Penalties imposed by consent

Overseas Permission to Officiate (OPTO) is granted by both Archbishops to clergy from other churches in the Anglican Communion and clergy from other recognised churches who wish to exercise their ministry within the Church of England. 

Find out more about the commissioners and staff for the Racial Justice Commission.

The Church Commissioners wants to learn about our past better to understand our present and continue to support the Church of England’s work and mission in the future. We have learned from independent research that Queen Anne’s Bounty, a predecessor fund of the Church Commissioners’ endowment, had links with transatlantic chattel slavery.  

Find details of our series of webinars on different aspects of the Church of England environment programme and the path to 'net zero carbon'. 

The House of Bishops met for the second meeting of 2023 by Zoom.

Current proposed Private Members Motions of the General Synod of the Church of England. 

Fifth National Church of England Education Conference attended by more than 900