Biggest investment in Church's history, with focus on support for churches in lowest income communities and safeguarding.

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.

Church sees big rise in attendance after setting up outreach work to young families

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.

John Worth is being appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Church Commissioners for England, responsible for managing one of the nation’s leading endowment funds, with a 320-year legacy.

The Church of England Pensions Board on Thursday 15 May 2025 attended and spoke as a shareholder at the AGM of Lloyds Bank in Edinburgh.  

A Safeguarding Practice Review, SPR, has been jointly commissioned by the National Safeguarding Team and the dioceses of Chelmsford and Southwark to look at the lessons to be learnt from the Church’s handling of the David Tudor case.

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.

Statement from lead safeguarding bishop on BBC interview with former Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.