Worship with us for Pentecost and celebrate Her Majesty The Queen's Platinum Jubilee. British Forces serving in the Middle East will be leading the service.

Start planning now for next year’s special Platinum Jubilee celebrations. 

Churches and cathedrals across the country are to welcome their communities for thousands of events to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, from barbecues, tree planting and flower festivals to services of thanksgiving, the ringing of bells and lighting of beacons.

Up to half a million story books to be given to primary school-age children ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by the Church of England and Thy Kingdom Come prayer movement.

Does your church have events planned to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee over the extended bank holiday? Do you use social media and other sites like A Church Near You to share the exciting events coming up at your church?

Here are six tips for promoting and sharing events online, with useful things to think about before, during and after the event. 

Resources aimed at helping churches mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee have been released by the Church of England.

Archbishop Justin and Bishop Graham plant a tree as part of Jubilee celebration

A Royal Air Force chaplain is to lead the Church of England’s national online Pentecost service this week with special prayers to mark the Platinum Jubilee of the Queen.

To celebrate a long-standing relationship with two of our farming tenants, Alan Smith, the First Church Estates Commissioner, visited our Navestock Estate in Essex earlier this week to present an English Oak tree to the respective families.