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Hot cushions to keep worshippers warm

Two churches in Devon are piloting hot cushions to keep worshippers warm during services during the winter.

08 November 2013

Bow church wins architectural award

An east London church has been named the UK's best modern church in an architectural competition.

08 November 2013

Army joining age 'should be 18', say campaigners

The British Army should stop recruiting under 18-year-olds, campaigners and religious figures have urged.

08 November 2013

Archbishop becomes president of disability charity

The Archbishop of Canterbury has become president of Livability, the national Christian disability charity which works with churches to help thousands of disabled people in the UK and overseas.

08 November 2013

"Love a powerful model for mission"

Delegates at the Partners in World Mission conference held in Swanwick this week have been reminded that reaching out with the Gospel needs to be done in a culture of love.

07 November 2013

Church agency upbeat about adoption

A Durham Adoption Agency started by the Bishop of Durham more than a 100 years ago is upbeat about the national adoption week 

05 November 2013

Pilling Commission on human sexuality

Statement from William Fittall, Secretary General of the General Synod and Archbishops' Council, placing recent media and blog speculation in context

30 October 2013

Commission reveals UK children living in cold, damp homes

Over half of all children in the UK who say they are in poverty are living in homes that are too cold and a quarter live in damp or mould-ridden conditions

29 October 2013

Women in the Episcopate: Statement from the Archbishops

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have welcomed the progress made by the Steering Committee charged with the preparation of draft legislation to enable women to become bishops. 

25 October 2013

British students arrive in Zambia to help build school

Zambia is receiving help from a leading British girls school to build school for vulnerable children

23 October 2013