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COMMENT / Throughout the year churches across the country open their doors to people of all ages, for services, weekday clubs and vital community projects.
Opening the Doors is about generating resources for churches as their buildings reopen to the public.
A second food bank has been opened by a church during lockdown as demand for food parcels has risen eight-fold in its area during the pandemic.
Around 20 children attend an after-school ‘Choir Church’ mid-week at St George-in-the-East church in Shadwell, east London, where they take part in a choral Eucharist, sing hymns, and learn Mass settings and anthems dating back hundreds of years.
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.
Churches are increasingly involved in running and supporting food clubs – often known as pantries – helping families to cut their food bills amid the long-term economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
We feature food clubs supported by Church Action on Poverty:
A local church is to broadcast a carol service directly into cells across prisons in the UK to bring hope over the Christmas period.
FEATURE / The Church of England’s digital communications team has trained more than 200 parishes in social media and writing for the web.
Lee Higson recently left his 22-year career at sea to train as an Ordinand with the Diocese of Manchester.
An unprecedented national online service from a prison was broadcast by the Church of England earlier this year bringing prisoners, their families and prison staff together during lockdown.