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- A new commission is to be set up to drive forward ‘bold changes’ to ensure racial equality in the Church of England, following a series of reports and recommendations, it was recently announced. The House of Bishops voted to back the creation of the Archbishops’ Racism Action Commission. It will start work early next year,...New Task Force to ensure action over racism in the Church of England
- The Church of England has more than 16,000 churches and 42 cathedrals, almost all of which are home to memorials and monuments to individuals from a period spanning more than a thousand years. A recent statement put out by the Church of England explains: “Monuments and memorials tell us a lot, not just about individuals,...Update on church and cathedral monuments
- Church of England bishops recently joined with counterparts from around the Anglican Communion in signing a statement warning of ‘Environmental Racism.’ The Archbishop of Canterbury together with the Bishops of Salisbury, Oxford, Truro, Dover, Woolwich, Sherborne, Loughborough, Kingston, Reading and Ramsbury, and former Archbishop Rowan Williams have joined a list of eight archbishops and 38...Bishops warn of ‘Environmental Racism’
- The events of recent weeks have shone a spotlight on the history and legacy of the slave trade, prompting renewed reflection by many organisations in this country and across the world. The Church of England’s history in this regard is complex: marked both with pride in the role of William Wilberforce and others who led...The Church and the legacy of slavery
- A new campaign, Climate Sunday, has been launched by a coalition of churches and charities, as part of a call for action on climate change. From next month, 6th September, churches throughout the UK will be encouraged to have a Sunday dedicated to the theme of climate change. This could be held at any time...Launch of new ‘Climate Sunday’
- A number of aid agencies have reacted with anger to the recent government decision to merge the Department for International Development and the Foreign Office in September. The new government department will be called: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It will be led by the Foreign Secretary. The Government remains committed to the target...Anger at DfID merger with Foreign Office
- Women made up the majority of deacons ordained in the Church of England last year for the first time, according to the latest statistics. A total of 570 deacons were ordained in 2019, with women making up just over a half, or 51% of the new intake. Deacons are the first of three orders of...Women in majority of deacons ordained last year, report shows
- The House of Bishops has confirmed that it will proceed with the publication of the Living in Love and Faithteaching and learning resources in early November this year. The publication of the resources, originally scheduled for July 2020, had been deferred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Commissioned by the House of Bishops and...The House of Bishops to proceed with ‘Living in Love and Faith’ resources
- New Archbishop of York to be confirmed Gardening Against the Odds? The Coronavirus, Church & You Survey Online book of remembrance opened at St Paul’s Online ‘Talking Jesus’ course FREE during the Covid-19 lockdown Use your old clothes to help others in poverty House of Bishops backs phased approach to revising access to church buildings Praying...News (all) for July 2020
- Bishop Stephen Geoffrey Cottrell will be confirmed as the 98th Archbishop of York this month. The service, at 11am on Thursday 9th July, will be broadcast entirely via video conference due to the Coronavirus restrictions. The service, which had been due to take place in York Minster, will be in two parts. A legal ceremony...New Archbishop of York to be confirmed
- The Conservation Foundation has relaunched Gardening Against the Odds as a virtual network and is getting some excellent interest. As a result, it may be making a radio series soon, featuring some of the projects it has discovered over the years which show how people combat ‘odds’ – mental, physical and environmental – by gardening, even when they...Gardening Against the Odds?
- You are invited to take part in this national survey…details below The Covid-19 pandemic has obviously had a profound effect on churches. The lockdown has severely restricted ministry in areas such as pastoral care, fellowship groups, and serving the community. On the other hand, for those with online access, worship has taken on new and...The Coronavirus, Church & You Survey