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Letters to the Editor

The SDF and who is paying for it; HVM Catapult and its German counterpart; Safeguarding review sought by Dr Martyn Percy; An inappropriate metaphor in the circumstances; Key issue: the vital clue came from Bishop Aitken

24 Nov 2023

Leader comment: Might the SDF make a profit?

THE Strategic Development Fund has come in for much criticism over the years of its life, but it is worth recalling why it was set up

17 Nov 2023

Strategic Development Funding gets 27,000 new people through the doors, Church House reports

THE £198-million Strategic Development Funding (SDF) programme launched by the Archbishops’ Council in 2014 has helped to bring 27,000 new people to church services and gatherings, Church House announced on Thursday

09 Nov 2023

Letters to the Editor

13 Oct 2023

Letters to the Editor

06 Oct 2023

Wigan transformation fails to hit its targets

25 Sep 2023

Wounds licked, diocese of Winchester is ready to move on

08 Sep 2023

Church of England finds cash to fund more curates

16 Aug 2023

General Synod digest: calls for diversity in Archbishops’ Council spending

14 Jul 2023

Millions of pounds are allocated to mission in dioceses

28 Mar 2023

New funding model announced by Ministry Council as sector prepares for more ordinands

24 Jan 2023

Open letters exchanged as Save the Parish questions Commissioners’ slavery-legacy grants

16 Jan 2023

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