FEATURE / In this Renewal and Reform podcast, we speak to those responsible for supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people as they follow their calling to ordained ministry.

A diocesan chapter, or group, for UKME clergy and licensed lay ministers – believed to be the first in the Church of England – has more than 20 members and is growing.

Clergy are honouring their heritage and celebrating Black history by wearing a special vestment designed by a renowned artist. 

'Our hope is that others will catch this vision and be willing to share our mission – to provide homes and build communities where people love to live'

Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Church of England's Bishop for Housing, looks back on a year since the publication of Coming Home, the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Housing Church and Community.

 

The Universal Credit (Removal of the Two-Child Limit) Bill is having its third reading in the House of Lords on Friday, March 24. The Bishop of Durham, Paul Butler, who brought the Bill forward, explains why he believes the limit on the benefit’s scope should be removed.

A piece of land provided by a church has kickstarted the building of more than 40 affordable homes in an area where many local people are priced out of the housing market.

A married couple, who are both priests, and who lost a child, have unveiled a "baby-loss memorial" in a parish churchyard. 

On the eve of the 3rd anniversary of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster in which 270 people lost their lives, more than 150 people came together to pray, pay tribute, and discuss how to prevent it from happening again. 

Revd Charlotte Cheshire describes how digital worship such as virtual reality carols have been a ‘gift’ to her family

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