The Church of England
Persecuted Christians are ‘neglected’ in media reports
Christians around the world suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination make up just two per cent of media coverage, according to new analysis. A report by PR specialist Jersey Road reveals a disproportionate focus on the Catholic Church,...
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30 June 2025 Dear reader, The Anglican Church has lost yet another Archbishop due to carelessness and negligence, as Archbishop of Wales, Andrew John, announced his retirement with immediate effect last week. The resignation follows damning reports...
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Why has Church been silent on grooming gangs?’ Bishop puts it down to ‘fear’
The Church of England must face its fear and failings over the national grooming gangs scandal according to the Bishop of Blackburn, Philip North, who said that the church’s agenda “Is usually set by certain sections of the media, Parliament and the...
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13 June 2025 Dear Reader, This week we learned that the Church Commissioners have delivered a 10.3 per cent return for its endowment fund. Since its catastrophic losses in the late 1980s, the Church Commissioners have been on a steady trajectory...
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How do people come to faith? Evangelical deep dive in how and why adults find Jesus
How people find Jesus + 59 per cent cited attending church as the most influential part of their journey + 38 per cent cited the hospitality, generosity and service of Christians + 47 per cent found the Bible significant in their journey Physical...
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30 May 2025 Dear Reader, The list of CNC members to select the next Archbishop of Canterbury is complete The full membership Members of the Canterbury Crown Nominations Commission | The Church of England leaves some troubling questions over this...
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Bishops clash with PM: calls for compassionate debate on migration
Church of England bishops have criticised Keir Starmer for his choice of words in the foreword of the recently released government white paper ‘Restoring Control over the Immigration System’. In the paper he points out that under the previous...
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Dear Reader, The Bishop of Chelmsford has delivered a rebuke to Keir Starmer’s ‘island of strangers’ speech introducing the White Paper on immigration earlier this week. It remains to be seen to what extent C of E leaders will oppose a Labour...
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More people are attending evangelical churches than before pandemic, says E A
Recent claims by church leaders of a growth in church attendance received a boost this week as an Evangelical Alliance report revealed that churches “are seeing twice as many people commit to follow Jesus as in 2021.” More people are attending church...
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1 May 2025 Dear Reader, The Roman Catholic conclave will get underway next week with an agreed and well-tried process which is trusted by all participants and the vast majority of Roman Catholic Christians as the best, if not perfect, way of deciding...
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Anglican leaders pay tribute to a listening and merciful Pope
After the Easter Monday death of Pope Francis I, Anglican leaders issued tributes to the “listening Pope”. Archbishop of York said this “listening” was supported by his deeds and actions. He said: “In their humility and focus on those in the margins,...
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Dear Reader, Wishing all readers, a blessed and peaceful Easter spent with family, friends and your church family. An Assyrian friend has just sent me a video of an attack on a parade of Assyrian Christians in Iran and we have recently reported on a...
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Gen Z attendance is growing as church numbers rise by half
Church attendance has risen by 50 per cent over the last five years, according to a new survey. According to the research, 4 per cent of 18–24-year-olds said that they attended church at least monthly in 2018, but that figure has now risen. Quiet...
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