Raising essential funds for our linked diocese in Tanzania
20th August 2020The Dioceses of Leicester and Kiteto in Tanzania have been linked since 1982. The Diocesan Tanzanian Link Committee are aiming to raise £7,500 for the eye clinic.
News & Stories
Filipino Chaplaincy provides Filipino food for NHS and care workers
14th August 2020Leicester's Filipino Chaplaincy, Bayanihan Leicestershire and Kanlungan Filipino Consortium are taking part in Everyday Action by providing Filipino food for staff of three Hospitals and five Care Homes in Leicestershire.
Launde Deanery responds to Black Lives Matter
16th July 2020A response from Christians who worship in the rural churches of Launde Deanery to the killing of George Floyd, demonstrating their commitment to the worth of all people and the Black Lives matter movement.
What's happening with the Link Dioceses?
29th June 2020With the incessant virus news, it's easy to lose track of our sisters and brothers in our link sibling dioceses of Kilimanjaro & Kiteto in Tanzania, Trichy in India and Wyoming in USA. Here's an update, and how you can pray for them.
What do YOU see?
22nd June 2020Revd Lusa Ngoy our diocesan BAME enabler and lead on Intercultural Worshipping Communities wrote this powerful poem as a personal response to the tragic killing of George Floyd. Here it is performed by a number of colleagues and friends from around the diocese. What do you see?
Our Big BAME Conversation: A safe space for usually hidden voices to be heard
16th June 2020A recent online conversation with people in our churches of BAME heritage called for an ongoing process allowing more of such voices to be heard in our shared conversations as a diocese.
Calling for the Church to examine its own record on racism
11th June 2020Our Bishops 'Taking the Knee' on the front page, an article by Bishop Guli and another by our BAME Mission Enabler, Revd Lusa, all feature in the latest edition of Church of England Newspaper
Bishops Take The Knee
8th June 2020The Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough 'Took The Knee' outside Leicester Cathedral to mark two weeks since George Floyd's death and highlight injustice in our own society.
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Bishop's letter in The Times calls for full inquiry into impact of COVID-19 and Government action to tackle racism
5th June 2020The Bishop of Loughborough is calling for a comprehensive public enquiry following this week's report highlighting disparities in impact of the Coronavirus, as well as urging the Government to outline what steps will be taken to tackle racial prejudice more widely.
Bishop Martyn leads Synod vote to apologise for racism in the Church of England
11th February 2020General Synod votes unanimously after Bishop Martyn talks about the Church taking first steps into a new culture defined by humility
