‘Friendless’ churches that are abandoned or have fallen into disrepair find help against the odds “An ancient and beautiful church fulfils its primary function merely by existing,” he (Ivor Bulmer-Thomas) believed. “It is, in itself, and irrespective of the members using it, an act of worship. A beautiful church, whether Read more…
The following are short stories from parishes up and down the country., submitted by STP supporters. Parishes are the centres of so many communities at Christmas time. They are places of reflection, sanctuary and shared joy.
To resurrect the Church, try the gospel truth. Faith thrives when worshippers are given Chrisianity in the raw rather than the liberalism of the CofE hierarchy. Read original article here
Should religion be kept ‘raw’ and ‘deep’ ? Read original article here
Will the young flock to church to be preached at on secular subjects or would they prefer to hear the Word of God and follow as closely as possible the teaching of Jesus and his church? Read original article here
Macron wants to find a further Euro200m to support the local churches. The State took over responsibility for religious buildings many years ago and recognises that people will support their preservation despite not using them as much as they used to. Read original article here
In fact, when the buildings/land are sold the money goes into diocesan coffers and not to the local parish who, more often than not, financed them in the first place. Maintaining a vacancy for months does nothing to support the local congregation or increase the ‘giving’ that the CofE is Read more…
Why on earth not? No serious institution should like to describe themselves as follows: The 2021 paper had noted that 27 of the 42 dioceses were operating on deficit budgets. It also expressed concern that the deployment of bishops and diocesan structures did not reflect current population patterns: that many Read more…
Emma Thompson discusses the validities of grace in today’s secular world. Read original article here
Philip Rutnam argues the case Read original article here