COMMENT / Bishop of Chelmsford on internet regulation

FEATURE / The Church of England’s digital communications team has trained more than 200 parishes in social media and writing for the web.

FEATURE / The Church of England takes its environmental responsibilities very seriously.  With 16,400 churches, 10,000 churchyards and 5000 schools it has to - and its Environmental Programme is constantly monitoring and adapting to environmental issues of all kinds.

Revd Canon Anna Macham, Canon Precentor of Salisbury Cathedral, tells the story of how a prayer vigil for Ukraine at the Cathedral grew from an expected 40 people to more than 600.

Revd Canon Clare MacLaren, Canon Provost of Sunderland Minster, describes the impact of a peace walk co-ordinated by the Minster in the aftermath of the recent violent disorder in the city.

An organ concert at 7am on a Monday morning will begin a summer of public events for Exeter Cathedral. 

FEATURE / We’re delighted that LentPilgim and EasterPilgrim had an overall reach of 6.9 million through the national Church’s social media accounts, the app, email and Alexa.

FEATURE / The Church of England has more than doubled its monthly reach on social media this year, from 1.2 million in 2017 to 2.44 million in 2017/2018.

FEATURE / You might have noticed a new acronym popping up all over the place of late – GDPR – or the General Data Protection Regulation. It’s EU legislation that comes into force in May this year. 

COMMENT / The Third Church Estates Commissioner on progress since the Cathedrals Working Group report