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3 days ago · Charity Commission reminds General Synod members of their duty of care “THE time for review has passed, and now is the time for action” on safeguarding, the chief executive of the Charity Commission, David Holdsworth, said this week.
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6 days ago · Charity Commission reminds General Synod members of their duty of care “THE time for review has passed, and now is the time for action” on safeguarding, the chief executive of the Charity Commission, David Holdsworth, said this week.The Church Times
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Jan 17, 2025 · Fears for St Ethelburga’s, in shadow of skyscraper A PROPOSED 54-storey skyscraper in the City of London will harm St Ethelburga’s Centre for Reconciliation, situated opposite the site, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Williams has warned. In a letter quoted in The Daily Telegraph this week, he writes: “Loss of natural light, building works over some five to six years, general ...
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Apr 5, 2024 · Bishop of Warrington ‘away from diocese’ THE Suffragan Bishop of Warrington, in the diocese of Liverpool, the Rt Revd Beverley Mason, is currently “away from the diocese”, clergy were informed at last week’s chrism eucharist. A statement was read out, which said that “with the permission of the Archbishop of York and the Bishop of …
National Churches Trust draws up blueprint to show how to save …
Jan 25, 2024 · THE future of church buildings is the single biggest heritage challenge facing the UK, and a national plan is urgently needed, the National Churches Trust (NCT) says. The support charity launched its latest campaign, Every Church Counts, at a reception in the House of Lords, on Wednesday. The latest figures show that 3500 churches closed in the past ten years, and more than 900 buildings are ...
New churches are dropping the word ‘church’, report finds
Aug 13, 2024 · DIOCESES have jettisoned the use of the word “church” in describing the “new things” being established in their parishes, raising questions about what theology is being applied in the Church of England, an independent report says. New Things: A theological investigation into the work of starting new churches across 11 dioceses in the Church of England reports that, in the past ten ...
Would employed clergy make the Church Safer?
3 days ago · THE Archbishop of York has said that it might be time “possibly [to] ask the question whether clergy should become employees” (News 10 January). Last month, the Bishop of Birkenhead, the Rt Revd Julie Conalty, who is the deputy lead bishop for safeguarding, told the Sky News programme The UK ...
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Jun 16, 2017 · Stonemasonry up for auction at Worcester Cathedral AN AUCTION of stones carved by apprentices has been announced by Worcester Cathedral. On display in the Dean’s Chapel until 28 November, the ten action lots were chosen by the Master Mason, Darren Steele. The apprenticeship programme, which began 35 years ago, was vital to ensure a supply of people “with the skills to restore, conserve and ...
‘In church-going terms, we have failed’ - The Church Times
Nov 8, 2024 · THE few SDF evaluations that have been published are, in fact, rich in analysis that goes beyond a simple measurement of outcomes against targets to include insights about the context in which the Church finds itself. Among them is evidence of the extent to which dioceses struggle to get a significant proportion of people “on board” with programmes and strategies, lending weight to the ...