Saving the Parish… now and for the future
Save the Parish is here to help you fight for your parish.
Advice for parishes facing an uncertain future
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
Save The Parish Leicestershire
Save The Parish – Leicestershire is launched!
Opposition to ‘Minster Communities’ gathers strength. Read more
Further Commentary on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
Here are some more comments on the ‘Vision and Strategy’ from Bishop Guli’s lecture
Comments on ‘Vision and Strategy’ in +Guli’s lecture
Read some further comments on +Guli’s lecture about the C of E’s “Vision and Strategy”.
Bishop of Chelmsford challenges the Church’s ‘Vision and Strategy’
In this excellent lecture, Bishop Guli describes post-Covid societal weariness and disillusionment.
A Parish Success Story
“The task of maintaining the individuality of our small parish church was daunting in a time when churches are amalgamating and closing countrywide, but to us our medieval church isn’t just a building, it’s the focal point of the village for generations past and present.
Graham and Susie Dunn, Dowland PCC
Our Purpose
That the church and its leaders recognise in deed and word that its greatest treasure is the parish system – composed of its people, clergy, and churches – and pledge to redirect the resources necessary to its flourishing, both in this generation and for the generations to come.
We will achieve this through:
Quotes of Support
You are not alone – parishes matter and people who love the parish are speaking out: