Written Question·Church Commissioners·UIN 35649
Church of England: Rural Areas
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 21 March 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church has made of the potential impact of rural parishes on social isolation amongst elderly people.
Answer
Marsha De CordovaChurches in rural areas often play an important role as a community hub and a place to connect with others. The Church of England has many examples of communities tackling social isolation and loneliness; this may be through traditional offering of worshi...
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