Church of England Newspaper suspends print operations.
The Church of England Newspaper has for a long time been an important pillar in UK Christian media. (The Church of England Newspaper)What might be the world’s oldest Christian newspaper is suspending its print operations indefinitely following the death of its owner and main financial supporter.
The Church of England Newspaper, as it is straightforwardly named, began life in 1828 as The Record. It gained its current name in the 1950s following a merger with The Church Family Newspaper.
So influential was the paper at one point that it even boasted its own faction within the Church. As a vehicle for young evangelicals in the 19th century, the “Recordites” were opposed to the pro-Catholic Oxford Movement.
Ironically, one of the first supporters and indeed subscribers to the newspaper was John Henry Newman. Newman eventually joined the Catholic Church via the Oxford Movement, eventually becoming a cardinal and even achieving sainthood posthumously in 2019.
Now however, the print operations of the paper have been forced to fold, although the newspaper said it is pursuing all options. CT.
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