A busy city church has saved thousands of pounds on its energy bills thanks to making a number of small changes to reduce its carbon footprint and help care for God’s creation. 

A vicarage in a deprived area of Bristol has been transformed by the installation of solar panels, insulation and an air source heat pump.

A church in Stroud has cut its carbon emissions, saved money and been able to invite more people into the building, all thanks to the inspiration of two members of the congregation.

During the Coronation the King is presented with a number of objects which have a symbolic meaning. These include the Sovereign’s Orb, Sceptres, crowns and sword.

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

Loretta Minghella stepped down today from the Church Commissioners for England as First Church Estates Commissioner after a successful four-year tenure.  

The Church of England and Catholic Church in England and Wales will be continuing to provide support for victims of church-based abuse, following a successful two-year pilot of the Safe Spaces service.

Dr Eve Poole, the Third Church Estates Commissioner, stepped down today from her role with the Church Commissioners for England to return to teaching and writing, having successfully led the introduction of the new Cathedrals Measure during her three-year term.

The Rev Mia Hilborn, Senior Brigade Chaplain at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, writes about her experience of the Coronavirus pandemic. 

As the latest Government guidance set out steps for reopening of church buildings for individual private prayer, and also for organ practice which is now permitted, the Church of England together with the Royal School of Church Music has encouraged the Government to be proactive in ensuring music-making can resume in church buildings, once it is safe to do so.