A Call to Prayer for the Upcoming Tanzania Trip
7th August 2025This September, a team from the Diocese of Leicester, led by Revd Dave Rollett, will be travelling to Tanzania to visit our link partner dioceses of Kilimanjaro and Kiteto.
News & Stories
Introducing the Revd Phil Bryson, Diocesan Disability Adviser
4th August 2025As part of our commitment as a diocese to prioritise the inclusion and flourishing of all God’s people in our worshipping communities, the Revd Phil Bryson has taken up the position of Diocesan Disability Adviser.
St Wistan Said 'Yes' - Who Else Might God Be Calling?
1st August 2025What makes a saint? Not halos, not headlines, but hands. In this video Bishop Saju reflects on the life and death of St Wistan and asks us to consider how God might be calling us to serve Him.
Blooming Marvellous - Composting and Care for God’s Creation
30th July 2025On a busy road leading into Loughborough, the gardens at Emmauel have long been admired by the church and community. Those travelling past often comment on the year-round bright and beautiful flower beds, with roses, hydrangeas, and helichrysum to name but a few currently in bloom.
New Video Explores Focal Ministry
21st July 2025Focal Ministry is emerging in the diocese as a way to recognise those who are called to love and serve their local church and community. In this video, Liz Rawlings speaks to Associate Minister, Hilary Painter, who explains her sense of calling to Focal Ministry.
South Asian Heritage Month - A Time for Reflection and Action
17th July 2025The theme for this year's South Asian Heritage Month, which runs from 18 July – 17 August, is 'Roots to Routes'.
Growing Disciples Through the Leicester Anglican Cursillo Community
16th July 2025Cursillo offers committed Christians a community of discipleship in which they are supported and encouraged as they grow in faith and seek to establish a role in the work of building God’s Kingdom. Here in the diocese, we have a local group - the Leicester Anglican Cursillo (LAC) – with a collective of more than 300 people who have completed a ‘Cursillo weekend’ and joined the fellowship.
Early Summer Baptisms and Confirmations
11th July 2025Throughout June and into the beginning of July, a number of our worshipping communities welcomed and witnessed members of their church families taking the next step on their faith journeys.
Summer Social, Song and Licensing Celebration for Soundcafe Leicester
10th July 2025SoundCafe Leicester ended the summer season in song and celebration at St Mary de Castro Church with the formal licensing of the Revd Tony Leighton as leader for this BMO (Bishop’s Mission Order).
Licensing Launde With God's Love
7th July 2025The licensing of the Revd Crystal McAllister, as Interim Oversight Minister in the Launde Deanery Minster Community, was held during morning prayer on Tuesday 1 July at Bishop’s Lodge.
