“There is fine architecture: stained glass, sublime wood carvings, roofs adorned by angels, and handsome tombs and monuments. But a church is not merely an education in aesthetics; it is an education in history. It helps furnish a picture of society as it was.”
In Emma Thompson’s column for The Times this week, she reminds us of the core purpose of the fund now managed by the Church Commissioners and its theological underpinning, in light the General Synod debate this week to reform how funding is used.
How can one oversight minister grow 35 churches in one minster; even with the help of lay staff?
Social media risks making people stupid, according to a Church of England report.
There should be vicars in the parish, the Church Commissioners and Parliament need to take an interest and the Church needs to amend its rule book. Read original article here
If the Church’s vast bureaucracy gets it wrong, as it so often has before, the consequences will be far-reaching. Let us hope that seriousness and wisdom prevail when Synod meets…
On Thursday the Church of England issued an announcement that they would be giving grants worth £30 million as part of the Church of England’s plan to achieve net zero…