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The Church of England’s General Synod has welcomed proposals which would enable same-sex couples to come to church after a civil marriage or civil partnership to give thanks, dedicate their relationship to God and receive God’s blessing. Synod members also voted to “lament and repent” of the failure of the Church to welcome LGBTQI+ people...

Enslavement: Voices from the Archives, was recently opened to the public at Lambeth Palace Library, in central London, and will run until 31st March 2023. Items in the exhibition are from the library’s archives, which were studied in detail for research by the Church Commissioners for England into links to historic transatlantic chattel slavery. The...

– into historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery and announces new funding commitment of £100m in response to findings Back in June 2022 it was reported that the Church Commissioners’ endowment had historic links to transatlantic chattel slavery. The endowment traces its origins partly to Queen Anne’s Bounty, a fund established in 1704. In response to...

The Archbishops’ Commission on Reimaging Care has proposed “a radical and inspiring vision” for adult social care in England. ‘Care and Support Reimagined: a National Care Covenant for England’ calls for a rethinking of attitudes to care and support; a rebalancing of roles and responsibilities; and redesigning the social care system. The National Care Covenant...

Church Edit, part of the UK’s leading Christian software company, celebrates a major milestone this year as it reaches 20 years since they started their church website builder. The founder, Kyle Cottington, was re-designing his local church’s website back in 2002 and saw the importance that the internet would bring to the church and how...

Traidcraft PLC – a Christian group that has spent years campaigning for fair trade – has gone into administration. The stands were familiar to many churchgoers, with almost 3,000 churches in the country selling Traidcraft products at some point in their 40-year history. The brand cited the coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine and soaring...

More than 30 million children worldwide are suffering from “acute malnutrition” as the global food crisis persists into 2023. That’s according to international experts, who say that the 15 countries enduring the worst of the crisis are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia,...

War, hunger, cold … and hope – bishops look ahead and share their thoughts Cost of living crisis: 2.6 million seek help from churches and faith groups Statistics for Mission 2021 published Carbon emissions reduce as Church of England makes progress towards 2030 target Number of Christmas services surged, as parishes welcome public  Church of...

With a focus on food banks, warm spaces, community, the war in Ukraine, and migration, bishops across England have shared messages of hope for the coming year. The Bishop of Lichfield, Michael Ipgrave, has highlighted not only many churches will be open for services, but also as a warm, heated space for those who need...

Nearly three million adults in the UK are estimated to have sought help from church or other religious organisations since the start of last year, as a result of the cost-of-living crisis, according to research published. New findings show that, overall, almost four in 10 (38 per cent) of UK adults sought help last year...

Attendance at Church of England parishes rose sharply in 2021, compared to 2020, but continued to be affected by Covid measures, new statistics from the Church of England show. Average weekly attendance, which includes Sundays and midweek attendance, grew to 605,000 in 2021 compared to 345,000 in 2020. But it was lower than in 2019,...

The Church of England saw a gradual but steady reduction in carbon in 2021, according to the latest data from its national Energy Footprint Tool (EFT). Meanwhile, more than 400 churches across England are now reporting ‘net zero’ carbon emissions, an increase of 157 on the previous year, as part of the most comprehensive data...