Coronavirus – Churches Together in England

Coronavirus guidance

Coronavirus Plan B update for churches

New requirements for facemasks at services introduced.

Coronavirus vaccinations and testing

CTE supports the coronavirus vaccination programme as one of the key tools we have to combat this pandemic

After lockdown: updated guidance for churches (July 2021)

As all legal coronavirus restrictions are lifted, the Government and many of our Member Churches issue new advice.

Coronavirus: funerals, weddings, baptisms and pastoral responses

Guidance on funerals, weddings and baptisms, as of 18 June 2021.

Churches can remain open in National Lockdown in England

Coronavirus guidance and resources

Signposting you to guidance and resources from our Member Churches and Christian organisations.

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Covid resources

Black church leaders speak out in support of covid vaccine

Leaders have come together to reassure their communities.

Webinar recording: Edging into hybrid church, part 2

Watch-back the second Edging into Hybrid Church webinar from 20 May, hosted by CTE, HOPE Together and the Evangelical Alliance.

Edging into Hybrid Church

Catch up on and watch the first webinar on the challenge of blending online and in-person church – held on Thursday 22 April

Call5 Scheme

Call5 is a simple scheme where individuals sign up and commit to call five people they know.

Call and Care

Free video training is now available for local churches to equip their volunteers to offer telephone support to those in need in their community.

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Covid stories

“You have underlined to me…just how much faith underpins the fabric of lives.”

A message to church leaders from Faiths Minister Kemi Badenoch MP

‘It makes me get out of bed in the morning’

Joint Chair of Churches Together on the Cartmel Peninsula, Tricia Calway, shares how their local group for seniors is now bringing comfort across the country…

Vaccines – A Beacon of Hope

Churches across the UK have been supporting the coronavirus vaccine roll-out.

#Prayers of Hope – One Year On

On Sunday 21 March, Churches Together in England will mark the anniversary of the start of the first national lockdown and the ecumenical #PrayersOfHope initiative.

Praying for the Paramedics

The Lead Chaplain of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Lynda Logan, shares an insight into the challenges of ministering to ‘our green family’ in the current pandemic, along with a poem written by a frontline paramedic.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Asks People To Reflect and Pray for the Nation

The Archbishop of Canterbury, a President of Churches Together in England, has appeared on the BBC, reflecting on the tragic milestone of more than 100,000 people across the UK losing their lives to coronavirus.

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Covid church reflections

The Archbishop of Canterbury Asks People To Reflect and Pray for the Nation

The Archbishop of Canterbury, a President of Churches Together in England, has appeared on the BBC, reflecting on the tragic milestone of more than 100,000 people across the UK losing their lives to coronavirus.

2020 – A Year of Reflection

Marcia Dixon MBE looks back over a difficult 12 months.

Beyond Lamenting COVID-19

CTE’s lead on Pentecostal and Multicultural Relations, Bishop Dr Joe Aldred, shares his Reflection of the Month for June 2020.

The Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on the BAME Community

On Tuesday 2nd June 2020, the UK Government released the report COVID-19: review of disparities in risks and outcomes, a review into how different factors – including ethnicity – have affected COVID-19 risk and outcomes.

Pentecostal and Charismatic churches and COVID-19

CTE’s Bishop Joe Aldred summarises the experiences of Pentecostal and Charismatic communities in England following the coronavirus outbreak.

An Editorial From the CTE General Secretary, Revd Dr Paul Goodliff

This editorial appeared in the CTe-News special Coronavirus edition in April 2020.

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