NEWS / The Church of England announced the publication today of its Briefing Paper on Shale Gas and Fracking.

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.

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. 

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

The Church of England Pensions Board is today announcing its intention to disinvest from Shell plc and other oil and gas companies which are failing to show sufficient ambition to decarbonise in line with the aims of the Paris Agreement.

The Church of England Pensions Board and other investors have today launched a standard which can be used across the oil and gas sector to standardise net zero transition plans. 

The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the Church of England’s £10.3bn endowment fund, has decided to exclude all remaining oil and gas majors from its portfolio, and will exclude all other companies primarily engaged in the exploration, production and refining of oil or gas, unless they are in genuine alignment with a 1.5°C pathway, by the end of 2023.