More than 7000 people have signed an open letter, co-ordinated by Inclusive Church, imploring the Bishops to “offer leadership and direction that honours the inclusive majority of the Church of ...

THE Racial Justice Board of the Church of England has expressed “deep concern and disquiet” about the Archbishops’ Council’s decision to reduce funding for racial-justice work from £20 million in 2023 ...

A STORY of hope is being told across the country this Christmas, according to a new video published by Church House on Friday. The video, which features a range of voices, including the Archbishop of ...

MUSIC has always played a part in the life of Graham Kendrick, the singer-songwriter, who turned 75 this year. Over the decades, he has written some of the best-known modern worship songs. His work ...

CORRUPTION of the Christian faith “to exclude others” is “unacceptable”, the bishops of the diocese of Southwark have said, in response to Tommy Robinson’s planned carol service in London this weekend ...

FAITH is diversifying rather than disappearing from Britain, according to a study of people who have undergone change in their religious belief. Its authors suggest that a “quiet but profound” ...

I CANNOT imagine why the decision-makers of Europe don’t follow Church Times columnists on Twitter/X. They could learn so much. Earlier this year, after J. D. Vance’s performance at the Munich ...

A VICAR in the diocese of Chelmsford has been barred from schoolteaching, and has stepped back from ministry, over his failure to report that a convicted sex offender in his congregation was in danger ...

DIOCESAN bishops are facing fresh demands for the abolition of their seats in the House of Lords. Parliament is considering new legislation to end the centuries-old presence of hereditary peers, and ...

Isaiah 35.1-10; Psalm 146.1-10; James 5.7-10; Matthew 11.2-11 THIS is not a Gospel for those who like easy answers. One commentator remarks that, among the four Evangelists, “Matthew’s presentation of ...

THE General Synod heard on Friday from an ecumenical guest, the Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Dr Tapio Luoma. In his address, he recalled a visit, 30 years earlier, to St ...

THE Synod’s attempts to discuss mission and ministry were interrupted by an anti-transgender protest on behalf of an imprisoned former Church of Ireland schoolteacher (News 8 April 2023, 22 May 2023).