Our community guidelines have been created to encourage conversations that reflect our values. They apply to all content posted on the national social media accounts run by the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury and Archbishop of York. 

Summary

In 2020 Statistica reported more than 60% of people in the UK have a social media account. Creating a page or profile for your church is completely free and presents an opportunity to reach new people within your local community.

In this guide find out how to create an account for your church on each of the main social media networks, plus advice and guidance for managing your account safely.

We've found seven post examples to inspire your social media this week.

A social media scheduling tool is useful to help those running their social media channels to plan posts in advance. Discover our 5 free recommendations here.

Things to consider when creating content on web and social media for specific audience groups

Organise your social media this year with our calendar, including campaigns, #hashtags and new post ideas for each month.

Social media can be a powerful way to spread the word and invite even more people along to something this Christmas. 

Awareness days, celebrations and religious holidays - Ideas for a full year of church communications