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Resourcing the Future, and Church Commissioners work of the Task Groups reports released

The Church of England has today published two further papers as part of the “reform and renewal” programme to be discussed at the February meeting of the General Synod.

16 January 2015

England: "Church needs to take action" to recruit more clergy

"Dioceses have [said] they want to hold the numbers of stipendiary clergy steady at around 8,000 over the next decade."

16 January 2015

England: paper on hindrances to mission released

The Church of England has today published the report of the Simplification Task Group ahead of a discussion at the February meeting of the General Synod.

14 January 2015

Tragedy Strikes Sudanese Congregation of St. Michael's Church in Heliopolis

One child is dead and eight women are hospitalized following the Monday explosion of three gas bottles, sparking a fire in the Kilo 4.5 neighborhood of Nasr City in Cairo

14 January 2015

England: Developing Discipleship paper released

Read about the ten marks of a developing disciple

13 January 2015

England: Archbishops propose programme of reform and renewal

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have written to Church of England's General Synod members proposing a "programme for reform and renewal" for the church.

12 January 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury condemns attack on French newspaper as 'barbaric'

Archbishop Justin Welby condemns terrorist attack at the Paris offices of the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo.

08 January 2015

"Put Wi-Fi in every church" - Andrew-Lloyd Webber

[Evening Standard] The Government may be in talks to get every church in the country on Wi-Fi

06 January 2015

UK: MP backs calls for greater religious literacy

[Lapido Media] "Greater religious literacy is needed and religion must be taken more seriously" - John Glen MP 

06 January 2015

Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon

At Christmas 1914 soldiers took the risk, crossed a battle-line and kindled an evening of friendship and football. It is the moment all have picked on this year, whether in adverts or sermons.

26 December 2014