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The current state of the Church of England – and its future – was the subject of the joint presidential address to the recent General Synod, delivered by both the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, considered the historical context:  “Numerically, the number of regular church goers has shrunk in...

The founder of Messy Church, Lucy Moore, has been appointed the first head of the C of E’s Growing Faith Foundation. The Foundation will seek to promote partnerships between schools, churches and households, “to encourage and nurture Christian faith in those of all ages within those communities.” Lucy Moore first launched Messy Church in 2004,...

The number of crimes committed in churches and on religious premises over the past year has fallen, though there were still more than 4,000 offences. Incidents include theft, vandalism, arson, violence, sexual assault, stalking, malicious communications, hate crime and drug possession. The figures were obtained by the Countryside Alliance through Freedom of Information requests to Britain’s...

Franklin Graham, the son of the late US evangelist Billy Graham, is to come to the UK this year for his God Loves Youmission. It was due to be held last year, but got postponed by the pandemic. The God Loves You Tour UK will visit Liverpool Exhibition Centre on 14th May, the ICC Wales...

Church launches consultation on plans to get to net zero carbon in just nine years First meeting of the new General Synod Churches awarded £6m in latest Cultural Recovery Fund grants for major works Church Commissioners “excellent” in private equity and venture capital ESG Landmark New TPI Global Climate Transition Centre to be created Daily...

The Church of England is consulting dioceses, cathedrals, national institutions, parishes, schools, and other interested parties on a proposed route map to achieve net zero carbon by 2030. The draft route map suggests how all parts of the Church of England can make changes together, in order to achieve the ambitious target set by General...

The 11th General Synod of the Church of England was formally inaugurated on Tuesday 16th November, at the start of a two-day meeting in London – the first full group of sessions held in person since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The recent elections attracted a record number of candidates (with 956 standing for...

The Government has announced awards totalling just over six million pounds from the Heritage Stimulus Fund, part of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, to Church of England churches and cathedrals. A total of 21 grants have been made directly to the Church of England, with a further 12 Church of England churches being funded through...

The Church Commissioners for England, a leading responsible investor, has been recognised for Excellence in ESG by the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The award comes at a time when the Commissioners are accelerating their engagement with companies and fund managers regarding climate change, diversity, inclusion and impact investment. In particular, the...

The President-Elect of the Glasgow COP, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the CEO of London Stock Exchange Group have supported the landmark launch of the opening of the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre. The centre will provide free and publicly available in-depth data on how 10,000 companies are aligning with a net zero pathway, significantly scaling existing...

Daily Hope, a free phone line which offers prayers and support for callers, receives nearly 20,000 calls every month. The service, which was launched during the Covid-19 lockdown, has spent more than 7.15 million minutes on more than 550,000 calls. The phone line originally launched in April 2020, only to continue in response to ongoing...

Christian churches and organisations across Scotland have recently co-signed a letter calling for people to pray.  The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Lord Wallace, said: “In this pandemic, our responsibility is to come together and offer our prayers for all the many diverse expressions of our Christian faith that enrich...