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Tough financial forecast for Britain's Baptists

Staff writer Thu 17 Sep 2020 12:10 BST

The Baptist Union of Great Britain is facing a challenging decade ahead as it struggles with declining income.

Vatican challenged over secret deal with China

Staff writer | Thu 17 Sep 2020 9:24 BST

The Vatican has been criticised over plans to extend an agreement with the Chinese government on the appointment of bishops.
Archbishop of Canterbury challenges Government's 'addiction to centralisation' in handling of Covid crisis

Staff writer | Thu 17 Sep 2020 8:41 BST

The national response to coronavirus should be more localised and less centralised, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said.
Church leaders 'appalled' by racism

Staff writer | Tue 15 Sep 2020 11:09 BST

Leaders in the Church of Ireland have spoken out against racism and the "shameful" slave trade in the West.
SNP must allow members to disagree on abortion and transgender ideology - Catholic Church

Staff writer | Mon 14 Sep 2020 9:13 BST

The Catholic Church in Scotland has accused the SNP of discriminating against party members who oppose abortion and gender fluidity.
Meeting of Church in Wales Governing Body postponed over technical issues

Staff writer | Thu 10 Sep 2020 11:29 BST

The Church in Wales has had to call off the annual meeting of its Governing Body due to technical issues.
Switch to online church hasn't persuaded people to abandon in-person services

Staff writer | Wed 9 Sep 2020 11:11 BST

Most Catholics in the UK turned to online church during Covid-19, but very few want to make the switch permanent, a study has found.
Oxford college dean cleared of wrongdoing after investigation

Staff writer | Wed 9 Sep 2020 10:45 BST

The Very Rev Professor Martyn Percy, dean of Christ Church college and its cathedral, had been accused of failing to fulfil his safeguarding responsibilities.
No change to guidance on church services as Government restricts social gatherings

Staff writer | Wed 9 Sep 2020 10:21 BST

Tough new measures are being introduced by the Government in an effort to limit a second wave of coronavirus but for now at least, they will not affect church services.
'Lack of desire' among black people to join the CofE

Staff writer | Thu 3 Sep 2020 14:46 BST

Black people are reluctant to join the Church of England because of concerns around racial injustice, an Archdeacon has said.
Many churches have survived Covid only by 'the skin of their teeth'

Staff writer | Wed 2 Sep 2020 11:15 BST

Many churches have had to make "drastic changes" to their ministry and may not have survived Covid at all if the pandemic had been as bad as originally feared, says Andy Hunter, FIEC's Scotland & North of England Director.
Some churches will not survive Covid, Barna president predicts

Jennifer Lee | Thu 27 Aug 2020 19:07 BST

As many as one in five churches may shutter completely because of the fallout from Covid-19, the president of prestigious Christian research organization, Barna Group, predicts.