Local churches of all faith should and could work with local authorities and Labour will be able to make this happen: but there has to be a local presence in every community to deliver the benefits. After all, if the local churches fail the government will have to find £55bn a year to replace the social care that faith groups deliver.
Two recent articles have drawn attention to the crisis of dwindling numbers of volunteers in the Church of England. The first is by Patrick Kidd and is published in full…
“Some of Welby’s critics feel the church has slapped a “do not resuscitate” order on ancient parish churches…choosing to direct funds instead towards setting up more modern types of congregation…”
Patrick Kidd’s charming Times Credo emphasises the value of the local parish. You can read the full article on The Times website here
“Look at their actions over recent months and you could be forgiven for thinking that Anglican bishops are on a mission to alienate their flocks, run down their parishes and…
“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″]
The Synod (e) encourage each parish and diocese to support a process of local missionaldiscernment (Mission Action Planning) to enable greater effectiveness in parochialmission and put a plan in place…