Archbishop of Canterbury’s football team to host a ‘green’ football match as part of national campaign

House of Bishops agrees requesting further work from the implementation groups taking forward the decision of General Synod.

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.

The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board have announced that they will independently disinvest from fossil fuels.

Awards of nearly £13 million have been made for dioceses to help churches reach more children, young people and families, from toddler groups to apprentice youth ministers, in the latest round of grants for mission from the Church of England.

Apprentice youth workers, youth ministers, children and families workers and chaplaincy aimed at students in further education are to be funded as part of major awards to dioceses announced by the Church of England.

The General Synod has backed a call for more churches to join partnerships to help resettle and rehabilitate people leaving prison, in a debate led by the National Faith Lead for the Probation Service.

The Church of England is providing £5.6 million in funding for additional clergy posts across the country from rural areas to inner cities. 

Bishops met over the past two days to pray and discuss progress on implementing the recent decision of General Synod on sexuality and marriage.

Concerns substantiated in Mike Pilavachi investigation - update from joint internal Church investigation by the National Safeguarding Team and diocese of St Albans