Madeleine Davies

United States

Freelance Writer and Editor at Freelance

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Traditional Catholic parish in Swindon see fruits of £250,000 grant from Church Commissioners

2 weeks ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

SIR John Betjeman once remarked of St Mark’s, Swindon, that “its achievement lay in catholicising a parish, not merely a congregation”. Eighty years after Benjamin Britten’s Festival Te Deum was performed in the church, marking its centenary, the late Poet Laureate’s accolade has fresh impetus with the help of a £250,000 innovation grant from the Church Commissioners.
Bible is still meaningful and relevant to the West, poll suggests

1 month ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

THE Bible has something meaningful to say about life today, nearly half (47 per cent) of the people in Western countries who responded to a new poll reported. More than one third (36 per cent) believed that the Bible was relevant to them personally. About one third (32 per cent) reported using the Bible at least once a month.
Church leaders condemn latest strikes on Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza

2 months ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

A CHILD died as a result of the “rushed evacuation process” that preceded Israel’s bombing of the Anglican-run Al-Ahli Hospital, in Gaza, on Palm Sunday. The diocese of Jerusalem issued a statement the same day condemning the twin missile strikes “in the strongest terms”.
Deaneries in Barking area awarded £14.95m to develop 60 parishes and church communities

2 months ago | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

A GRANT of £14.95 million has been awarded by the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board (SMMIB) to the diocese of Chelmsford for its “Believing in Barking” plan, developed over the past two years in partnership with more than 60 parishes and church communities in east London. The Area Bishop of Barking, the Rt Revd Lynne Cullens, said that the Area’s churches served “some of the fastest-growing, diverse, and most societally and economically disadvantaged communities in the country”.
Church of England Stalls Proposal to Overhaul Safeguarding System

Feb 13, 2025 | christianitytoday.com | Madeleine Davies

The General Synod voted to transfer national staff overseeing abuse response to an external body but not parish and diocese officials At its General Synod this week, the Church of England faced what one member of Parliament had called "a watershed moment for the church to change its culture and its approach to safeguarding." Gathered in Westminster, a few minutes' walk from the Houses of Parliament, the church's governing body was given the option to outsource abuse response by dioceses and...
Having children is being ranked against other choices - and losing

Jan 22, 2025 | afr.com | Madeleine Davies

Madeleine DaviesJan 23, 2025 – 5.00am or Subscribe to save articleEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? The Lower Red Lion, a 17th-century pub in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is an unassuming establishment. According to its own website, it has no history of “noteworthy guests” – “the height of the yard arch would not accommodate a full coach”, it explains.
The question of childlessness

Jan 15, 2025 | newstatesman.com | Madeleine Davies

The Lower Red Lion, a 17th-century pub in St Albans, Hertfordshire, is an unassuming establishment. According to its own website, it has no history of “noteworthy guests” – “the height of the yard arch would not accommodate a full coach”, it explains. In 2024, however, it gained a degree of notoriety when a new patron announced his arrival on social media.
Project Violet offers hope to Baptist women ministers

Nov 14, 2024 | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

RECOLLECTIONS of the impact made by women ministers during the years when their presence was rarer than it is now are among the responses to Project Violet, an initiative that has now secured widespread commitments to improving the experience of Baptist women ministers. Launched in 2021, the project is named after Violet Hedger, who became the first woman to study at a college for Baptist ministry, when she entered Regent’s Park College, Oxford, in 1919 (News, 17 May).
Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham scoops £33m funding

Nov 14, 2024 | churchtimes.co.uk | Madeleine Davies

THE largest grant made by the Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment (SMMI) Board to date — £33.16 million — has been awarded to the diocese of Southwell & Nottingham. It will fund a decade-long programme of investment in parishes, focusing on “evangelism, discipleship, vocations and the development of younger leaders”. This will include the deployment of more than 40 “frontline lay and ordained leaders”, as well as children and youth workers.
The fall of Justin Welby

Nov 12, 2024 | newstatesman.com | Madeleine Davies

As the months turned into years there were suspicions that the long-awaited report on John Smyth, thought to be the Church of England’s most prolific abuser, wouldn’t appear until the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, had retired. Five days after its publication on 7 November – more than four years after the original deadline – and in the wake of an angry, horrified reaction, he announced his resignation.