Association for Church Editors

Association for Church Editors Bringing together editors, designers and others involved in the production of Christian church magazines throughout the United Kingdom and Overseas.

The Association for Church Editors is a not-for-profit group providing practical help and advice to those concerned with producing church-based communications. We therefore encourage our members to work towards the highest standards of communication between churches and their immediate communities. Membership provides the following benefits:

- Sharing of creative ideas and unique materials that a

re exchanged between members,

- Advice and technical tips from experienced church magazine editors,

- A regular Ideas Forum, distributed monthly by e-mail, providing more tips and advice,

- A national level Awards Scheme is held most years to encourage and recognise the achievements of our members,

- An annual meeting in May at which the Awards are presented, the Annual General Meeting is held, a prominent speaker gives a keynote speech and matters of current interest to members are discussed,

- Free pdf copies of “Producing a church magazine, Guide to Good Practice” provided to all members,

- Constructive feedback and help to improve your own publication,

- Workshops in desktop publishing; graphics and photo-editing; and web site design,

- Specially negotiated discounts on recommended software applications,

- Formation of Local Groups to organise meetings in your area for providing mutual support and encouragement,

- Subscriptions by new members joining after 1st September will run through to the end of the following year.

The ACE 2026 Awards are now open. If yours is a magazine that uses full colour printing, or just a colour printed cover ...
29/01/2026

The ACE 2026 Awards are now open.

If yours is a magazine that uses full colour printing, or just a colour printed cover and black and white printing inside, you could be in with a chance of winning in one of the categories in this year’s ACE Awards, right up to the prestigous Gold award that includes being the holder of the John King Trophy for a year.

For full details and entry form, please head to the website: https://churchmag.uk/2026-awards/

We’re delighted to announce this year's Gold award and holder of the John King trophy for the 12 months went to In Touch...
20/09/2025

We’re delighted to announce this year's Gold award and holder of the John King trophy for the 12 months went to In Touch magazine from All Saints' church, Springfield, Essex and its editor, Robin Stevens.

Details of all the winners will be on the website in the next few days.

Photo shows Robin receiving the John King trophy, and his certificate, from ACE Chair, Sally Churchus. Photo credit: Tim Cooke

Our afternoon speaker, ACE member Ian Gilchrist, gave some useful tips on magazine content and a brief critique as well ...
20/09/2025

Our afternoon speaker, ACE member Ian Gilchrist, gave some useful tips on magazine content and a brief critique as well as some of the judges comments on some of this year's entries for the ACE Awards.

An appreciative audience listening to Tola Doll Fisher, our morning speaker at the ACE Annual Meeting and Awards
20/09/2025

An appreciative audience listening to Tola Doll Fisher, our morning speaker at the ACE Annual Meeting and Awards

Book your place for an interesting and inspiring meeting of church editorsThis year the ACE 2025 Annual Meeting is on Sa...
31/08/2025

Book your place for an interesting and inspiring meeting of church editors
This year the ACE 2025 Annual Meeting is on Saturday 20th September at St. Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham. We are pleased to announce that our morning speaker will be Tola Doll Fisher, Editor of Premier Woman Alive magazine. Our afternoon speaker will be ACE member, Ian Gilchrist, who will be giving us numerous tips on where to find ideas for articles, how to write them in an interesting way, how to choose and use photos effectively, and how to lay out the pages for maximum impact. Our own Webmaster, Tim Cooke, will give a brief overview of the options open to those who will be losing access to Publisher in 2026 and attempt to answer questions you may have.

The Annual Meetings are always a great place to meet and chat to fellow editors, get some great information from our guest speakers and join in celebrating the presentation of awards.

See https://churchmag.uk/2025-annual-meeting/ for more details. Bookings will close 23:45 on 12 September 2025.

There's still time to enter your magazine into the 2025 ACE awards, with the closing date extended till 31st May 2025. F...
05/04/2025

There's still time to enter your magazine into the 2025 ACE awards, with the closing date extended till 31st May 2025. Follow the link in the original post to find out more.

Could this be you?

The ACE 2025 Awards for magazines with Black and White printing are now open. Check the ACE website for full details and entry form.

https://churchmag.uk/2025-awards/

Image shows Cath Matheson, winner of the ACE 2024 Gold Award and holder of the John King Tophy for a year with her husband Duncan and ACE Chair, Sally Churchus. Image credit: Tim Cooke.

Could this be you?The ACE 2025 Awards for magazines with Black and White printing are now open. Check the ACE website fo...
12/01/2025

Could this be you?

The ACE 2025 Awards for magazines with Black and White printing are now open. Check the ACE website for full details and entry form.

https://churchmag.uk/2025-awards/

Image shows Cath Matheson, winner of the ACE 2024 Gold Award and holder of the John King Tophy for a year with her husband Duncan and ACE Chair, Sally Churchus. Image credit: Tim Cooke.

It's been a great day with two fantastic speakers in the form of Neil Pugmire, Director of Communications for the Church...
28/09/2024

It's been a great day with two fantastic speakers in the form of Neil Pugmire, Director of Communications for the Church of England’s Diocese of Portsmouth, and Tim Bullamore, obituries writer for the Times and Telegraph, and being able to reveal the winners of the ACE 2024 Awards. Details of the winners and more photos of the day will be available via the website tomorrow.

We were also pleased to launch the new ACE logo with a new more contemporary style that keeps Jesus at the centre of all that we do as editors. Member's logos are available via the Member's area of the website.

An early start for some of the committee on the way to the ACE Annual Meeting and Awards at Methodist Central Hall Westm...
28/09/2024

An early start for some of the committee on the way to the ACE Annual Meeting and Awards at Methodist Central Hall Westminster. Looking forward to meeting fellow editors and award winners.

09/09/2024

Ready for an ACE meeting?
Join fellow editors and some great speakers on Saturday 28 September 2024 in Central Hall, Westminster

Last chance to book!

Bookings are still open for the ACE Awards and Annual Meeting. You'll be able to hear who the winners of our 2024 Awards are, and see just what makes a magazine stand out and really share the Christian faith. You'll get some great information on how to improve your magazines from our keynote speakers too.

Booking forms and full details are available on the ACE website here:

https://churchmag.uk/2024-annual-meeting/

We've decided to use an online booking form this year with options to pay via PayPal, by bank transfer or cheque.

https://forms.office.com/r/JQLTDHfkBC

Bookings close on 14th September 2024 at 11:45pm.

Please bring some copies of your magazine for the ‘swaps’ table.

Could your church magazine be amongst the best in the UK?The ACE 2024 awards are open for those with full colour magazin...
17/01/2024

Could your church magazine be amongst the best in the UK?

The ACE 2024 awards are open for those with full colour magazines of any size.

Full details of the awards and entry criteria are on the website:

https://churchmag.uk/2024-awards/

We look forward to reviewing your entires.

ACE Awards 2024 The Association for Church Editors is launching its next Awards to celebrate and recognise the work of church magazine editors and their editorial teams. The John King Trophy Who will be eligible to take part? The 2024 Awards are for any size paper magazine with colour printing. Maga...

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The Association for Church Editors is a not-for-profit group which provides practical help and advice to those concerned with producing church-based communications. We therefore encourage our members to work towards the highest standards of communication between churches and their immediate communities. Membership provides the following benefits: - Sharing of creative ideas and unique materials that are exchanged between members, - Advice and technical tips from experienced church magazine editors, - A regular Ideas Forum, distributed monthly by e-mail, providing more tips and advice, - A national level Awards Scheme is held most years to encourage and recognise the achievements of our members, - An annual meeting in May at which the Awards are presented, the Annual General Meeting is held, a prominent speaker gives a keynote speech and matters of current interest to members are discussed, - Free pdf copies of “Producing a church magazine, Guide to Good Practice” provided to all members, - Constructive feedback and help to improve your own publication, - Workshops in desktop publishing; graphics and photo-editing; and web site design, - Specially negotiated discounts on recommended software applications, - Formation of Local Groups to organise meetings in your area for providing mutual support and encouragement, - Subscriptions by new members joining after 1st September will run through to the end of the following year.