# MODERN CHURCH

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 281573
- **Other names:** M C U, THE MODERN CHURCHPEOPLE&#x27;S UNION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 15, 1981
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=281573


## Contact

- **Address:** 97 Court View, STONEHOUSE, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
- **Postcode:** GL10 3PJ
- **Phone:** 0845 345 1909
- **Email:** office@modernchurch.org.uk
- **Website:** www.modernchurch.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(A) THE PROMOTION OF OPEN AND CRITICAL STUDY OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS RELEVANCE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD; AND(B) OFFERING RESOURCES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS IN PARISHES, INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC LIFE TO SUPPORT AN OPEN-MINDED AND THOUGHTFUL APPROACH TO MATTERS OF FAITH AND RELIGION

**Activities:** Modern Church promotes liberal Christian theology, offering debate on religious issues, embracing the spirit of freedom &amp; informed enquiry. It seeks to involve the Christian faith in an ongoing search for truth by interpreting traditional doctrine in the light of present day understanding.  It encourages debate through its journal, newsletter and books, conferences, website and local groups.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Religious Activities
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **PROFESSOR ELAINE LOUISE GRAHAM** | Chair | July 22, 2021 |
| ANTHONY GRAHAM BENINGTON WOOLLARD |  |  |
| Hugh Bryant |  | July 20, 2022 |
| Joseph Samuel Priestley |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Professor Adrian Thatcher |  | July 14, 2015 |
| Rev Anne-Marie Caroline Kramer |  | Dec. 5, 2025 |
| Rev Diane Kutar |  | July 20, 2022 |
| Rev Donald Roger Witts |  | Sept. 4, 2024 |
| Rev Lorraine Cavanagh |  | July 15, 2014 |




