Rural churches; why a CoE ‘renaissance’ can bring power to the people – The Yorkshire Post says

TIME will tell if there’s genuine ‘power to the people’ after the much-vaunted Levelling Up White Paper became overshadowed by the turmoil afflicting the London Government.
By YP Comment
Published 5th Feb 2022, 16:38 BST
How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?
How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?

However there is some divine intervention this weekend in the form of the commitment by senior Church of England clergy to launch a new strategy to bring about a “renaissance” in village churches.

This is timely – the Christian faith embodies acts of kindness, and charity, towards others and there should be no reason why churches, and their facilities, cannot be used more widely.

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Not only will this help to empower villages – the levelling up strategy only makes passing reference to opportunities in rural areas – but it may, in turn, help the Church to halt the decline in congregation numbers which has prompted this soul-searching about the future use of those buildings that have embodied Britain’s way of life for so long.

How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?
How can better use be made of Yorkshire's rural churches?

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