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COMMENT / The Rt Revd Libby Lane, Bishop of Stockport on Towards a Safer Church: resources for prayer and reflection in worship
COMMENT / Throughout the year churches across the country open their doors to people of all ages, for services, weekday clubs and vital community projects.
Analysis for the Trussell Trust shows that nearly 100,000 households sought food aid from its network of food banks for the first time in April and June as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
FEATURE / School uniform schemes run from Church of England parishes are reporting growing demand as schools prepare for the start of term.
FEATURE / The Church of England has more than doubled its monthly reach on social media this year, from 1.2 million in 2017 to 2.44 million in 2017/2018.
FEATURE / On Saturday afternoon, around and during the England football match (!), the Digital and Church House Publishing teams updated General Synod on how we’re supporting local churches and encouraging people into worshipping communities.
A church has struck a deal with the NHS as part of a programme of social prescribing aimed at promoting the health and well-being of its community.
The churches of St Peter’s and St Philip’s in Highfields and Evington in Leicester began livestreaming services on Facebook and YouTube from the start of the first lockdown last year.
FEATURE / Churches encouraged to take part in a litter pilgrimage to help clean up the local community.
A local church is to broadcast a carol service directly into cells across prisons in the UK to bring hope over the Christmas period.