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Here you will find items of news. This is not comprehensive as we do not have the capacity to record all aspects of news relating to 'church in new housing areas'. However, we will post news items that we think are most helpful to local church leaders. The latest news item is at the top: Your response to local housing need [Guides and case studies] : 3rd March 2021 New Communities Pioneer Projects : 1st March 2021 Archbishop of Canterbury's Housing Commission Report launched 21st February 2021 Sowing in concrete: Tales of church taking shape in New Housing Areas - New Lubbesthorpe : 14th May 2020 New Housing Hub regional conferences : 13th February 2020 Sowing in concrete: Tales of church taking shape in New Housing Areas - Wixams: 6th February 2020 Case studies for a CofE Commission on housing: 1st May 2019 CofE launches commission on housing, church and community: 9th April 2019 New Housing Pioneer ministers hub conference. March 30th 2019 Country Way magazine from Germinate: New Housing article. Feb 2019 Cross Party report 3 million new social homes. Guardian summary. 7th Jan 2019 Ebbsfleet 'Sunday Active' church plant Baptist article: 31st Aug 2018 Bishop of Manchester re social housing + homelessness: 17th Aug 2018 Catholic social teaching demands new housing article: 8th March 2018 Government £866m for 200,000 new homes: 1st Feb 2018 Archbishop of Canterbury re church land for affordable housing: 27th Nov 2017 Network Hub for Pioneer Ministers to meet. 13th October 2017 ANVIL journal re New Housing, after CMS conference July 2017 'Faith in Affordable Housing' information from Housing Justice: 10th Feb 2017 From Houses to Homes report from the Centre for Theology and Community 2016 Bishop of St Albans in House of Lords re Housing insecurity 14th July 2016 New Housing Bill Royal Assent re Planning Reform. 13th May 2016 Methodist Minister in the news demolishing church for new homes. 11th May 2016 Government announces help re starter homes. 29th March 2016 Bishop of Rochester in the House of Lords on the Housing Bill Tuesday 26th January 2016 Quakers condemn Government for sale of social Housing stock: a press release in May 2015 The Door: an article by Peter Morgan about ministry in new housing areas of the Diocese of Oxford Great Ashby: an article from the Baptist Times about a work in a new housing area Reviewing LEPs enquiries in relation to new housing areas: a paper from Roger Paul on behalf of National Ecumenical Officers. Bishop of Rochester speaks at the Homes for Britain Rally as chair of Housing Justice Link added 26.03.15 The General Election and New Housing: New Statesman article comparing the parties Link added 26.03.15 Community Room website from Rev Rosie Tallowin, community pastor, New Braiswick, Colchester Link added 26.03.13 East of England Faiths Council report: Faith in New Developments: Partnerships, People and Places November 2012 Churches Joint Public Issues Team statement re Housing Crisis and Report 'More Bricks and Mortar' Oct 10th 2012 London Churches Group, Housing Justice and Z2K Report on London Housing. 13th June 2011