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Wales: Churches get on the road to tackle housing crisis

Churches and chapels will be focusing on how they can help solve the housing crisis in Wales at a roadshow next week.

23 January 2015

Wales appoints first Director of Ministry and Discipleship

Canon Richard Lowndes has been appointed to the new Diocesan post of Director of Ministry and Discipleship.

23 January 2015

Church of England makes history with online pastor role

[Updated] The Diocesan Online Pastor is "a brave new role" with a focus on teenagers and young people.

22 January 2015

Archbishop Welby: Britain's urban crisis

As the south-east grows, many cities are left feeling abandoned and hopeless

21 January 2015

Christian Aid helps Mid. East displaced families face winter

The charity has sent funds for blankets, stoves and fuel for people facing extreme winter conditions in Gaza and Lebanon

20 January 2015

Iraqi refugees weather the winter

[Dio. of Sydney] As Iraqi Christians from the Nineveh Plain spend their first winter away from their homes, conditions are becoming extreme.

19 January 2015

Archbishop of York Opens Aspire Academy

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu will officially open Hull’s Aspire Academy on Monday 19th January 2015

16 January 2015

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