The Church Is Spending £100 Million And It Isn't On You!

The Church Commissioners have committed £100 million to Project Spire, a reparations fund for historic links to the slave trade. But the history it rests on is being challenged by serious scholars. The legal basis is uncertain. And 81% of Anglicans say this is not what they want their Church to spend money on.Meanwhile parishes are closing. Vicarages sit empty. Clergy are burning out.In this video I walk through what Project Spire actually is, what the evidence does and doesn’t show, and what faithful Christians can do when the institution they love loses sight of the people it was built to serve. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit monoingles.substack.com/subscribe