Church of England plans record $2.2 billion spend after signs of revival

Church of England plans record $2.2 billion spend after signs of revival

The Church of England will spend a record 1.6 billion pounds ($2.17 billion) over the next three years to boost clergy stipends and help cash-strapped parishes, it said on Monday, hoping to build on signs of a churchgoing revival among Britons.

Major investment in local churches and parish clergy as £1.6bn three-year national spending plans unveiled

Church Commissioners’ funding towards work of the church set to leap by 36 per cent in the three-year period 2026-28, amounting to the biggest distribution in Church’s history. Indicative distributions of £4.6 billion over nine years from 2026 to 2034. Typical stipend set to rise 10.7 per cent next year under new proposals as clergy well-being put at centre of spending plans. Boost in support for churches in lowest income communities. The Church…

Church of England national spending plans