10% of churches have been closed since 1969. Current restructuring of the way the CofE works will result in many more. Synod will be asked to consider the possibility of letting churches lie fallow or be rented out. If approved, a new measure and secondary legislation will be brought before Synod in 2024.
“However, responding to the £100 million fund, Rev Marcus Walker, founder of the Save The Parish (STP) campaign group, said: “Suddenly, the Church has money. After decades of telling us…
Michael Victor, a churchwarden, has tried asking the diocese — but says that he receives only veiled threats in response. Read original document here
“The parish has long been the jewel in the Church of England and where Christianity binds its most stubborn forms of resilience to secularisation. Which is why it’s such a tragedy that the parish is now under threat from those whose very job it should be to defend it.”
Angela Tilby was heartened to see 400 children, completely at home in their parish church, rehearsing the story of Holy Week and Easter, and clearly both enjoying themselves and aware…
“How awful our townscapes and landscapes would look if parish churches were allowed to disappear.” [pdf-embedder url=”http://www.savetheparish.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Untitled-2401.pdf” title=”Untitled 2401″]
An independent review of the last 6 years in Wigan has revealed that ‘Mega parishes’ have not been a success. When will the Bishops look at the mounting evidence against…