On the 1st July 2009, The Archbishops’ Council signed an agreement with Anglican charity Hymns Ancient & Modern to publish liturgy, key reference titles and other resources for the Church.

Under the agreement, the Council will continue to publish a range of titles to support the ministry and mission of the Church under its Church House Publishing imprint, with Hymns Ancient & Modern (HA&M) acting as its production and marketing arm.

Philip Fletcher, who chairs the Archbishops' Council's Publishing Group, said: “Hymns Ancient & Modern have a long and distinguished track record in publishing. This agreement with them will ensure that a full range of vital Church resources, including Common Worship, Crockford's, the Church of England Year Book and other key titles will continue to be published to high standards in an economic way. We shall also be working with Hymns Ancient and Modern on maintaining and developing the Council's electronic output, including Visual Liturgy Live and Crockford's online.”

Further details can be found in the press release published on the Church of England website on 1st July. 

HA&M already provide customer service and distribution services to Church House Publishing through their distribution arm Norwich Books and Music.  

The full range of CHP products will continue to be available through this website and by phone from Norwich Books and Music on 01603 612914.