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Archbishop of York celebrates 20 Years of the Meissen Agreement

Archbishop of York celebrates 20 Years of the Meissen Agreement

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, the Bishop of Bradford, Nick Baines, and other delegates from the Church of England will visit Dresden and Meissen from 13-16 October 2011.

13 October 2011

Church of England publishes latest statistics on web

Church of England publishes latest statistics on web

The Church of England has today published its latest information about parish income and expenditure and trends in ministry numbers in Church Statistics 2009/10. The attendance statistics included were published in February 2011.

28 September 2011

All aboard with Shrinking the Footprint and Transport for London

All aboard with Shrinking the Footprint and Transport for London

The Bishop of London the Rt Revd Richard Chartres led Church of England environment officers on a Transport for London hybrid bus trip today. The ride was part of the CofE's continuing commitment to environmental issues, through its Shrinking the Footprint campaign.

28 September 2011

Next Bishop of Durham says, 'The Church needs to be in the business of growth

Next Bishop of Durham says, 'The Church needs to be in the business of growth

As the Dean of Liverpool, Justin Welby, prepares to leave Merseyside to become Bishop of Durham, he spoke of the need to continue to focus on growth in his future Diocese.

28 September 2011

Take up of CMS's new Pioneer Mission Course exceeds all expectations

Take up of CMS's new Pioneer Mission Course exceeds all expectations

The number of students signing up for the new Pioneer Mission Leadership Training course delivered by the Church Mission Society has exceeded all expectations. Having set a target of recruiting 12 students for the forthcoming academic year, 20 will start the course this autumn.

27 September 2011

Church House Publishing launches app version of Bible reflections book

Church House Publishing launches app version of Bible reflections book

An 'app' featuring daily reflections on Bible passages written by leading authors is now available to the millions of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users.

27 September 2011

Archbishop opens first public meeting for Fairness Commission

Archbishop opens first public meeting for Fairness Commission

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu opened the first of a series of public meetings for the Fairness Commission last night in York.

23 September 2011

Archbishop of Canterbury's face revealed

Archbishop of Canterbury's face revealed

The results of the examination of the head of the Archbishop of Canterbury are in, and the results are not pretty.

23 September 2011

Twitterers follow bishops @back2church for #backtochurchsunday

The Archbishop of York and a number of bishops are leading the way in inviting millions back to church this weekend for Back to Church Sunday 2011 (25th September). In addition to meeting people where they’re at, at a range of public events (from Sunday car boot sales to jazz nights), they are encouraging people to send friends invitations either in person or using social media.

19 September 2011

Bp Nick Baines writes about the real Anglican Communion

Bp Nick Baines writes about the real Anglican Communion

There we were, thinking the Anglican Communion was all about conflict and tension, scrapping and bitching, and someone has to spoil it by telling a different story.

13 September 2011