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The Church of England is panicking about declining congregations – here’s what it should do instead

Too many beautiful church buildings are going to ruin. Councils could run them better. Let them, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Senior Church of England bishops accuse Israel of acting above law in West Bank

Clergy call for UN to ‘move beyond strong words’ and say there is ‘little distinction’ between state and settler violence

The Guardian - UK

Reverend Richard Coles hit with double tragedy after death of beloved dogs

The news comes just months after the death of his mother, Elizabeth

The Independent UK

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Slave trader Colston left bequest to Church of England, archive shows

As archbishop of Canterbury visits Jamaica, research reveals trader left money to church’s missionary arm

The Guardian - UK

Church of England moves closer to services of blessing for same-sex couples

The archbishop of Canterbury urged traditionalists not to abandon the church over the move

The Guardian - UK

In its progress and pain, Windrush brought us the birth of modern, multicultural Britain

West Indians and their families have suffered at the hands of a racist system. Let us use this day to honour their contributions to this country, says the Church of England’s director of racial justice, Guy Hewitt

The Guardian - UK

Beatings, brandings, suicides: life on plantations owned by Church of England missionary arm

Documents from Lambeth Palace archives show how one of Justin Welby’s predecessors approved the purchase of enslaved people for the notorious Codrington sugar estate

The Guardian - UK

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Revealed: how Church of England’s ties to chattel slavery went to top of hierarchy

Lambeth Palace documents show purchase of enslaved people in 18th century approved by Anglican archbishop

The Guardian - UK

Church of England figures show attendances hit by Covid

Data reveals pandemic accelerated decline in number of worshippers regularly attending C of E services

The Guardian - UK

England scraps 50% rule on faith school admissions

Allowing 100% faith-based access would be divisive and likely penalise disadvantaged children, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Church of England £100million slavery fund 'almost like bribery' and 'just for show', former race tsar says

Tory peer and former equality tsar Lord Sewell says the church made a ‘political’ decision to start the fund

Evening Standard

Hampstead mothers falsely accused of being Satanic paedophiles speak out in Channel 4 film

Internet trolls claimed the women were abusing their own children at a Church of England primary school in north London

Evening Standard

Church of England told to increase reparations fund for links to slavery to £1billion

An investment fund, originally set at £100million, must instead look towards a target of £1billion, a report says

Evening Standard

God-given Vote: The Bishops In The UK Parliament

One considers itself to be "the mother" of democratic parliaments, the other is an Islamic theocracy.

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Lyle's apologises for its Golden Syrup logo redesign as even the church expresses dismay

Seems like everyone misses the dead lion.

The Guardian - UK

‘Places of the living’: bishop of Norwich calls for churchyards to be rewilded

Graham Usher urges Church of England to look into this ‘often very ancient land’, as it prepares to vote on increasing biodiversity

Evening Standard

School worker who says she was sacked for being Christian wins right to appeal

Kristie Higgs lost her job at a school in Fairford, Gloucestershire, after making posts about sex education on Facebook.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Katharine Birbalsingh is right and the High Court now agrees: a school is not a church

Where education is concerned, everything is about leadership. My family and I live in Tyburnia, just off Edgware Road. Twenty-two years ago we (well, my wife) started looking for a primary school for our two daughters. My wife soon found out about a Church of England state primary, Hampden Gurney,…

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The Independent UK

How to deal with same-sex unions? It's a question fracturing major Christian denominations

Reaction among Catholics around the world is sharply divided over the Vatican's recent declaration giving priests more leeway to bless same-sex couples

The Guardian - UK

Church of England vote is a light for gay Christians

Anglicans of all orientations can now find acceptance, love and celebration – but there is a long road still to walk

The Guardian - UK

Church of England’s ‘blessings’ for gay couples are not enough

Letters: Progressive clergy will claim the synod vote is a victory, but the reality is far less than promised, writes Rev Andrew Foreshew-Cain. Plus letters from Rev Katie Welborn van Santen, Darren Hackett and Dr Andrew Wilshere

The Guardian - UK

Church of England backs plans for trial blessings of same-sex weddings

General Synod’s narrow vote in favour means services to celebrate gay marriages could be held within weeks

Evening Standard

Church of England attendance figures rise but still below pre-pandemic levels

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year

The Independent UK

Church attendance figures rise but still below pre-pandemic levels

Average weekly attendance was 654,000 people last year,

The Independent UK

Church of England services for same-sex couples blessings unlikely before 2025

Giving an update on progress made since the vote to approve prayers, the Bishop of London recognised that disagreement in the church remains.

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