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Church foodbanks hit by government shutdown
CHURCH foodbanks in the United States are facing huge demand in the wake of the government shutdown caused by political disagreements over the federal budget.About 1.4 million federal workers have been furloughed or working…
Episcopal Church in US omits annual membership count after questionnaire confusion
CONFUSION over a parish questionnaire has resulted in the omission of the annual membership count from the 2024 annual report of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Other data suggest that numbers have continued to…
Chicago worshippers given whistles to sound alert should immigrations officers appear
WORSHIPPERS at a confirmation service in Chicago were issued with whistles to blow if they saw Immigrations, Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers. In response to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, the emergency…
Get a move on, Charity Commission tells Church of England over safeguarding reform
THE Church of England must move much faster in its efforts to overhaul safeguarding, the Charity Commission reports. The current implementation of reform is being pursued with “insufficient urgency and pace”, it says.A…
Church Army to train evangelists at Mirfield
THE Church Army is to train its evangelists at the Community of the Resurrection (CR), Mirfield, it was announced this week. The move follows the Church Army’s decision to sell its Sheffield headquarters, the Wilson Carlile…
Teenagers take first aid to the streets
TEENAGE volunteers in Hereford are being trained to give first aid and other help to people on weekend nights out who find themselves in need in the city. Seventeen 16- to 17-year-olds have joined Hereford’s Street Presence…
Government urged to address hidden poverty in Cornwall
RURAL and coastal communities continue to be disadvantaged by the Government’s use of urban-led funding formulas, research primarily funded by the diocese of Truro warns.The report on social and economic equality, The Pretty…
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Bishops complete NY marathon challenge THE Bishop of Indianapolis, the Rt Revd Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, and the Bishop of Southern Ohio, the Rt Revd Kristin Uffelman White, completed their first New York marathon on 2…
Investors can pressure companies on climate
EVERY institutional investor is guided by what matters to its clients. But when those clients are churches, cathedrals, parish councils, and dioceses, those values are imbued with something older and more fundamental than…
Investors can pressure companies on climate
EVERY institutional investor is guided by what matters to its clients. But when those clients are churches, cathedrals, parish councils, and dioceses, those values are imbued with something older and more fundamental than…
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