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Church of England celebrates 50 years of women Readers

The Diocese of Chester will mark the anniversary of the first woman Reader licenced in the Church of England this Sunday (28 July)

26 July 2019

Prayer and communion linked with anniversary of moon landing

Facts about the first ever “extra-terrestrial communion” have come to light as people celebrate 50 years since the Apollo 11 moon landing

26 July 2019

The next Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops begins exactly one year from today

One year to go until more than 1,000 bishops and spouses from around the Anglican Communion join together for the Lambeth Conference.

23 July 2019

Covenant for “historical cousins” – the Methodist Church and the Church of England – moves forward

Church of England’s General Synod has agreed a series of motions to take forward its Covenant with the Methodist Church in Britain.

12 July 2019

Climate award for World Council of Churches youth project

An inter-church youth project engaged in climate change initiatives has won an international award for tackling climate change.

12 July 2019

Chaplain to the UK’s House of Commons, Rose Hudson-Wilkin, named Bishop of Dover

A London-based Jamaican-born Anglican priest who serves as Chaplain to the UK Parliament has been named as next Bishop of Dover.

28 June 2019

More than 1000 bishops and their spouses book for the Lambeth Conference 2020

More than one thousand bishops have registered for Lambeth Conference, the decennial gathering of bishops of the Anglican Communion.

28 June 2019

Archbishop of Canterbury highlights missional role of religious communities

The role of religious communities in the Anglican Communion was highlighted at a conference at St Paul’s University in Limuru last month.

21 June 2019

Archbishop Justin Welby “scanned” with 100 parishioners for seaside town 3D artworks

Members of a Church of England parish and Archbishop Justin Welby have been scanned by 3D scanning technology for a new artwork.

19 June 2019

“Pray, learn, act” call from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for World Refugee Day

Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, has issued a call to pray, learn and act to help refugees in a video to mark World Refugee Day tomorrow.

19 June 2019