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The Church of England is seeking to double the number of UK Minority Ethnic (UKME) Head Teachers in all its schools in England over the next five years. The Leaders Like Us scheme (https://www.cefel.org.uk/leaderslikeus/) launches this month (January 2023). Applications are now open to teachers from all schools. The scheme aims to equip UKME teachers...

The Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, convenor of the Bishops in the House of Lords, and the Bishop of Durham Paul Butler, who speaks on poverty issues in the Lords, have recently responded to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn statement. They said: “It is heartening to hear the Chancellor single out the needs...

– as reports to churches increase The Church of England has revealed that there has been a 37% increase in reports of domestic abuse to diocesan safeguarding advisers over the past three years (2019-2021). These are reports relating to the work of the local church in its community, collected in a diocesan self-assessment audit. The...

 – to enable charities to purchase housing to support vulnerable people  The Church of England’s Social Impact Investment Programme, a £25m fund which exists to deploy investment funding granted by the Church Commissioners for England to strengthen communities, has committed £2m towards the second Social and Sustainable Housing Fund (SASH II) managed by Social and...

The number of people using the Church of England’s Daily Prayer audio service has recently passed a million, as the podcasting revolution begins to reshape how people worship. The podcast, also available as audio on the Daily Prayer app, follows the Church of England’s traditional cycle of Morning and Evening Prayer, with a range of voices...

Church leaders in Ukraine continue to protest against Russia Russia’s suspension of Black Sea grain deal a “body blow” to world’s poorest, Christian Aid says New £15 million fund to help churches with energy bills Youthscape charity to work with parishes on reaching young people First sermon in British Sign Language at St Paul’s Cathedral...

The leaders of Churches in Ukraine have urged Christian leaders in the West to help to try and persuade Russia to comply with humanitarian standards of behaviour, and to stop indiscriminately attacking civilians and torturing prisoners and deportees. The All-Ukrainian Council of Churches and Religious Organisations has said “the Russian Federation has significantly stepped-up acts...

– is a “body blow” to world’s poorest, Christian Aid say International development agency Christian Aid has urged all parties to the Black Sea grain deal, which would allow the export of Ukrainian agricultural products to world markets, to persuade Russia to end its unilateral suspension. Elizabeth Hallinan, Christian Aid’s Global Crisis Contexts Lead, said: “Any...

The Church of England is to provide £15 million for dioceses to help churches struggling to pay their energy costs. The Energy Costs Grant will be distributed to dioceses to enable them to help Parochial Church Councils (PCCs) cover the increased cost of heating and lighting church buildings this winter. Dioceses will also be able...

The Church of England is to work with a youth charity to equip parishes to reach more young people with the Christian message. A £1.29 million grant from the Archbishops’ Council will fund work led by Youthscape to help parishes connect with young people and recruit and train church volunteers for youth work. The Launchpad...

A Baptist minister, the Revd Sue Whalley, has recently delivered the first ever known sermon in British Sign Language (BSL) at St Paul’s Cathedral. The invitation grew out of a meeting in London between Deaf Church Leaders and Church of England Clergy. Building on the momentum of the BSL Act last April (when British Sign Language...

The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Canon Graham Thompson, has joined a call for the Government to affirm its commitment to ensuring benefits rise in line with inflation.  Along with the Revd Fiona Bennett, Moderator of General Assembly, United Reformed Church, and the Revd Lynn Green, General Secretary, Baptist Union of Great Britain,...