CHURCHES are being encouraged to share their good news for the chance of winning £7,500 in a new competition.

'Good News' is a competition for Anglican Churches launched by Ecclesiastical Insurance.

The specialist insure's annual church competition hopes to 'shine a light on churches across the UK' and showcase their good news stories.

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It is a chance for the churches to show the ways that the people in their local area have pulled together to make a difference.

Entries should be submitted in a news-style article, with an attention-grabbing headline.

The article should be no more than 250 words in length.

Photos and videos are also encouraged to go within the article to help show the impact of different initiatives.

The best entries will be put on the insurance company's website and social media pages.

Each entry is automatically entered into the regional competition where a panel of judges, which will include representatives from the five regions, will each select a regional winner who will each receive a prize of £1,500 for their church.

The grand final of the competition will see one of the regional winners be crowned the national winner and receive an additional £6,000.

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Therefore the total winnings will be £7,500.

Michael Angell, church operations director at Ecclesiastical Insurance, said: “It goes without saying that the last year has been challenging for so many of us – and that includes our churches.

“Despite the challenges that the pandemic has brought with it, churches have remained a beacon of hope to the communities they are based in. They have shown resilience and a willingness to adapt, diversifying to offer local residents more than ever before – from food banks, to home deliveries and vaccination centres

“That’s why this year’s theme for our church competition is ‘Good News’! We want to help shine a light on those unsung heroes in our communities and the new initiatives that churches have come up with to help those most in need - spreading the ‘Good News’ far and wide.”

The competition closes on Friday 17 September.

Entries can be submitted through www.ecclesiastical.com/churchcomp.