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Archbishop of York Launches Living Wage Rate for UK

Archbishop of York Launches Living Wage Rate for UK

The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu together with Julia Unwin CBE Chief Executive of Joseph Rowntree Foundation /Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust today launched the UK Living Wage.

05 November 2012

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Bishop of Willesden's Message to General Synod

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Bishop of Willesden's Message to General Synod

In a video message about the legislation for women bishops, the Bishop of Willesden, the Rt Revd Pete Broadbent, urges those thinking of voting against the legislation to think again as ‘there is now in the Measure sufficient provision for those who are against, and there’s a real sense in which what we are doing is affirming women on equal terms with men’.

25 October 2012

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Rebecca Swinson's message to General Synod

Women Bishops: Enough Waiting - Rebecca Swinson's message to General Synod

In a video message for the Archbishop’s campaign to support the current legislation for women bishops, Rebecca Swinson - the youngest-ever member of Archbishops’ Council – outlines why she wants to see the legislation for women bishops passed at this November’s Synod.

25 October 2012

Architects' conference at Lambeth Palace to encourage creative new work in churches

Architects' conference at Lambeth Palace to encourage creative new work in churches

A one-day conference at Lambeth Palace is aimed at inspiring architects, surveyors and diocesan and cathedral officers to achieve the highest creative standards for new work in church buildings.

25 October 2012

New Bishop of Whitby

New Bishop of Whitby

The Reverend Philip North, Team Rector of the Parish of Old St Pancras, London, has been appointed by the Queen as the Suffragan Bishop of Whitby, in succession to the Right Reverend Dr Martin Warner.

19 October 2012

New economic and social affairs adviser for Church of England

New economic and social affairs adviser for Church of England

Tom Sefton has joined the Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs (MPA) Division as part of the team of specialists dealing with the wide range of issues which arise in the Church’s engagement with society, politics and ethics.

19 October 2012

Inspection report on All Saints' Centre for Mission and Ministry published

Inspection report on All Saints' Centre for Mission and Ministry published

The Church of England has published an inspection report on the All Saints’ Centre for Mission and Ministry within the Southern North West Training Partnership.

19 October 2012

Vicar murder suspect 'plotted to kill Archbishop of Canterbury

Vicar murder suspect 'plotted to kill Archbishop of Canterbury

[Daily Telegraph] A drifter accused of murdering a vicar had plotted to kill the Archbishop of Canterbury, even travelling to the city to work out how to get past Rowan Williams's security.

18 October 2012

Bishop of Sheffield's address to Bishops in Rome

Bishop of Sheffield's address to Bishops in Rome

The Bishop of Sheffield, Dr. Steven Croft, has today commended the work of the fresh expressions movement and encouraged new ways of evangelism in an address in Rome.

17 October 2012

Maths in Church

Maths in Church

Year Five children from Alne Primary School, near Easingwold, have got a new maths classroom – their local church.  St Mary’s Church, Alne, is hosting the maths lessons on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays while work is done at the school to build new classrooms.

17 October 2012