Who We Are

The Anglican Religious Life Project started in a field at the Greenbelt festival in 2017, when a group of young people, interested in the religious life, resolved to do something to share the riches of that life with the wider church.

Now incorporating a mixture of Anglican religious in vows, enquirers and friends of the religious life, we believe that the religious life is one of the best-kept secrets of the church, here in the UK and across the Anglican Communion. 

Whatever the significance of the religious life in your journey, whether you are exploring your vocation, looking to deepen your faith, or interested in the history and life of religious communities, we hope this project will be a gift to you, as the religious life has been to us.

Our Core Values

  • To raise awareness of the religious life within the Church of England.
  • To support communities as they share their stories and insights with the wider Church and world, adopting a framework which respects charism, vocation and personal journey.
  • To share the historical and contemporary narratives of Religious Communities, creating a hub of information and a helpful resource for all who are interested in the Anglican Religious Life.
  • To provide a focus for connection: enabling new networks of mutual support and friendship for those who are exploring a possible vocation to the Anglican Religious Life; also connecting enquirers with communities to which they might be called.
  • To utilise Twitter as an engine of prayer for Religious Communities and for the Religious Life; and also to share news, events and liturgical feasts with a wider audience.
  • Above all, to curate a safe and holy space, to be a prayerful and positive presence online.

Our Mission Statement

The Anglican Religious Life Project exists to build awareness of the diversity and richness of the religious life within the Church of England, supporting religious communities as they share their gifts with the church and with the world.

Our Connections

We are an independent project, with a friendly relationship with Anglican Religious Communities in England, and connections with many of the Anglican religious communities in the UK.

Please pray for us, as we pray for you. Please contact us via our Contact Page if you would like to get involved with what we do.