Save the Parish… now and forever
To sustain a thriving, cradle to grave, parish system with well-trained clergy providing regular worship, pastoral care, and sacraments, fully embedded in and serving their local communities
Welcome
Chief among the treasures of the Church of England is its parish system: the church, embedded in communities across the nation, served by priests dwelling among the people they serve, resourcing the laity who come to hear “the pure Word of God preached and the sacraments be duly ministered”.
Save the Parish is a grassroots movement working to resource the parish system across the nation, ensuring the poorest communities are not abandoned, and that dioceses and the national church have, at their core, the call to put their parishes first.
By returning the billions of Church Commissioners’ assets to the funding of ordinary parish ministry, and streamlining the bloated costs and duplicated activities of dioceses, the Church could reignite a passion for Christ across the nation, bubbling up from the thousands of communities to which she ministers.
The Revd Marcus Walker, Chair of Save The Parish
Catch up: Summer Conference 2026
Catch up on the sessions from our Summer Conference where we launched our manifesto for the 2026 General Synod Election.
Watch via YouTube:
The General Synod Manifesto 2026 is now out!
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Interesting Viewing
The Bishop of Hereford, The Rt Rev’d Richard Jackson, has been speaking to the Church Times about the recent three year funding announcement by the Archbishops’ Council.
Please join the call on the Government to maintain the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme (LPWGS) and VAT relief on church repairs by signing this petition.
Latest News
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Another Mega-benefice in Cornwall
The Rev’d Marcus Walker, chair of Save The Parish commenting on the recent decision to form a single benefice out of the Kerrier Deanery across the Lizard Peninsula said “The…
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2026 Manifesto for General Synod
Today at St Bart’s in London, Save the Parish Chairman, Marcus Walker, launched our 2026 Manifesto for General Synod.
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Wishy-washydom of Church beats strident alternatives
If the Archbishop of Canterbury abstains from too much hectoring about the sins of the past or the present, and encourages the faithful few in the parishes, then her six years in the post will not have been wasted.
“I hope to be the shepherd to care for people in their parishes, for our clergy, but also to speak of Christian hope at a time when there are lots of challenges for people.”
Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, on the day of her Confirmation of Election in St Paul’s Cathedral
