Bishops of the Church of England have each been provided a tree by Forestry England which will form part of The Queen's Green Canopy.

'Our hope is that others will catch this vision and be willing to share our mission – to provide homes and build communities where people love to live'

Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Church of England's Bishop for Housing, looks back on a year since the publication of Coming Home, the report of the Archbishops' Commission on Housing Church and Community.

 

COMMENT / Revd Nigel Genders, Chief Education Officer speaks about new guidance to Church schools on tackling homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullyin

The Church is embracing the 'unique opportunity' to learn and reflect despite differences, through Living in Love and Faith (LLF).

Revd Andy Muckle, vicar of St Mary’s Parish Church West Moors reflects on taking part in the Living in Love and Faith (LLF) five-week course over Zoom and explains why others should be encouraged to take part. 

The number of children taking part in a football academy run by a church has increased more than three-fold.

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:

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.
 

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

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.