“As centuries of faithful witness and service in rural parishes slowly expires, and churches and vicarages disappear, how will the Church ever reconnect with countryfolk with neither the means nor inclination to travel to the nearest town or city every Sunday? Or live up to its strapline to be “a Christian presence in every community”?”
Churches are as important as key workers in a pandemic Covid-19 has highlighted the vital role churches play in community life, yet they face a crisis in funding CATHERINE PEPINSTER19 October 2020 • 6:00am Sixteen Read more…
Priests need to be replaced as soon as they leave the parish and the Church should spend more money training priests. Approximately 20% of priests are due to retire in the next 5 years. Read more…
The Bishop sets his case but does not explain where the lay volunteers are going to come from: 105 local leaders, 30 pioneers and 20 leaders for young people as well as 142 church wardens. Would Read more…
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