Category: Uncategorized

The Trustees of Together for the Church of England congratulate the Rt Revd Cherry Vann on her election as the next Archbishop of Wales. We have appreciated her gifts in ministry during her career in the Church of England, and warmly welcome the Electoral College’s decision that she is the right person for the Church…

Fiona MacMillan, Trustee of Together for the Church of England, writes: The Government has announced huge changes to disability and incapacity benefits. Disability, health and poverty organisations are extremely concerned that these changes will worsen physical and mental ill heath, push vulnerable people to the edges of communities and cause preventable deaths . Even the…

Today’s decision by the Supreme Court will have come as a shock, and trans people will understandably fear its ramifications. Already it is being used as a cover for transphobic abuse and as an excuse to encourage hate in the public sphere. The trustees of Together for the Church of England want to make absolutely…

Openness and transparency about whether a church offers the Prayers of Love and Faith is really important. One way to communicate that your church has chosen to offer the Prayers of Love and Faith is to mark it as something you do on A Church Near You. To help you see where you can add…

The Trustees of Together for The Church of England join with the rest of the Church in lamenting the hideous abuses perpetrated by John Smyth and detailed in the Makin review.  We wholeheartedly agree that front and centre of the church’s response must be attentive listening to victims and survivors and a meaningful response to…

The Trustees of Together for the Church of England welcome today’s vote by all three Houses of General Synod for the ongoing development of the Living in Love & Faith project. These include the decision to enable ‘standalone’ services for same-sex couples, provide pastoral reassurance for different conscientious positions, and replace Issues in Human Sexuality…