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Anglican

Anglicans form the family of Christians closely related to the Archbishop of Canterbury. Whilst tracing their inheritance back to Christ and the earliest Christians and to the ancient Roman Catholic church, the sixteenth century Reformation was a crucial moment for Anglicanism.

Bishop

‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.

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Bishops

In Anglican churches such as the Church in Wales, the Bishop is often seen as the chief pastor or shepherd, and this image helps to explain the role of the Bishop.

Safeguarding

Full details of the Church in Wales safeguarding policy including amendments approved in November 2018.

Welsh language

The Welsh language is alive and well in the Church in Wales as Christians across the land worship, witness and serve God and their communities. Our hope is to continue to develop our provision so that our mission and ministry in Welsh may be strengthened and be given new opportunities to flourish.

Climate change

God’s Earth is crying out for our care and if we do not urgently limit greenhouse gas emissions and the destruction of species we will permanently disfigure our common home preventing billions of God’s children from flourishing.

Representative Body

The Representative Body is responsible for looking after the assets of the Church in Wales to ensure that resources are available for the benefit of the whole Church.

Work with us

The Representative Body of the Church in Wales is committed to building a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from everyone.

Governing body

The Governing Body is responsible for decisions that affect the Church’s Faith, Order and Worship.

Our Campaigns

Church in Wales campaigns and initiatives.