Category: Coronavirus

How can churches cater for the welfare of their congregations while in lockdown? Although churches have been told they can reopen from 4 July , for many this will bring more challenges. So what are the alternatives?

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Cornwall’s voluntary organisations have been adapting services to support more vulnerable people for longer during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Perspectives from CTE Member Churches on how they and their congregations have been affected by the coronavirus crisis.

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Cornwall Council has prepared a new page of information on supporting foodbanks.

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Statement from the Church of England following the Government announcement that church buildings will be able to reopen for public worship from 4th July, providing physical distancing remains in place.

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To aid the government as they develop their regulations and guidance allowing places of worship to reopen, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) have commissioned FaithAction to gather information and opinions from faith groups across the country.

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Build Back Better brings together a broad range of members including unions, youth campaigns, health workers, green NGOs and faith-based organisations, to campaign for a recovery that protects public services, creates good jobs and tackles inequality and the climate crisis.

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A stimulus to renewed community engagement as we emerge from the pandemic : report from the United Reformed Church

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AUpdated version of the report giving an overview of online church with many practical tips

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There are a lot of new online churchgoers – this report tries to work out how many. Then it suggests how to welcome people into church and faith today, and how to plan for a mixed in-person-online church future. Lockdown and online give us a unique opportunity to re-think and re-grow our churches.

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Latest Government advice, published 12 June 2020

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Our telephone befriending model can be set up and used locally by churches in their community.

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Church of England Statement on individual prayer in churches following the Government’s announcement today that church buildings can open up for supervised individual prayer from June 15.

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