Lifting the lid on sexism and discrimination in the Church of England
Lifting the lid on sexism and discrimination in the Church of England
Lifting the lid on sexism and discrimination in the Church of England
Lifting the lid on sexism and discrimination in the Church of England
The WATCH Committee is planning a conference at St John’s Church Waterloo on Saturday 20 April 2024, called Equality for all in our national Church. Speakers will include The Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover. More information will follow in the new year but please, in the meantime, Save the Date
For over nine years, WATCH has observed the outworking of the 2014 House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests (the Declaration), and highlighted concerns about its operation and the continuing discrimination and sexism that women experience in the Church. We have repeatedly called for transparency from churches that limit women’s ministry… Read more »
Congratulations to Bishop Debbie Sellin, whose appointment as the next Bishop of Peterborough was announced today, and prayers for a fruitful ministry. The Church of England will now have 7 female Diocesan Bishops out of a total of 42 Diocesan Bishops and will have made 8 appointments of women as Diocesan Bishops out of the… Read more »
Every few months, WATCH is contacted by someone from a parish where they have discovered that a group of people, or perhaps the incumbent, are proposing a PCC meeting to “pass a Resolution” . The purpose of this is nearly always to request that the parish comes under the oversight of a bishop who does… Read more »
The Rt Revd Philip North has recently been appointed as the new diocesan Bishop of Blackburn. This is the first time since the 2014 House of Bishops’ Declaration on the Ministry of Bishops and Priests that a Traditionalist Anglo-Catholic, who does not ordain women as priests and has indicated that he does not believe the… Read more »
Revd Dr Mary Kells and Revd Sally Wright invite you to explore writing prayers and liturgies in a supportive environment. Format This day provides an opportunity to experiment with liturgy writing in a supportive environment. The theme of the day is ’The Annunciation’ and the day will include worship, addresses, time to write and space… Read more »
