Working Together

Find out more about how churches across England are working together at a county level

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Post-Covid Theology Project

Our Member Churches collaborating and reflecting theologically on the changes, challenges and opportunities for English churches arising from the Covid-19 pandemic

Ecumenical Officers

Ecumenical Officers exist to encourage, assist, and resource Christian unity.

Read more about National, County and Denominational Ecumenical Officers, and the training and conferences provided by CTE.

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Resources for Counties/Intermediate Bodies

Unity at a county level

Intermediate Bodies provide support to all local groupings of churches – whether formal or informal groups, whatever they choose to call themselves.

Reviews of Intermediate Bodies

Information, advice and examples regarding Reviews of Intermediate Bodies.

Emergency Planning

Helpful pointers for Intermediate Bodies in relation to emergency planning.

Employing a County Officer

Excellent County Officers are crucial to the health development of Intermediate Bodies and helping this to happen is a high priority for Churches Together in England.

Church Leaders Covenants

Church Leaders will often make a covenant with each other and it can be an encouraging and inspiring event when a new leader signs the covenant at a public event or service.

DEO Job Descriptions

Approved job descriptions for Denominational Ecumenical Officers.

Intermediate Body Constitutions: examples

These are all the Intermediate Body constitutions which have been made available to CTE.

A Review of Intermediate Ecumenical Life in England

This valuable document from 2011 reflects on all aspects of the life of an Intermediate Body and can be used easily for reflection or review of the vitality of Intermediate Bodies.

County stories

Ecumenism: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

A report from the All Ecumenical Representatives Conference in September 2024 which included presentations on the Council of Nicaea, the World Council of Churches and peace and reconciliation.

New Ecumenical lead for Churches Together in Essex

Claire Barford, shares her ecumenical journey as she takes on the role.

New Ecumenical Facilitator for Churches Together in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire

Baptist minister Rev Dawn Savidge introduces herself as she takes on this role across two counties.

Useful Links

Ecumenical Officer conferences

Find out more about the annual conference bringing together all Ecumenical Officers from across the nation.

Training for Ecumenical Officers

Find out more about the training on offer for Ecumenical Officers and for others working to facilitate Christian unity beyond the local level.

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