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.

Learn more about the journey we've taken so far in addressing the Church Commissioners’ historic links with African chattel enslavement.

Diners and drinkers in a popular area of London are leaving more than 100 prayer requests a month after they are invited in by a nearby church for a special evening where they light candles, listen to music and pray.

The Church of England Pensions Board ('the Board’) has published its 2024 Annual Review, highlighting the progress made in growing its pension funds and offering greater choice and support to members as it approaches its’ 100th anniversary in 2026.

Joanne Grenfell, lead bishop for Safeguarding, opens the debate on the Reporting Code of Practice, a new Safeguarding code of practice.

Proposals move forward after Safeguarding debate.

Statements following the announcement that Bishop John Perumbalath will resign as Bishop of Liverpool.

Response from Joanne Grenfell, the Lead Bishop for Safeguarding, to a statement from the Charity Commission.

This opinion piece by Alan Smith, the Church of England's First Church Estates Commissioner, was originally published in the Daily Telegraph on 14 January, 2025.