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FEATURE / The Church of England’s digital communications team has trained more than 200 parishes in social media and writing for the web.
FEATURE / Latest figures show a 22% increase in people selected to train for the priesthood over the last two years, with a 32% increase in young people.
Biblical Hebrew, studied by trainee priests, can often pose a challenge for aspiring ministers.
Churches are hosting activities from curry nights to community barbecues as part of a summer holiday scheme that is expected to feed more than 1,000 children in one diocese alone.
Lee Higson recently left his 22-year career at sea to train as an Ordinand with the Diocese of Manchester.
COMMENT / Throughout the year churches across the country open their doors to people of all ages, for services, weekday clubs and vital community projects.
Churches across England now have access to free resources to help them engage with the Commonwealth Games, which is to be held in Birmingham in summer 2022.
Heath Monaghan first felt God calling him to be ordained when he was 13. More than three decades later, he expects to be tearful during the ordination service.
COMMENT / Nicola Hulks, a curate at St Luke’s Church, Maidenhead, Berkshire, writes about how motherhood has been a blessing to her ministry.
All Saints in Highertown, Truro, has hosted an ecumenical food bank for the past decade, working alongside the local Methodist Church as a venue.