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December 7, 2020

Scottish Episcopal Church sets 2030 net zero emissions target

The Scottish Episcopal Church, meeting at its frst ever online General Synod on 5 December 2020, has decided to set a 2030 net zero carbon emissions target.
February 12, 2020

Operation Noah welcomes Church of England decision to set 2030 net zero target

Operation Noah has welcomed the Church of England Synod's decision to set a net zero emissions target of 2030.
July 10, 2018

General Synod calls for renewed efforts to achieve nuclear disarmament

Synod members have rejected an amendment which called on the Government to sign up to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
July 9, 2018

Christian Aid responds to General Synod vote on Church's fossil fuel investments

Christian Aid has praised the prophetic vision of the Church of England’s General Synod after it voted to sell its holdings in fossil fuel companies by 2023 if they have not aligned their business plans with the targets of the Paris Agreement.
June 14, 2018

Churches urged to divest from fossil fuels and accelerate clean energy transition

A new report looks at the role of the Churches in the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
February 11, 2018

Church of England and Methodist Church to continue exploring closer communion

Following debate at the General Synod, the Church of England’s Faith and Order Commission is to undertake further refinement and clarification on proposals that would see the Church of England and the Methodist Church enter into a relationship of communion and enable an interchange of their presbyteral ministries.
January 21, 2018

General Synod papers released

A set of papers on isues to be discussed at the Church of England General Synod have been released, including one on valuing people with Down's Syndrome.
July 24, 2017

Church of England shift towards accepting LGBTI people

Though the Church of England still discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, it recently shifted towards gre
June 8, 2017

Scottish Episcopal Church General Synod to discuss same sex marriage

Representatives from dioceses across Scotland have gathered in Edinburgh for the annual meeting of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which takes place on 8-10 June at St Paul’s and St George’s Church, York Place, Edinburgh.
February 19, 2016

General Synod approves historic agreement between Churches

An historic agreement recognising the longstanding ecumenical partnership between the Church of Scotland and the Church of England and paving the way for future joint working between the two churches has been backed by the General Synod.