2026 Manifesto for General Synod
Today at St Bart’s in London, Save the Parish Chairman, Marcus Walker, launched our 2026 Manifesto for General Synod.
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A Win at General Synod
The Reverend Marcus Walker reports back on the important vote that took place at General Synod last week which will put parishes back at the top of the Church of England’s spending criteria
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Synod, seize chance to refund poorest parishes
The National Church Governance Measure presents a chance to redirect money where it is needed most, says Marcus Walker
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The Church of England has to rebuild trust
That the Archbishop of Canterbury had to resign is a dark day in the life of the Church of England. He was right to resign but this leaves us with the question of where the church goes now.
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DT article: 100 Churches receive funding boost
Campaigners hailed the grants as ‘very good news’ – but warned there was still muchwork to be done Read the original article here
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The Tablet: Alison Milbank argues that the parish system is at risk
Sadly, there is a loss of nerve in our episcopal leaders, who have lost faith in their own practices and who believe that an embrace of centralised management techniques will…
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The Critic: The Road to Wigan’s tears
Wigan’s restructuring has shown that the C of E’s current plans to create super-benefices do not work as intended.
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DT article: Death knell is ringing for Church of England parishes
Rev. Marcus Walker talks about what is happening in the Church. Let’s take a look at what the Diocese of Truro is trying to do. It is forcing dozens of…
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There is something truly counter cultural about Midnight Mass | Marcus Walker, the Spectator
“There’s also something extremely counter cultural in the fact of finding what we need on our doorstep. While our bodies can be fed in vast, soulless out of town shopping…
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Church of England told to ‘sort its own house out’ before paying slavery reparations
“However, in a letter to the Archbishop, the Revd Marcus Walker, the chairman of the Save the Parish campaign group, said that clergy and lay people are concerned that not…
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Save the Parish Launch Parliamentary Push in House of Commons
This evening (Tues 15th Nov) over 100 supporters and organisers of the Save the Parish movement (STP) met with MPs to discuss the pressing issues facing parishes up and down the country.
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Wining and dining = reconciling | The Critic
“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…
