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The fourth set of findings from long-term research into how Church of England clergy can flourish in ministry has been published by the Church of England. Holding Things Together, Church of England Clergy in Changing Times builds on three previous waves of the Living Ministry research programme. The latest analysis assesses changes in clergy wellbeing since...

More than £250,000 was distributed by the Church of England last year to support conservation projects in parishes, including work to preserve wall paintings, baptismal fonts, stained glass windows and rood screens. A total of £255,585 has been awarded for 123 projects in 34 dioceses – with the number of grants up 20% on the...

The Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice has released the fourth of its biannual Racial Justice reports. Mandated to drive ‘significant cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church of England’, the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice (ACRJ) is headed by The Rt Hon. Lord Paul Boateng. In his foreword letter to the...

 The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have welcomed the recent publication of the Future of Church Safeguarding report from Professor Alexis Jay, with an outline of next steps for how the Church responds. Professor Jay, the former Chair of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, IICSA, agreed in July 2023 to develop proposals around independence in...

Why saying hello is important Our young people are just so unhappy Mr Bates vs The Post Office: not the only one This Mothering Sunday, could you give the Gift of Dignity? Hundreds of displaced people in Congo helped by MAF Ripple Effect reaches more than a million ** Editor:  By the Revd Peter Crumpler, a...

What lessons can Christians learn from a London rail worker who was recently honoured by King Charles, for talking 29 people out of taking their own lives? Maybe something about the power of conversation and being willing to ‘stop for a chat.’ Rizwan Javed helped to save each life over a period of eight years,...

Young people in the UK are feeling more lonely, and yet are less likely to have a stable relationship or friendship than they did, even a decade ago. So finds the Boys Brigade, which carried out an extensive study as part of its recent 140th anniversary events. Almost half of the young people questioned admitted...

“We’re here because the Post Office told every single one of us sat here today, told us over and over, ‘You’re the only one.’ And that was wrong. That was a lie, actually. Because… well, look at us. Here we all are. And from this moment forwards, none of us will be the only one ever...

The Mothers’ Union has launched ‘Make A Mother’s Day’, its annual Mothering Sunday fundraising campaign. It hopes to raise funds to support the MU’s global community projects, which “transform lives every day.” The MU says: “We know how important mothers, caregivers and grandmothers are, and how much they do to help their children, families and...

In the run up to the presidential elections in December, hundreds of thousands of people fled conflict within the DRC – a country which already hosts 6.9 million IDPS – the largest number of internally displaced people (IDPs) in Africa. Since Félix Tshisekedi won the DRC’s presidential elections in December, violence and insecurity have continued to...

Ripple Effect, the humanitarian Christian agency working in Africa (formerly Send a Cow), has reported a bumper year of ministry for 2023. “Last year we reached more people than ever before – 1.38 million people in rural Africa.” The people have taken part in projects that help them adapt to the climate crisis, regenerate tired land,...

The war in Gaza-Israel – Bishops urge people to pray – and act Supporting those in need on Church Action on Poverty Sunday “Thank you, but we should have done more” – Bishop responds to COP 28 Improve your love life – with Care “Jesus walks with us through our grief and isolation” – Church...