2020 news archive

  1. An explosion of powdered paint colours with myc network written in white over it

    Missional Youth Church set to grow thanks to funding boost

    20/10/2020

    NEWS - At least thirty more Missional Youth Churches could be established across the country with the support of £200,000 funding from Allchurches Trust.

    5 min read
  2. Enthronement of Archbishop Stephen Cottrell

    Primates' FT letter on the UK Internal Market Bill

    19/10/2020

    NEWS - The five primates of the UK and Ireland have written this joint letter in today's Financial Times, setting out their serious concerns about the UK Internal Market Bill. 

    3 min read
  3. University of Cumbria Logo

    New Chancellor for University of Cumbria

    19/10/2020

    NEWS - The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, is the new Chancellor of University of Cumbria.

    2 min read
  4. Archbishop head and shoulders purple cassock with crozier, Minster window behind

    A service of Evensong with the Enthronement of the Archbishop of York

    18/10/2020

    NEWS - The Most Reverend Stephen Cottrell, will be enthroned as the 98th Archbishop of York at a service of Evensong at 4pm on Sunday 18 October at York Minster.

    5 min read
  5. 3 logos of Archbishops of Canterbury, York and Church of England

    PCR2 Reference Group for National Church Institutions and Archbishops publishes Terms of Reference

    12/10/2020

    NEWS - The Terms of Reference for the ‘PCR2 Reference Group’ which will oversee Past Cases Review 2 for the National Church Institutions has been published today.  

    2 min read
  6. IICSA logo.

    Statement on publication of IICSA report

    06/10/2020

    From the Bishop of Huddersfield, Jonathan Gibbs, the Church of England’s lead safeguarding bishop and Melissa Caslake the Church’s national director of safeguarding.

    3 min read
  7. 3x3 coloured circles above letters of IICSA

    IICSA Report; open letter

    02/10/2020

    NEWS - Today, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, the lead safeguarding bishop and the national director of safeguarding published an open letter regarding the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.

    3 min read
  8. Head and shoulders of female clergy person dressed in black shirt with white jacket

    Whitby Sisters welcome new Chaplain

    01/10/2020

    NEWS - The Order of the Holy Paraclete (OHP) in Whitby are delighted to announce the appointment of their new Chaplain, the Revd Lynn Purvis-Lee.

    2 min read
  9. Bishopthorpe Palace with flower bed in front full of red and pink begonias

    SCIE to Conduct Independent Safeguarding Audit of Bishopthorpe Palace in November 2020

    28/09/2020

    NEWS - The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), is conducting an external, independent audit of Bishopthorpe Palace’s safeguarding arrangements, in November 2020 – please contribute if you have first-hand experience of seeking a safeguarding response from the Palace.

    2 min read
  10. General Synod Cross

    Archbishop shares Presidential address at special session of General Synod

    24/09/2020

    COMMENT - The Archbishop of York today shared the opening Presidential address with the Archbishop of Canterbury at a special session of the Church of England General Synod. The Archbishop of York's speech follows in full...

    5 min read