Enjoy your final fling, liberal bishops of the C of E, because it is your last. Your time is over. A new church is rising, a church of people who believe God, who know that Jesus rose from the dead because He touches the very core of their being, who experience the power of the Holy Spirit in their lives every day. A church who know that they belong to God and to no other. As the chrysallis

The Archbishop of Canterbury has surprisingly reignited the row today over the separation of church and state by saying it is "not the end of the world" if the established church were to disappear. Rowan Williams, the most senior figure in the Church of England, argues that there is a "certain integrity" to a church that was free from state sanctions. His endorsement of disestablishment comes in a...

Interesting to read that the "Church of Scientology" has been accused of manipulating followers into handing over their savings, in a trial that could see the "church " banned from France. The church's main centre in France, the ASES-Celebrity Centre, its bookshop and six of its leaders were charged on Monday with organised fraud and illegally prescribing drugs. One former church member claim...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has discovered that there is "a certain integrity" to a church which is separate from the state: an opinion he apparently held while a bishop in the Church of Wales before clarifying (or, in Standard English, reversing) his position when he became a candidate for the top office in the Church of England. There are, however, conditions: "I think the motives that would

From OneNewsNow A federation of Anglican Christians will soon form a new Anglican church in North America. That announcement comes from The Common Cause Partnership, a coalition of conservative Anglican churches upset with the liberal leanings and policies of the Episcopal Church in the United States. Early next month, Common Cause will release a draft constitution for a new Anglican church in Nor...

This article is a summary of articles, news items, and letters that have appeared in the Church Times over the last two and a half years. Apart from Cartoon Church, the Church Times is the only outlet that has really covered the story. I'm preparing a precis of these articles, but it is taking some time. My aim is to let you dive into the backstory of the current SPCK / Dave Walker / Mark Brewer a...

There's an interesting article on the BBC, about Pope Benedict sending out five hundred invitations to leading figures in the arts around the world. He plans to open a new dialogue between the Catholic Church and the arts, his mentor Pope John Paul wrote: "The Church needs art, but can it also be said that art needs the Church?" It's a strange situation given art was largely funded by the church t...

The Church of England's ruling General Synod has voted to consecrate women as bishops and approved a code of practice aimed at reassuring opponents. Following women priests in 1994, this is quite logical.Conservative MP and Synod member Robert Key, who supported the reforms, said afterwards it was time for the Church to move beyond 'navel-gazing'. He added: 'It is a good day for the Church of Engl...

(Church Mouse) The Church Mouse is a 30 something Anglican: I live in London and am churchwarden of a large South London church I studied politics and have worked for 10 years as a management consultant in the city. I am married and am father to a beautiful 11 month old girl. What made you decide to start blogging? I was inspired by the political bloggers. I saw how they mobilised the grass roots ...

I have already shown you the former Brixworth workhouse, but the real purpose of my trip on Saturday was to photograph its remarkable Saxon church. I came away rather defeated by the great bulk of the building, but here are some photos of it even so. The Friends of Brixworth Church website describes it well: All Saints' Church Brixworth is the largest surviving Anglo-Saxon building in this co...