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church of england

September 21, 2018

Statement from the Church of England regarding Wonga's UK loan book

The Church Commissioners for England confirmed their non-participation in a potential buy-out of the UK loan book having concluded that they are not as well placed as others to take this forward.
September 17, 2018

Government faith minister calls for more religious leaders in the Lords

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, the Minister for Faith, has called for more religious leaders to appointed to the House of Lords.
September 8, 2018

Church of England numbers at record low

The British Social Attitudes survey reveals that the number of British people who identify as Church of England has more than halved in the last fifteen years.
July 27, 2018

Bishop's Bill calls for mothers to be added to marriage certificates

Bishop's Bill will end the historic inequality of excluding mothers’ names from marriage certificates.
July 15, 2018

Church of England funds £27 million growth programme

New Christian communities in areas including the Kent coast, housing estates in Plymouth and market towns in Cambridgeshire are to be set up by the Church of England as part of its Renewal and Reform programme.
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.
July 7, 2018

Will the church drive a spoke into the wheel of injustice?

As the school holidays approach, many churches and faith groups will be preparing to feed children who would otherwise go hungry, children whose parents do not have enough income to provide for the
July 3, 2018

Call for Church of England to divest from fossil fuel companies ahead of Synod vote

Christian Aid has called on Church investors to divest from all fossil fuel companies.
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.