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.

A church on the edge of the Cotswolds is set to reduce its energy bills after replacing an unreliable oil-fired boiler with electric under-pew heaters, thanks to a grant from the Church of England’s Net Zero Programme.

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.

More than £400,000 has been saved over the past 12 months by members of food clubs, or low cost food shops, run by Church of England churches in just one town.

A church in London’s famous theatre district has found inspiration from another church as it seeks to reduce its carbon emissions.

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. 

Sarah Tapp, a curate of a charismatic and evangelical church, is encouraging others to take part in Living in Love and Faith (LLF) following the completion of courses in her parish.

A Devon vicar says the questions around human sexuality, gender and relationships covered by the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith course are as relevant in her rural parishes as anywhere else.
 

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

With a tower dating back almost to the Norman conquest and the majority of the church standing since the 13th century, a reordering and renovation project at All Saints Winterton in Lincolnshire was going to be a major project.