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Among the snippets this week: Dean of Exter to retire, police appeal after theft of historic church silver, and former CEN editor dies

20 Mar 2026

Church Urban Fund points to ‘poverty of relationships and identity’ in 2025 impact report

DEEPENING “poverty of relationships and identity” is now a reality in the UK, the Church Urban Fund (CUF) has said in its Impact Report 2025, published last week

24 Feb 2026

Synod votes to recommit to ending poverty 40 years after Faith in the City report

THE General Synod has recommitted to ending poverty in the UK, after a debate in which members heard personal stories of those who felt “hopeless and abandoned by society — and maybe even by God”

13 Feb 2026

New Archbishop of Canterbury to move Synod motion on adult care

28 Jan 2026

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21 Nov 2025

Book review: Celebrating Forty Years of “Faith in the City”, edited by Terry Drummond and Joseph Forde

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05 Sep 2025

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01 Aug 2025

Resilient communities provide a safety net

06 Jun 2025

Church Urban Fund tool helps parishes to ‘better understand their communities’

16 May 2025

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24 Jan 2025

Poverty is a matter of life and death

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UK news in brief

Church Urban Fund points to ‘poverty of relationships and identity’ in 2025 impact report

Synod votes to recommit to ending poverty 40 years after Faith in the City report

New Archbishop of Canterbury to move Synod motion on adult care

UK news in brief

Book review: Celebrating Forty Years of “Faith in the City”, edited by Terry Drummond and Joseph Forde

Is there still faith in the city?

General Synod digest: News in brief

Resilient communities provide a safety net

Church Urban Fund tool helps parishes to ‘better understand their communities’

Churches are a fifth of links in warm ‘chain of hope’

Poverty is a matter of life and death

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Outdated parish system ‘hampering change’ in Church of Scotland, report finds

Theos report celebrates ministry of England’s cathedrals — but highlights financial ‘perma-crisis’

We want to listen to your concerns, Christians tell ‘Unite the Kingdom’ marchers

Layan Nasir returns home to occupied West Bank after third spell in Israeli prison

Preserve the king of instruments in worship

Outdated parish system ‘hampering change’ in Church of Scotland, report finds

Theos report celebrates ministry of England’s cathedrals — but highlights financial ‘perma-crisis’

We want to listen to your concerns, Christians tell ‘Unite the Kingdom’ marchers

Layan Nasir returns home to occupied West Bank after third spell in Israeli prison

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