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The General Synod has backed a call for churches to join partnerships working to help resettle and rehabilitate people leaving prison. The Probation Service is already working with churches, bishops and Diocesan Safeguarding Panels to help support people leaving prison. Yet even so, many ex-prisoners are currently unable to find a welcoming faith community in which...

Church of England sets out hopes for Flourishing Schools System Lead bishop for housing backs Prince of Wales homelessness project Church Commissioners and C of E  Pensions Board announce fossil fuel disinvestment  Church Commissioners for England to exclude oil and gas companies< Church of England Pensions Board disinvests from Shell and remaining oil and gas...

The Church of England has launched a new publication outlining its hopes for students, teachers and educators to flourish across the schools system. Underpinned by the Church’s 2016 Vision for Education, the new document, entitled ‘Our Hope for a Flourishing Schools System’ makes recommendations including a once-in-a-generation re-imagination of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) funding, provision,...

The Church of England’s lead bishop for housing Dr Guli Francis-Deqhani, has welcomed the launch of the five-year Homewards project by the Prince of Wales to end long term homelessness. “The leadership of the Prince of Wales will undoubtedly have a tangible impact; his determination to address this crisis will be welcomed by churches up and down...

The Church Commissioners and the Church of England Pensions Board have announced that they will independently disinvest from fossil fuels. The Church Commissioners and Church of England Pensions Board have recently each announced they will independently disinvest from fossil fuels this year. The announcement came as the Church of England’s National Investing Bodies (NIBs) reported...

The Church Commissioners for England, which manages the Church of England’s £10.3bn endowment fund, has decided to exclude all remaining oil and gas majors from its portfolio, and will exclude all other companies primarily engaged in the exploration, production and refining of oil or gas, unless they are in genuine alignment with a 1.5°C pathway, by...

Proposed details of the Church of England’s national Redress Scheme for survivors of Church-related abuse have recently been published. As we go to press, they were due to be presented and debated at the Church’s General Synod. It is hoped that legislation will progress through Synod in forthcoming sessions after which it will need Parliamentary...

The Bishop of Truro, Philip Mounstephen, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s recent adoption of a joint UK / UAE Government resolution highlighting threats to Freedom of Religion or Belief. The steps taken by the UK Government followed a review authored by Bishop Philip at the invitation of the then Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, the implementation of...

The Church of England’s Chief Education Officer, Nigel Genders, received a CBE in the recent King’s Birthday Honours. As Chief Education Officer and Chief Executive of the National Society, Nigel has for the past nine years led the work of the Church of England Education Office, which serves the church’s ministry with children and young...

General Synod dates and update on ‘Living in Love and Faith’ groups Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme grows Responding Well to Victims and Survivors of Abuse – Guidance Summary Bishops agree further work implementing ‘Living in Love and Faith’ Legislation to safeguard Church of England Academy land moves forward Church Commissioners fund posts...

The next meeting of General Synod will take place in York from Friday 7th to Tuesday 11th July. The July meeting will include a substantial item on the proposals, which emerged from the Living in Love and Faith process, to enable same-sex couples who have marked a significant stage of their relationship such as a...

The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, which directs capital towards new solutions to deep-rooted social challenges, has invested £5.7m in its first two years, according to its 2023 Impact Report. The programme, established in 2020, aims to support vulnerable people and communities, while generating sustainable returns that preserve the capital for future impact....