“The Save the Parish movement, born a year ago this month, has seen its leaders chided as “rascally voices” by Archbishops, and roundly condemned by certain more excitable bishops (generally the ones closing parishes). They have, in their turn, received their share of brickbats too. But something happened on the Read more…
“Since the 70s there’s been an asset grab. The [property, rectories and endowments] of local churches have been nicked by the dioceses and Church Commissioners, and have been sold off. Actually, if we start reinvesting in the local, and allow local churches to build themselves up again, there’s a huge scope for those churches to survive.”
Dear STP Supporter, Thank you. Thank you for your support, or at the very least for signing up to hear what we’ve been up to at Save the Parish. This has been a movement that has developed very quickly, tying together many different strands of concern. In all honesty, this Read more…
“This is why thousands of grassroots laity and clergy met, in person and online, last week to plot a General Synod campaign to oppose this new plan and remind our superiors of the promises their predecessors made when they despoiled the parishes of their assets a generation ago. The election Read more…
“And if we’re going to promise to ‘Save the parish’, let’s use those ‘limiting factors’ as our banners: ‘a building and a stipend and long, costly college-based training for every leader of the church’. !at sounds like an ambition worth having — and a more plausible and desirable one than Read more…