Opinion – 14 June 2025
Timothy Goode ViaMedia.News The Body the Church Forgot: Reimagining Sacred Space from the Margins Phil Groves ViaMedia.News Some Things You Never Forget The Bishop of Hereford has responded to Monday’s...
View ArticleChurch of England responds to House of Commons votes
There have been two instances this week of votes in the House of Commons on issues where members have been free to vote in line with their personal opinions. The Church of England has issued press...
View ArticleOpinion – 21 June 2025
Lizette Miller Pray Tell Blog An Overview of Anglican Liturgical Music: Part I Part II part III Paula Blake Women and the Church Lay people should be consulted in decisions about alternative episcopal...
View Article1700 years since the Council of Nicaea
The Council of Nicaea met in the summer of the year 325, so that this year marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council, the first such gathering. To mark the anniversary, the Church of England has...
View ArticleStill no answers to safeguarding questions
TA readers may recall that in 2023 and 2024, letters were sent to both the archbishops by Richard Scorer, on behalf of his Client ‘Gilo’, asking questions about the involvement of William Nye, members...
View ArticleHouse of Bishops – minutes for March 2025
These are now available online. Earlier minutes are here; scroll down to “Documents”. The post House of Bishops – minutes for March 2025 first appeared on Thinking Anglicans.
View ArticleAlternative Ordinations in England
Law & Religion UK has this exclusive report: Alternative Anglican Ordinations: seven South African deacons Seven lay ministers from dioceses across the Church of England were ordained in May 2025...
View ArticlePre-synod press release
The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in York next month. The papers were released today along with the following press release. I will publish a detailed list of papers later today....
View ArticleGeneral Synod Papers – July 2025
The Church of England’s General Synod will meet in York from 11 to 15 July. The agenda and papers for the meeting were released today. Outline of Business (updated 25.06.2025) GS 2400 Agenda July 2025...
View ArticleBishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
The Prime Minister’s Office has announced that the next Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich will be the Rt Revd Joanne Grenfell, currently Area Bishop of Stepney in the diocese of London. Details are...
View ArticleRetirement of the Archbishop of Wales
The Archbishop of Wales has announced this evening that he has retired with immediate effect as Archbishop. He will also retire as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August. There are statements from the...
View ArticleOpinion – 28 June 2025
Anne Richards Modern Church The Death of Us Helen King sharedconversations Ceasefire? Stephen Parsons Surviving Church Safeguarding and the Falsely Accused The post Opinion – 28 June 2025 first...
View ArticleArchbishop of Wales – news and comment
Some of these articles appeared before the announcement of Archbishop John’s retirement. Gavin Drake The Living Church Welsh Primate Resigns in Cathedral Leadership Scandal Church Times Archbishop of...
View ArticleStatement from the Representative Body of the Church in Wales on Bangor...
The Representative Body of the Church in Wales issued a statement on Bangor Cathedral, and other related matters within the Church, yesterday. It is copied below. These are these two press reports....
View ArticleOpinion – 2 July 2025
Sally Hope ViaMedia.News There’s Another Church Abuse Crisis That’s in Every Congregation, and Very Much Closer to Home Pat Ashworth Church Times Retired clergy ‘keeping the show on the road’ The post...
View ArticleDean of Carlisle
The Dean of Carlisle, the Very Revd Jonathan Brewster, has announced that he is to step down from his role. The post Dean of Carlisle first appeared on Thinking Anglicans.
View ArticleOpinion – 5 July 2025
Ian Gomersall A Retired Rector’s Reflections A curious event at an ordination Nick Spencer, George Lapshynov and Hannah Rich Theos Should Chris Coghlan be denied the Eucharist? In this week’s issue of...
View ArticleOpinion – 9 July 2025
‘Graham’ Surviving Church Justin Welby, the Truth and Forgiveness The Unanswered Questions. Attachment/Addendum to Graham’s Article Giles Fraser UnHerd Anglicanism’s poisoned chalice Decent candidates...
View ArticleGeneral Synod Questions – July 2025
The Questions (and answers) for this weekend’s meeting of the Church of England’s General Synod were issued today. They can be found online here: Questions Notice Paper Questions Notice Paper Annex...
View ArticleGeneral Synod – 11-15 July 2025
This post will be updated as the meeting proceeds. The Church of England’s General Synod is meeting this weekend. The timetable is here, the agenda is here and the papers are here. Live video etc All...
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