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4 unusual facts about Faith in the City


Church Urban Fund

1987 The Church Urban Fund launched by the Church of England as a response to ‘Faith in the City’ with the aim of supporting local projects tackling poverty in England’s poorest communities.

The creation of the Church Urban Fund was arguably one of the most important and lasting legacies of the controversial "Faith in the City" report, produced by the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Urban Priority Areas in 1985.

1985 ‘Faith in the City’ report produced, highlighting the social turmoil existing in many of England’s cities.

Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits

When a Church of England report titled Faith in the City was published in December 1985 criticising Mrs. Thatcher's policies, Jakobovits responded by attacking its underlying philosophy.



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