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January 2015
in review
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£15 million fund for Church roofs
announced in Autumn Statement
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The Church of England has welcomed a dedicated £15 million fund
announced by the Government for
the repair of roofs and rainwater
goods on listed church buildings.
The Chancellor announced
the Listed Places of Worship Roof
Repair Fund in his Autumn Statement. Grants between £10,000 and
£100,000 will be available to listed
places of worship of all faiths and
denominations across the UK, where
roof and rainwater goods repairs are
deemed to be urgent and necessary.
The deadline for applications is 30
January 2015, with awards to be allocated by the end of March 2015. The
scheme will be administered by the
National Heritage Memorial Fund on
behalf of the Department for Culture,
Media and Sport, and ChurchCare will
be providing support for dioceses
and parishes.
The Bishop of Worcester, Rt Revd
Dr John Inge, lead bishop for cathedrals and church buildings also welcomed the news:
“We are delighted that this generous fund has been announced so
soon after the addition of 805 parish
churches to English Heritage’s Heritage at Risk Register. This will make
a real and lasting difference to parishes that are awarded grants. A
secure roof can last 100 years and
will prevent gradual, and ultimately
costly, decay of fabric. It will keep
these important buildings warm and
secure, allowing them to remain
open and welcoming for both worship and wider community use. This
fund will particularly provide relief
for those parishes that are resourcepoor, allowing them to focus their
attention on growing their ministry
and engaging with local people.”
More information on the Listed
Places of Worship: Roof Repair Fund
can be found at:
bit.ly/roofrepairfundnotes
A dedicated application website is
available at:
bit.ly/roofrepairfund
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Synod embraces Covenant to tackle
“urgent missionary work”
The Bishop of Coventry has
called on the CofE to “face head
on” the task of closer Anglican–Methodist unity as Synod
endorsed recommendations
made in a report on the covenant between the two Churches.
The report, presented to
November’s group of General
Synod sessions jointly by the
Bishop of Coventry, Christopher
Cocksworth and Peter Howdle,
Methodist Co-Chair of the Joint
Implementation Commission,
made three specific recommendations supporting the ongoing
work between the two Churches.
Bishop Christopher, in a
presentation of the report and
motion said:
“The urgency of the missionary task in our nation, the strong
affirmations of ecclesial recognition made in the Covenant, the
experience of working together
over decades, the complexities
of what has become known as
‘shared ministry’ have all made
the question of interchangeability of ministry between our
Churches a matter that we must
now face head on.”
The Archbishop of York
welcomed the call to unity
for mission in the subsequent
debate, saying:
“We need to be more committed to joyous evangelism
where the gospel is being
preached… Could we resolve it
[unity between the Churches]
so we can get on with the most
important job: the re-evangelisation of England?”
Synod voted overwhelmingly
to support the motion and the
recommendations of the report,
which is available at:
bit.ly/covenantreport
Nuclear weapons issue among newly archived
Social Responsibility catalogue
Materials from the Church’s
social responsibility board has
been catalogued for the first
time, covering a wide range of
issues from the political and
social unrest in South Africa
to the accumulation of nuclear
weapons and the ‘Arms Race’.
The materials come from
the Board of Social Responsibility (BSR) which sought to
‘promote and co-ordinate the
thought and action of Church in
matters affecting family, social
and industrial life’. The materials
which cover the period between
1958 and the mid 90s has been
catalogued in a 16 month project, funded by the National Catalogue Grants Programme, and
will be available to the public.
Simon Sheppard, an Archivist who has worked on the
project said:
“The vast array of subjects included is testament to the
Church’s determination to carry
out what it perceived as its duty
and be informed on all matters
affecting a modern, changing
society. The detailed investigations undertaken by the Board
into many of these issues have
left a record in the BSR collection
which clearly underline this.
“We are confident that this
archive will prove to be a really
useful resource to historians
from a range of disciplines
across the globe.”
The
Records
Centre
project has now begun
further work cataloguing material from the Church of England Board of Mission and
Unity which is expected to be
completed this Summer.
The full catalogue is available at
bit.ly/bsrcatalogue
ChurchCare photo competition winners announced
Winners of the first ChurchCare photography competition
have been announced.
The competition run by the
Church of England Cathedrals
and Church Buildings Division
in partnership with the Church
Times, announced the winning
entries in three categories:
• Worship and Prayer
• Community activities
• Chelfie - described as a category for “you. your church
and its people”
To read more from ChurchCare
about the competition:
bit.ly/churchlifeinpictures
The winner of the Worship and
Prayer category, taken by Ian
Wyllie
New Low Carbon Investments
make Church Commissioners
Largest Private Commercial
Forestry Investor in UK
The Church Commissioners
for England have announced the
purchase of a forestry portfolio
from UPM Tilhill for £49 million.
The purchase means the Commissioners are the largest private
commercial forestry investor
in the UK.
The new purchase comprises
15 separate forests, 13 of which
are in Scotland and 2 in Wales,
and includes two operating wind
farms and a mountain biking
visitor centre in Wales.
The new portfolio extends to
6922 hectares (ha) of productive forestry and increases the
Commissioners’ overall UK forestry holding to 13,000ha, with
a total value of around £100 million. All of the forests are certified to FSC standards and managed to both the UK Woodland
Assurance Standard and the UK
Forestry Standard ensuring the
highest social, economic and
environmental criteria are met
and underpinning the Church
Commissioners’ reputation for
sustainable forest management.
The Scottish portfolio also
includes 434 ha near Kinross,
Perthshire, 300 ha of which was
a new planting scheme earlier
this year on low grade farmland
significantly contributing to the
Scottish Government’s annual
target of creating 6000 hectares
of new productive forestry.
Chris West, Investment Manager at the Commissioners commented, “We are delighted to
complete this acquisition which
brings our total forestry portfolio to 4% of the Commissioners’
total assets. Over the past five
years the Commissioners have
built a high quality diverse portfolio of forestry assets in the UK,
US and Australia, which will be
managed for the long term.”
Edward Mason, Head of
Responsible Investment at the
Commissioners added, “The
Commissioners are delighted to
be adding to their low carbon
investments with this further significant investment in sustainable forestry.”
The Commissioners were
advised by Aitchesse Ltd on
the acquisition. Aitchesse are
based in Perth and are the
appointed UK forestry managers
for the Church Commissioners
for England.
New book on getting your
church noticed launched
A new book offering help for churches
to reach their congregations and communities - using everything
from social media
and mobile-friendly
websites to more
traditional publicity
methods
has
been launched.
‘100 Ways To Get
Your Church Noticed’
has been written by
Neil Pugmire, Communications adviser for
Portsmouth’s Church of
England diocese, and
offers advice to churches on everything from creating a dynamic
Facebook page to designing
effective posters, and from putting together a must-read parish
magazine to getting stories
covered in the media.
The book was originally
published in 2006, but has
been rewritten and expanded
to include details of how
churches can use social media,
create mobile apps and put
together websites that look
good on mobiles and tablets. It
also includes advice on making
good use of church buildings
and noticeboards, using text
messages and email newsletters, taking good photographs
and spreading a word-of-mouth
reputation by helping out in the
local community.
The book is available now at:
bit.ly/getyourchurchnoticed