DT article: 100 Churches receive funding boost
Campaigners hailed the grants as ‘very good news’ – but warned there was still much
work to be done
Campaigners hailed the grants as ‘very good news’ – but warned there was still much
work to be done
There was also a comment in an article of 4th April 2023 in the Glasgow Times confirming previous reports that poor areas are worst affected by clergy-cutting and the withdrawal of church…
The Archdeacon does not address his concerns, priests are overstretched in large parishes and have no time for pastoral care and, despite not telling the parishes about their plans, the…
Patrick Kidd’s charming Times Credo emphasises the value of the local parish. You can read the full article on The Times website here
“The situation can be salvaged but, as with the NHS, a radical change of direction is required. The closure of churches during the first lockdown was a major error –…
“One solution to this issue is to take away all administrative and financial functions from the dioceses and put these into a slimmed-down central body accountable to the Church Commissioners….
“The Save the Parish movement, born a year ago this month, has seen its leaders chided as “rascally voices” by Archbishops, and roundly condemned by certain more excitable bishops (generally…