tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post523851745092356277..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: CofE Mission Fund: £45m + 43 Dioceses = ?David Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-71516750058427548962012-07-04T10:34:30.962+01:002012-07-04T10:34:30.962+01:00Not that £45m over 10 years amounts to much, reall...Not that £45m over 10 years amounts to much, really. About a fiver a week for each church.<br /><br />Compare that to one of the real money wasters - almost empty church buildings. I estimate 50% of the 16,000 or so Anglican church buildings attract less than 25 people on a Sunday. Assume - and this is a very, very big assumption - you could close them (or allow them to die in my devolved David Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744348689409622220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-90160588351094362532012-07-04T10:05:43.666+01:002012-07-04T10:05:43.666+01:00"Ask yourself what is the single biggest diff..."Ask yourself what is the single biggest difference between religion in America and religion in Europe. I think the answer is that the Reformation in Europe ended up being nationalised, and the result was the creation of state monopoly churches, like the Church of England. But here in the United States, they maintained the separation of church and state, and the result was competition David Watershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01744348689409622220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-6136024050625859072012-07-03T23:02:30.200+01:002012-07-03T23:02:30.200+01:00A question from a novice in this field.
Winchest...A question from a novice in this field. <br /><br />Winchester (my diocese) appear to have identified by Deanery/Parish a spend of £92,930 but have 'spent' (according to your other grid) all their allocated £122,850 with no carry forward.<br /><br />Is my maths out or is there likely to be an explanation for this discrepancy?ramtopsrachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125522822674962696noreply@blogger.com