Posts Tagged ‘Inner city churches’

Alternative liturgies for Wellington city centre church

Thursday, May 18th, 2017
city centre

A change in city centre ministry could be on the cards for Wellington’s St Mary of the Angels parish. The possible additions to the current outreach at the newly earthquake strengthened Church, are the result of an Alpha Leadership Course and meeting of Marist city centre ministers held recently in London. The changes are floated Read more

Cigarette breaks between hymns to revive city churches

Friday, April 8th, 2016

Cigarette breaks between hymns and candlelit services in pubs are among new ideas helping to revive inner-city Church of England parishes. The Church of England has implemented a plan to “plant” new congregations into historic parishes where numbers have dwindled. The plan has the backing of the Archbishop of Canterbury and senior CofE clerics. Continue reading