“To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support small churches in rural communities.”
Asked by
Josh Newbury
Answering Minister
the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners
Answer from Hansard
Marsha De Cordova
Rural churches play an important role in the life and wellbeing of their communities. Funding has been allocated by the National Church Institutions in recognition of that, and it is making a significant difference to missions across the country. Funds have been awarded to the diocese of Hereford to pay for a series of centres to support rural parishes with their outreach to children and young people. In the diocese of Carlisle, there is investment to help train new leaders, as part of a three-year pilot in rural mission communities.