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Anglicans, Episcopalians from five continents on WCC’s governing body

Fifteen Anglicans and Episcopalians from countries including Burundi, Japan and Melanesia are in Geneva for the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee.

03 July 2014

England: Methodists step up to the challenge of the Covenant

The Methodist Church has made a commitment to taking a major step forward in its relationship with the Church of England.

01 July 2014

Leading CofE academic in fatal car accident

A leading academic and fast-rising young theologian in the Church of England has died tragically in a fatal car accident.

01 July 2014

Threatened by climate change, Kiribati buys land in Fiji from CofE

The Church of England has sold land in Fiji to to the people of Kiribati in the Pacific Ocean who are facing displacement because of climate change. 

01 July 2014

Archbishop Welby on the first black Anglican bishop

Archbishop Justin Welby preached at Canterbury Cathedral during a service of 'thanksgiving and repentance' for the first black Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who was consecrated 150 years ago.

30 June 2014

England: 1,000 #newrevs "gift to both Church and nation"

The Church of England will be ordaining nearly 1000 men and women this summer to minister in churches across the country.

27 June 2014

Abp Welby's lecture on the future of banking standards

Archbishop Justin Welby delivered a lecture on 'The future of banking standards and ethics' at New City Agenda, House of Lords, Westminster.

27 June 2014

Anglicans to host Hindu-Christian conference

Members of the Anglican Communion are hosting a conference in Birmingham, UK, this October on the Christian relationship with Hindus in the Diaspora.

24 June 2014

Second Church of England priest marries his same sex partner

As the first Church of England priest to marry a same sex partner has his Permission to Officiate revoked, a second clergyman publishes a Facebook announcement of his same sex wedding.

23 June 2014

England's Synod agenda built around women bishop business

The General Synod of the Church of England meets in York in July for a five day meeting from 3.00 pm on Friday 11th July until 1.00 pm on Tuesday 15 July. 

20 June 2014