church wardens.
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