NEWS / Outdoor walking 'Eco' services, a play based on nature imagery in the Book of Job and Evensong with science experiments are to take place in Church of England parishes across the country as part of a project to foster better understanding between science and faith.

NEWS / The Bishop of St Albans, Rt Rev Dr Alan Smith, has responded on behalf of the Church of England to the announcement by Business Secretary Sajid Javid that a Commons amendment will be tabled to the Enterprise Bill to devolve the extension of Sunday trading hours.

The Church of England’s lead bishop for Further and Higher Education has welcomed the recent publication of a White Paper which aims to revolutionise post-16 education.

More than £10m in grants have been awarded to 66 churches and cathedrals across the country. 

NEWS / The Church of England has today launched a search for its first Head of Digital Communications.

The Bishop of Birmingham has responded to the Budget. 

The General Synod today called for the Government to reduce the gap between rich and poor after members heard of the ‘scandal’ of inequality.

COMMENT / The Church of England’s lead Bishop for Education has backed calls for a comprehensive Rural Strategy, following the publication of a new study.

A housing advice surgery and a church-based cleaning company employing people who have been homeless have been awarded £30,000 each to expand their work in a competition backed by the Church of England.

NEWS / The Church Commissioners for England are pleased to announce that their indirect investment exposure to Wonga in their venture capital portfolio has been removed. The Church Commissioners no longer have any financial or any other interest in Wonga.