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  • Results of House of Bishops’ election for CNC
  • “Send your Holy Spirit to light up our lives” – Torch Relay prayers released
  • Inspection report on Ridley Hall published
  • Government agrees £30 million extra to resolve VAT concerns
  • Church Commissioners announce annual results for 2011
  • Archbishop of Wales, Dr Barry Morgan, elected to the Crown Nominations Commission
  • Welcome for Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill
  • Church Commissioners appoint Chief Operating Officer
  • Canterbury Diocese elects six representatives to serve on the Crown Nominations Commission
  • Diamond Jubilee New Testament a ‘bestseller’ as more than 400,000 ordered by UK Churches as gift for the nation
  • Church Commissioners appoint new Head of Strategic Land Investment
  • Archbishopric of Canterbury: Chair of Crown Nominations Commission appointed
  • VAT lobby on alterations
  • Statement on report from Joint Committee on the Government's Draft House of Lords Reform Bill
  • Jubilee Near You website launched
  • Executive remuneration: The charity perspective
  • With 100 days to go, hundreds of churches are getting ready for 2012 Games
  • Michael Gove welcomes Church School of Future report
  • Director of Communications appointed
  • Diamond Jubilee New Testament published
  • Archbishop calls Back to Church Sunday "essential” - as registrations open for 2012
  • Archbishop calls Back to Church Sunday "essential" - as registrations open for 2012
  • Church asks ‘what would you pray for with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane?’ - as survey finds 85 per cent have things they would pray for
  • Going for a song: CofE YouTube recording calls on Government to bring back zero rate VAT on alterations to listed buildings
  • Cathedral attendance statistics enjoy over a decade of growth
  • Sign the e-petition to bring back zero rate VAT on alterations to listed churches
  • Consultation opens on the appointment of the next Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Group on human sexuality appoints advisers
  • Cautious welcome for Government action on alcohol pricing
  • New start for the English Anglican - Roman Catholic Committee (English ARC)
  • Statement on Budget 2012: VAT to be charged at 20 percent on alterations to listed churches
  • Report seeks to protect church schools and sets direction for next decade
  • Archbishop of Canterbury to be Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge
  • Outline of procedures for appointment of an Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Initial response to Government consultation on same-sex marriage
  • Pedal power at Lambeth
  • Jubilee Grace
  • Grace for Diamond Jubilee lunches released on Commonwealth Day
  • Inspection report on three ministerial training courses published
  • Head of School Policy appointment
  • Bishop of Coventry to chair Faith and Order Commission
  • Church School Awards
  • Prayer for God’s blessing on 29th February proposals, taken from Pocket Prayers of Blessing
  • Postgraduate course developed for Church communicators
  • Group on human sexuality invites submissions
  • ‘Shrug culture’ over climate change challenged by Ash Wednesday Declaration
  • Bishop of Carlisle: Older and disabled people need more support
  • One in three planning to observe Lent don’t know what to give (or take) up survey finds – as Church House Publishing launches Reflections for Lent app
  • Tell us about your church’s royal connections
  • Church launches Pray One For Me website
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Thursday 9th February 2012 AM
  • Pupils encouraged to “play with liturgy” as new website launched at Synod
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Thursday 9th February 2012 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 8th February 2012 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 8th February 2012 PM
  • Joint CofE / URC service of reconciliation and commitment recognises 350th anniversary of Great Ejectment
  • Resourcing Christian Community Action: Parishes and Partnerships
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 7th February 2012 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 7th February 2012 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 6th February 2012 PM
  • Church, charity and business leaders lobby Energy Secretary on community energy
  • Education is not a personal commodity, say churches
  • Diamond Jubilee Prayer and liturgical resources released
  • Church welcomes outlawing of cash for scrap
  • Wolfson Foundation grants make 39 parish churches very happy in 2012
  • Church pools its buying power to save parishes £10 million a year
  • Provisional attendance figures for 2010 released – marriages up four per cent, national ‘mapping’ identifies at least 1,000 fresh expressions of church
  • £10,000 prize for commissioning new art for parish churches
  • Agenda for February 2012 General Synod
  • Lent course uses reality TV as modern day parables
  • Researchers sought for church growth project
  • Bishops challenege supermarkets anti-faith Easter agenda
  • Bishops challenge supermarkets anti-faith Easter agenda
  • Encouragement to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with the whole community
  • Statement on the report of the Commission for Assisted Dying
  • Group to advise House of Bishops on human sexuality announced
  • Design a Church Chair!
  • Grants for Parish Community Engagement – CCF’s new focus for 2012 and beyond
  • Archbishops commit to ‘listen to England’ in research to launch twin projects. Ministry for birth and death receives five-year investment by Church of England.
  • Response to BBC Trust Consultation on Delivering Quality First
  • Local radio a vital community tool, says Church in response to BBC plans
  • Carol services near you a big hit - with a little help from Chris Evans
  • Head of Research and Statistics appointed
  • Christmas Cheer for Cathedrals - Twelve cathedral grants announced
  • Archbishops' Council reduces request for funding from dioceses
  • New Church of England ethical investment policies: pornography and high interest rate lending
  • Churches urged to apply to new £10m Government green fund
  • Civil partnerships in religious premises
  • Bishops calls for a new course in Aghanistan
  • Group to advise House of Bishops on 2005 Pastoral Statement announced
  • Tens of thousands respond to invitations to Back to Church Sunday
  • I’m getting along to a Christmas service says Jo Brand
  • Church growth in deprived areas - £100,000 research and development grants
  • Church response gives a clear ‘no' to UK Bill of Rights proposals
  • Surge of signatures on power feed-in tariff petition
  • Government minister launches £5m Near Neighbours programme
  • Archbishops question case for elected House of Lords
  • A prayer for all those affected by the M5 crash near Taunton
  • The Church and capitalism
  • News and updates from St Paul's Cathedral, London
  • Formal consultation begins on reorganisation of West Yorkshire dioceses
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • New Human Resources software for the Church of England
  • Church of England launch guide to commissioning new art for churches
  • The Church of England and 'Time to Change' join forces to tackle the stigma of mental illness
  • Church schools provide “biggest possible picture” for good citizenship
  • Joint project is solving church bat problems
  • Inspection reports published
  • Church of England publishes latest statistics on web
  • Rose Castle, Carlisle
  • Higher Education White Paper too focused on economic development
  • All aboard with Shrinking the Footprint and Transport for London
  • Today’s Bible readings are taken from the Reflections for Daily Prayer app - Church House Publishing launches app version of Bible reflections book
  • Learn the lingo says Bishop of Bradford on the 20th anniversary of Meissen Agreement
  • Citizens Advice Bureaux coming to a church near you
  • Twitterers follow bishops @back2church for #backtochurchsunday
  • Everything you wanted to know about a church wedding but were afraid to ask - church wedding questions answered at leading wedding shows
  • Archbishop's prayers for the Welsh miners and their families
  • Next Bishop of Winchester announced
  • Celebrating 25 years of the Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns
  • RE vital to healthy society
  • Food for thought this Creationtime
  • RE 'A' Level results - statement from RE Council
  • Reflection on the riots by the Revd Arun Arora
  • Church responds to the unrest
  • A Prayer for Peace in Our Communities
  • Bishop to lead pilgrimage on Twitter
  • Summer holiday Bible reading as Sir Cliff gets on board
  • Dioceses Commission publishes progress report
  • New Director of Ministry announced
  • Archbishop launches appeal for Christians in the Holy Land
  • General Synod - summary of business Tuesday 12th July 2011 AM
  • General Synod - summary of business Monday 11th July 2011 AM
  • Responding Well to those who have been sexually abused - new policy and guidance
  • General Synod - summary of business Monday 11th July 2011 PM
  • General Synod - summary of business Sunday 10th July 2011 PM
  • General Synod - summary of business Saturday 9th July 2011 AM
  • General Synod - summary of business Saturday 9th July 2011 PM
  • News Corporation: Statement from Ethical Investment Advisory Group
  • Publication of new church school admissions advice
  • General Synod - summary of business Friday 8th July 2011 PM
  • Awareness Sunday resources to mark 10th anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks
  • Newly compiled book of prayers follows growth of pilgrimages
  • Civil partnerships and same-sex relationships – a statement by the House of Bishops of the Church of England
  • New Church of England ethical investment policy on alcohol to bear down on irresponsible drinks retailers
  • Communications Director leaves to train as priest
  • 400m gold medallist reads Olympic prayer 400 days ahead of 2012 Games
  • Registration of Civil Partnerships in Religious Premises
  • Full agenda published for July 2011 General Synod sessions in York
  • Birds and bugs help celebrate 200 years of church schools
  • Joint Implementation Commission, Moving Forward in Covenant: Interim Report 2008-2011
  • Bishop of Exeter's comments on BBC Choosing to Die programme
  • New Bishop Designate of Durham is announced
  • New Ethical Investment Advisory Group Chairman appointed
  • Visitors get growing in York Minster
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  • Celebrate 200 years of Church schools with BBC Songs of Praise
  • Spot an orchid in your churchyard
  • Statement on Government white paper on House of Lords reform
  • Bishop calls on the Government to go further on Military Covenant
  • ‘Customise your church services’ encourages long-awaited simple guide
  • Customise your church services encourages long-awaited simple guide
  • Church Commissioners continue to support the Church in ‘challenging financial times’
  • Cathedral congregations continue to grow
  • Scared of social media? New training programme can help
  • Bucklebury church school pupils celebrate Royal Wedding
  • Celebrate says broadcaster Michele Guinness
  • Holy Week a time to consider joining Organ Donor Register
  • Church Commissioners' results confirm long-term growth
  • Church website welcomes more than two million visitors seeking direction
  • Bishops act to tackle sham marriages
  • Child poverty strategy should focus on income, says Church of England
  • A prayer for the Royal couple and all made one in marriage
  • Parishes stand to save £10 million through national procurement
  • Online video meets increased demand for information on church weddings
  • £15m donation secures Zurbarán pictures for The North East - Church Commissioners announce vision for future of Auckland Castle
  • Archbishops announce new lead spokesperson on media issues
  • Lights out for switched on Church school pupils in 200th anniversary year
  • CofE schools top new Church School Awards
  • Praying nation touched by world events and needs of others
  • Carbon pledges at Lambeth interfaith forum
  • Green Paper on punishment, rehabilitation and sentencing welcomed
  • Archbishop's prayers for the people of Japan
  • Bishop calls for independent review mechanism of the Armed Forces Covenant
  • Say One for Me this Lent – bishops take to the streets to launch largest ever national prayer initiative
  • Get growing this Spring with a new garden community
  • May the Holy Spirit be with you - new Confirmation resources inspired by the power of the big screen
  • Child benefit crucial for tackling child poverty
  • New Chief Executive for the Church of England Pensions Board
  • Ethical Investment Advisory Group seeks new Chair
  • Education is about the whole person
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 9th February 2011 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 9th February 2011 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 8th February 2011 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 8th February 2011 PM
  • Joint Cathedral Fabric Repair Fund: new partnership programme
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 7th February 2011 PM
  • Provisional attendance figures for 2009 released: attending a local CofE church continues to be part of a typical week for 1.1 million people
  • First online input from public for Lords debate
  • YouTube Psalm reading
  • New Clerk to the Synod
  • New Head of School Effectiveness appointed
  • ‘Exploring God’s Mercy’ – the Church’s most digital Lent course
  • New Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs
  • Secretary of State for International Development to address the Synod
  • Church schools – 200 years of education for all
  • Church schools – 200 years of education for all
  • General Synod officers elected
  • Pensions Board signs £250,000 contract with Sanctuary
  • New ‘blogging bishop’ for the Diocese of Bradford
  • Bishop welcomes an end to child detention in immigration system
  • The power of a personal invitation – more than 150,000 respond to Back to Church Sunday
  • New Joint Cathedral Fabric Repair Fund announces first six grants totalling £500,000 as scheme is extended
  • St Stephen’s House, Oxford: Inspection appeal
  • Dementia care wing opens at Manormead
  • Setting up shop in church
  • Dioceses Commission publishes report on Yorkshire dioceses
  • Government's criminal justice Green Paper welcomed
  • Celebrate ‘God’s big society’ this Advent
  • The validity of marriages conducted after publication of the alternative form of banns
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 24th November 2010 PM
  • Latest updated edition of child protection policy published
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Wednesday 24th November 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - Inauguration
  • Church opposes News Corporation's purchase of BSkyB
  • Lifting the curse of the plastic sheeting
  • Interest in church weddings rising with over a third now planned online
  • Schools Minister praises ‘excellent’ CofE academies
  • Faith and the Future of the Countryside – Final Recommendations
  • Don’t cut rural mental health provision, urges Archbishop
  • Synod to debate the Big Society and the Anglican Communion Covenant
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • Church of England publishes latest statistics on web
  • Lack of affordable housing could undermine the future of the countryside, bishop warns
  • Comprehensive Spending Review - Statement from the Bishop of London on the Listed Places of Worship Grants Scheme
  • Bishop of Carlisle appointed as Lead Bishop on Healthcare Issues
  • Vision Tour shows churches that 2012 Olympics are about More Than Gold
  • ‘Patient-centred’ care ought not to be interpreted as ‘self-centred’ care - Mission and Public Affairs Council’s response to the White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’
  • Life changing community projects funded to tune of £ ½ million
  • Statement regarding intermediate cuts to the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme
  • Women in the episcopate: working group for preparation of draft statutory code of practice
  • Generation Y has a faint cultural memory of Christianity but is not hostile towards religion, five-year study reveals
  • New Chair for Board of Education and National Society Council
  • Children should be allowed at wedding ceremonies – survey results solve a common wedding-planning puzzle
  • Bishop welcomes first Easter Egg to mention Jesus on box
  • Women in the episcopate draft legislation referred to dioceses
  • Cathedral bell rings 492 times for lost species
  • Archbishop of Canterbury: Come Back to Church this Sunday
  • Church schools get chance to shine - launch of national awards
  • Church of England national investing bodies become signatories of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
  • Broadcasting a warm Back to Church welcome to 1.3 million people – radio adverts on Classic FM and Heart FM to reach and invite back the ‘missing’
  • New Bishop of Ely announced
  • GCSE students continue Religious Education's "relentless" 12-year growth
  • Inspection report on ministerial training institute published
  • Church signals appreciation for BBC network radio’s commitment to religion
  • Where are you inspired by creation?
  • Seventh year in a row that Religious Studies A-Level grows in popularity
  • Royal School of Church Music and Church of England get together to answer brides’ top questions about wedding music and money
  • Church bells ring to highlight toll of biodiversity
  • Church expresses "serious concern" at axing of secondary school re-building programme
  • £500,000 Joint Cathedral Fabric Repair Fund launched
  • Weddings made in cyberspace – innovative website for planning church weddings is an online hit
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Tuesday 13th July 2010
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 12th July 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 12th July 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Sunday 11th July 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Saturday 10th July 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Saturday 10th July 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Friday 9th July 2010 PM
  • Full text of Book of Common Prayer available online for first time
  • New yew at Lambeth Palace
  • Financing clergy retirement housing
  • Church of England backs English Heritage call on Government to support local efforts to maintain England’s architectural heritage
  • Bishops' call for 'hopeful realists' to serve the common good
  • Bishops encouraged to go back to school to mark big birthday of church schools
  • Bishops highlight unchanging duty to share the Good News
  • Full agenda published for July General Synod sessions at York University
  • Don’t just send a card, spend time with Dad this Fathers’ Day
  • Pensions Board Secretary honoured
  • Make it a service with a smile and have a ‘paparazzi moment’ – new guidance for giving wedding guests a day to remember, too
  • Church national investing bodies approve ethical investment policy on investments in the defence sector
  • ‘Five a day’ a luxury, challenges Bishop of St Albans
  • Statements from Cumbria church leaders on the shootings in West Cumbria
  • Helping parishes and dioceses across the Church of England: Church Commissioners publish 2009 Report & Accounts
  • The Church of England offers prayers for the World Cup
  • Birds and the bees at Lambeth
  • Women in the episcopate - House of Bishops’ statement
  • Bishop of Woolwich appointed Bishop for Urban Life and Faith
  • Church calls for BBC to go back to the future in its public service mission
  • Stage set for key July debates on legislation to enable women to be bishops
  • Churches appoint new Safeguarding Adviser
  • Church Commissioners' 2009 results confirm long-term growth - level of support to the Church to be maintained
  • Church can't afford to ignore children's spirituality, argues researcher
  • Responding to God’s calling through life’s changing seasons - additional resources for Vocations Sunday
  • Bishops mark 60th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration to stimulate debate on Europe’s future
  • Resourcing those with a 'big heart' seeking election to the new General Synod
  • Strategic Defence Review can be a healthy stimulant to a long overdue national conversation about the identity of our country
  • Cathedrals set to welcome thousands to mark 'death and life' story of Easter
  • Church publishes prayers for voters ahead of the General Election
  • College follow-up inspection report published
  • Next Bishop of Chelmsford comes home “hungry for us to be a church that connects with every person and every community”
  • Crucial third sector role for Church of England
  • Dying Matters Awareness Week – Church encourages people to talk openly about dying, death and bereavement
  • Cherish your churchyard
  • Green Paper on Rights and Responsibilities could do better
  • Inspection report on ministerial training institute published
  • Response to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Encouraging or Assisting Suicide
  • Church completes independent child protection survey across dioceses
  • Church ready to 'say one for you' - Bishops across the country hit the streets for 'pray day'
  • Government backing for proposals on mandatory labelling of alcoholic products welcomed
  • From prison to pulpit - Lent 2010
  • New Librarian for Lambeth Palace Library
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Friday 12th February 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Thursday 11th February 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Thursday 11th February 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 10th February 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 10th February 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 9th February 2010 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 9th February 2010 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Monday 8th February 2010 PM
  • Valentine’s Day services to celebrate marriage around the nation during National Marriage Week
  • Church of England disinvests from Vedanta Resources plc
  • Bishop's call for end to detention of children of asylum seekers
  • Guidance updated
  • Not just the economy: Bishops call for action to build a sustainable future for Europe
  • Archbishop’s Holocaust Memorial Day statement 2010: The Legacy of Hope
  • Calm those wedding day jitters with power of prayer at wedding shows across the country
  • From self-help to God's help, with a five-week course drawing strength from God’s comfort and love
  • Equality Bill: 'Churches must not face further restrictions'
  • Provisional attendance figures for 2008 released: attending a local CofE church is part of a typical week for 1.1 million people
  • Getting the call: Education Sunday just around the corner
  • Church welcomes recommendation on cathedral funding
  • Unwired for sound: Church joins campaign for compensation for organisations "evicted" from special events frequency
  • Full agenda published for February's General Synod
  • Bishop responds to ‘Blue Monday’ with post-Christmas prayer selection box
  • Church of England supports moves to enforce Groceries Supply Code of Practice
  • Church of England contributes further to dialogue on death and dying by joining Dying Matters Coalition
  • Wake up with the CofE on the Chris Evans Breakfast Show
  • Church welcomes alcohol report
  • How wild is your churchyard?
  • Ban on product placement on TV should remain, says Church
  • Pakistan’s PM tells Archbishop’s Delegation of new protection for Minorities
  • Getting religion right is crucial for BBC to meet its public duty, says Church
  • Church Commissioners appoint Knight Frank to manage London residential portfolio
  • Something to sing about for ‘Unsung Heroes’
  • Statement from the Rt Revd Stephen Venner, Bishop to the Forces
  • Latest finance and ministry statistics published on web
  • Elections to the CofE Pensions Board
  • Copenhagen support from thousands of CofE online visitors
  • Why wish you a merry Christmas? – what matters (and what doesn’t) in the festive season
  • Archbishops’ statement on swine flu
  • Independent research shows ‘faith schools’ promote community cohesion and equality
  • Back to Church Sunday 2009: a warm welcome to 82,000 people across UK
  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu launches CofE online Advent calendar
  • New Chair for Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns
  • Response to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Consultation on the interim policy for prosecutors on assisted suicide
  • Elections to the CofE Pensions Board
  • Use cash not credit cards, say new videocasts helping Christmas shoppers stay on budget
  • Revision Committee on Women in the Episcopate
  • Thousands of church school pupils get ready to mark inaugural inter faith week
  • Apostolic Constitution - Bishop of Guildford responds
  • New Bishop of Peterborough announced
  • Election to the Dioceses Commission
  • Bishop encourages commuters to get to work on prayer
  • Response to 'misconceived' article in Financial Times regarding the clergy pension scheme
  • C of E Launches 7-Year “Church and Earth” Climate Change Action Plan
  • Election to the Deployment, Remuneration and Conditions of Service Commitee
  • Youth Council anniversary celebration – should you be there?
  • Commentary on 'Personal Ordinariates' by the Rt Revd Christopher Hill
  • Church academies 'family' launches 'new phase of development'
  • Election to the Business Committee of the General Synod
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • Young people communicate God’s love through ice-cream, surfing and socks – Youth Evangelism Fund primes the pumps
  • Revision Committee on Women in the Episcopate
  • Conference to explore the future of the countryside
  • Church welcomes government commitment on ‘rain tax’
  • Churches hosting the whole wedding day - wedding-with-reception package saves time and money, say couples
  • Rose Castle, Carlisle
  • Response to the Director of Public Prosecutions’ Interim Policy for Prosecutors in Respect of Cases of Assisted Suicide
  • In great shape – but for how long?
  • Bishops' call to 'come as you are' this Sunday
  • Statement from the Church of England's College of Bishops responding to the challenge of climate change in the run-up to Copenhagen
  • Launch of Climate Justice Fund - make it personal, support the poor by counting your carbon, says CofE
  • Churches take to the airwaves to extend warm welcome
  • Archbishop encourages ‘response to God’s hope for us’ in environment videocast
  • Archbishop encourages ‘response to God’s hope for us’ in environment videocast
  • Eleventh annual increase in number of students taking Religious Education GCSE
  • Eleventh annual increase in number of students taking Religious Education GCSE
  • Student numbers grow for sixth year running in Religious Studies A-Level
  • Student numbers grow for sixth year running in Religious Studies A-Level
  • Lambeth Palace bees buzz for miles
  • Lambeth Palace bees buzz for miles
  • Going on staycation? Put local churches and cathedrals on the itinerary
  • Going on staycation? Put local churches and cathedrals on the itinerary
  • Director of Investments appointed for the Church Commissioners
  • Director of Investments appointed for the Church Commissioners
  • Kicking off a team effort to grow churches: Training launched to extend warm welcome to people intrigued by church
  • Kicking off a team effort to grow churches: Training launched to extend warm welcome to people intrigued by church
  • A wider wedding welcome for families - Church offers family-friendly weddings for couples with children
  • A wider wedding welcome for families - Church offers family-friendly weddings for couples with children
  • Swine Flu: Archbishops' advice on sharing of Communion
  • Swine Flu: Archbishops' advice on sharing of Communion
  • College inspection report published: Oxford Partnership for Theological Education and Training
  • College inspection report published: Oxford Partnership for Theological Education and Training
  • Bishop blesses compost toilet
  • Bishop’s Water Warning for Parliament on St Swithun’s Day
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Monday 13th July 2009
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Sunday 12th July 2009
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Saturday 11th July 2009
  • General Synod - Summary of business conducted on Friday 10th July 2009 PM
  • Archbishop’s Response to DFID White Paper
  • Church House Publishing - agreement signed
  • Update published on Clergy Pensions Scheme
  • Protecting life is the most important thing, Church says, on easy-to-read website
  • Appointment to Chair of Church Buildings Council announced
  • College inspection report published
  • Next Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham is announced… on a bus
  • Archbishop's statement for Armed Forces Day
  • Church calls for sexual health campaigns to take precedence over condom advertising
  • July Synod Briefing – Debates on Church finance, legislation, governance, and the Church’s ministry in the community
  • The Human Genome Project: investigating identity and history
  • Lost for Words this Fathers’ Day? Put God in your card
  • Shrinking the footprint in every parish
  • Pray now, act now
  • Feasts and Festivals unwrapped for all ages to worship
  • Next Bishop of Carlisle announced
  • Church universities and colleges to consider their distinctive role amidst 'crisis of values'
  • Joint Statement from the Archbishop of York and Archbishop of Canterbury
  • College inspection reports published
  • College of Evangelists marks top ten years of spreading the word
  • CofE Environment Adviser on new Government task force
  • Church Commissioners announce audited results for 2008
  • One moment, one question, one aim: half a million people to be invited 'Back to Church'
  • Churches’ key role in assisting recovery
  • New bishop: Church needs to navigate change by using the compass of Christ
  • Church House Publishing
  • Pinpointing Christian values at the heart of great schools
  • Church uploads 'crammer's prayer' as exam period looms
  • Church publishes swine flu prayers
  • Successful youth vocations conference continues on Facebook
  • Further update on the Clergy Pensions Scheme – Recession forces contribution increase
  • Online Bible verses give hope to hopeless in current financial situation
  • Growing churches sit down for ‘Big Lunch’
  • Offering a welcome for all: church accessibility guidance updated
  • Archbishops' Council Spending Priorities 2010-2015
  • Brand new resources for Vocations Sunday 2009 affirm all in how they serve
  • Churches across England offer fresh takes on world’s ultimate story of death and life
  • Charity 'rain tax' petition delivers 45,000 signatures to Downing Street
  • National Adviser for Quality in Reader Education appointed
  • Sermon at the funeral of Jade Goody
  • Unsung Heroes – the hunt is on!
  • Women in the episcopate draft legislation: Revision Committee announced
  • Church opens book of remembrance for Jade Goody
  • Churches and Faith Buildings: Realising the Potential
  • Church signs up to adult learning pledge
  • Lambeth Conference: funding
  • There’s a Call Waiting… for young people in Cambridge
  • Church publishes inspection reports
  • Bishop of Exeter to chair Churches’ Legislation Advisory Service
  • Beat the credit crunch - book a church wedding, says bishop
  • The baptism of Jade, Bobby and Freddy Goody
  • Update published on Clergy Pensions Scheme
  • Bishops’ advice to Prime Minister on Copenhagen climate change conference
  • Seeing the big questions of life and faith 'through the eyes of a child'
  • Church Commissioners reassure Church on levels of support
  • Church offers a 'Welcoming Marriage' for brides and grooms
  • Cut the carbon this Lent, says Church of England
  • Church gives out ‘tweets’ for Lent
  • Provisional attendance figures for 2007 released
  • Protection of the work-free Sunday: MEPs launch Written Declaration
  • New Secretary for Ethical Investment Advisory Group
  • Money can’t buy you love, say Valentine couples in Church survey
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Friday 13th February 2009 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Thursday 12th February 2009 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Thursday 12th February 2009 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 11th February 2009 PM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Wednesday 11th February 2009 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 10th February 2009 AM
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 10th February 2009 PM
  • Church highlights Darwin’s ‘forgotten’ parish work
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Monday 9th February 2009 PM
  • What are you surfing for?
  • Dioceses Commission begins review of structures
  • Elections to the Church Commissioners
  • Latest from Bishops in the House of Lords on C of E website
  • Church of England opposes proposed increases in stakes and prizes for gaming machines
  • New Chair for Central Readers’ Council
  • Christian scholars call for New Year’s resolution to daily prayer
  • Church makes Lent a family affair with launch of next ‘Love Life Live Lent’
  • Statement from Chair of Church of England’s Committee for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns on the inauguration of the new American President
  • Green light for Education Sunday 2009
  • General Synod: February 2009 - Key debates on the international financial crisis, women bishops, the Anglican Covenant, human trafficking, asylum, Anglican-Roman Catholic relations and inter faith relations
  • Celebrating 150 years of the parish magazine – unless you know better!
  • St Albans tenth Bishop greets the Diocese in person and on You Tube
  • Church launches spiritual survival training for Lent – and life
  • Amazing Grace named as the favourite wedding hymn - Church of England’s new online ceremony planner reveals brides’ top picks
  • New prayers for those affected by redundancy published on CofE website
  • Women in the Episcopate draft Measure published
  • Churches unwrapping fresh ways of celebrating Christmas
  • New-look website helps Lambeth Palace Library open virtual doors on more than 1,000 years of history
  • Young people present graffiti-style art to Archbishops’ Council at exciting ‘Dare To…’ event in London
  • ‘Don’t leave it all to the BBC,’ churches argue
  • Christingles shine out across CofE as special service celebrates the big 4-0
  • Chief Finance Officer appointed for the National Church Institutions
  • Archbishop recommends a Spiritual MOT this Advent
  • Elections to the Church Commissioners
  • Back to Church Sunday 2008 welcomes back 37,000
  • Christmas with a twist: Bishop calls for 'go slow' this Advent to savour the season
  • Rediscover the benefits of waiting this Advent
  • New Chair announced for Board of Education and National Society Council
  • Royal Mail receives Church of England’s stamp of approval
  • Churches gear up for Year of the Child 2009
  • Synod members put questions to church bodies
  • Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference and Church of England House of Bishops join together for second bi-lateral meeting
  • Church issues 'book of records' as guidance for diocesan officers
  • God's world is a gift on trust: Theme for Education Sunday 2009 announced
  • CofE welcomes Chief Schools Adjudicator's survey into compliance with the Schools Admissions Code
  • Nation's children reveal most heroic job in run-up-to Halloween
  • Online portal supports 'Partners in World Development' across the Church of England
  • Statistics show increased ordinations, vocations and giving
  • Next Bishop of Sheffield announced
  • Expert advice for churches employing a youth or children’s worker
  • Majority says parents should have the opportunity to choose faith-based schools, poll shows
  • Thousands turn to online prayer and advice as financial situation worsens
  • Bishop of Leicester's tips help vicars welcome brides-to-be as the Church takes a stand at the National Wedding Show
  • New term brings new team joining Church’s education specialists
  • Bishops north and south herald new dawn for church weddings – more marriages ahead for Church of England as new law launches today
  • New prayer for current financial situation published on CofE website
  • Thousands accept invite back to church - as bishops do some underground research into churchgoing
  • Church launches children’s national hero hunt
  • Worshipping the God of the Gospel: Liturgical Commission stages inaugural Evangelical Worship Consultation
  • Church of England marks Darwin’s contribution to science as bicentenary approaches
  • New Bishop of Aston announced
  • Church advertises prayer for ‘Moody Monday’ as survey speaks weight of September burdens
  • ‘For richer for poorer’ most wanted by brides and grooms to be - Church trials ‘wedding workshop’ approach to new marriage mobility
  • Don't Stop at the Lights: Church plan for a year of action on tackling climate change
  • Church welcomes tenth annual increase in GCSE Religious Education entrants with special prayers for those considering options
  • Five years of growth underlines top marks for Religious Studies A-Level
  • Lambeth Conference: Funding
  • Special prayer for fair play marks opening of 2008 Beijing Olympics
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Tuesday 8th July 2008
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Monday 7th July 2008
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Sunday 6th July 2008
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Saturday 5th July 2008
  • General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Friday 7th July 2008 PM
  • There’s more to ordained ministry than you might think – so don’t miss the Call Waiting…
  • Church launches a guidebook to churchgoing
  • Information overload without quality public service content could build modern-day ‘tower of Babel’, say bishops
  • Church responds to draft Charity Commission guidance on public benefit and religions
  • Joint statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York regarding St Bartholomew-the-Great
  • Bishops’ warning on effect of renewable energy costs on fuel poverty
  • July Synod Briefing: Key debates on women bishops, clergy terms of service legislation, climate change, church tourism, ecumenical relations, reader ministry and parochial fees
  • July Synod Briefing: Key debates on women bishops, clergy terms of service legislation, climate change, church tourism, ecumenical relations, reader ministry and parochial fees
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • Bishops’ office and working costs published
  • Dads feel more responsible for the spiritual care of their child, church survey reveals
  • Dads feel more responsible for the spiritual care of their child, church survey reveals
  • Fifteenth Bishop of Truro named
  • Fifteenth Bishop of Truro named
  • Publication of Synod Agenda - July 2008 Group of Sessions
  • Publication of Synod Agenda - July 2008 Group of Sessions
  • Von Hügel Institute: Government ‘moral without a compass’ says report into Church and Welfare
  • Von Hügel Institute: Government ‘moral without a compass’ says report into Church and Welfare
  • Wider wedding welcome for couples as the Church of England names the day
  • Wider wedding welcome for couples as the Church of England names the day
  • MPs briefed on Church of England’s position on 42 day detention
  • MPs briefed on Church of England’s position on 42 day detention
  • ‘Nice sermon, vicar, but…’ - New book argues the whole church is responsible for inspirational preaching
  • Church secures new funding options to help meet challenge of training future clergy