Karen Dean, (pictured) from St James and Emmanuel church in Didsbury, Manchester, describes the 'life changing' moment in her life when she visited the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.

Catherine, an army chaplain, speaks of the 'huge privilege' of her role, as part of a series of personal testimonies of Christian faith.

The following is the transcript of a talk given at the Solaris Executive Leadership Academy by Alan Smith, First Church Estates Commissioner, The Church Commissioners for England, on 28 May 2025.

The electricity bills of a busy town-centre church have drastically reduced thanks to the installation of solar panels as part of a net zero programme.
 

Task and Finish Group meets, with survivors involved, as work continues to implement recommendations.

The Church of England Pensions Board will vote in favour of a resolution at Next PLC’s AGM, requesting the company disclose its approach to setting base pay and conduct analysis into uplifting pay for all its UK workers to the real Living Wage.  

In a boost to a significant conservation effort, the Church Commissioners for England has agreed a fresh lease with Butterfly Conservation at Magdalen Hill Down, a nature reserve on the edge of Winchester in the South Downs National Park.

Alongside worship, St Mary's Banbury is the biggest arts venue in a town with more than 50,000 residents. It now faces a struggle to fund a £1 million renovation scheme as a result of the cap on claims under the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme.

Governance Update for the Independent Service Supporting Survivors of Church-Related Abuse.

Sir Robert Buckland has been appointed the new Third Church Estates Commissioner, succeeding the Rt Revd Dr Flora Winfield, who was recently appointed Bishop of Selby.