St Botolph's in Shepshed regularly fundraise for Christian Aid and have a fundraising group of 8 people plus many other helpers, often working ecumenically with other churches in Shepshed. This year they had to think of a new way to fundraise as their traditional methods were cancelled or postponed.
Alan Pyke, a retired vicar from Kibworth is walking the 850 mile distance from Lands End to John O'Groats without leaving the sheltered accommodation complex where he lives, to raise money for The Well charity in the village.
A community partnership project exploring the twin themes of togetherness and hope.
The Bishop of Leicester is working in partnership with the University of Leicester's Vice-Chancellor and the CEO of Leicester City Football Club on a celebration of community spirit in Leicester and Leicestershire this weekend, supported by a raft of other public figures.
As lockdown continues in Leicester, the need for the Church to reach out to its communities in an act of God's love and as a sign of solidarity, is greater than ever. In Highfields and Evington, the churches of St Peter's and St Philip's have been connecting with their church families and the wider neighbourhood over the airwaves of a local community radio station.
An uplifting online service for the hundreds of children leaving our Church of England primary schools this summer
The Bishops and our Dean, as well as other faith leaders in Leicestershire have signed a joint statement following the new lockdown
Bishop Martyn speaks as churches and church schools in the city, and some neighbouring parts of the county, have to close once more.
Following the Prime Minister's announcement that church services may be able to resume from 4 July, Bishop Martyn has released a statement
With 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.
