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Lambeth Conference postponed till 2022
THE Lambeth Conference has been further delayed — to 2022 — owing to the coronavirus, the Archbishop of Canterbury announced on Wednesday. The 15th conference, originally due to have been held in Canterbury later this month, was rescheduled to 202...
Charities give measured welcome to Chancellor’s summer package
THE Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a series of measures aimed at stabilising the economy and preventing mass unemployment and a housing crash in the wake of the coronavirus. In his summer statement on Wednesday, Mr Sunak said that, while h...
Methodist Church votes to simplify structure in their focus on mission and growth
THE Methodist Conference has voted in principle to simplify the structure and oversight of the Church to focus on mission and growth. The Conference was held via Zoom, live-streamed from 25 June to 1 July. A series of proposals to change the curre...
Eight dioceses awarded further £24m in SDF grants
A FURTHER £24 million in Strategic Development Funding (SDF) grants has been allocated to Church of England diocesan projects, it was announced on Wednesday. The Church Commissioners have made the funding available since 2014. The scheme was expan...

St Mary’s Weekly News 21st June 2020