A statement from the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, the Church of England’s lead bishop for child poverty issues, following the budget this afternoon (26 November, 2025).
Members of the Soar Valley Minster Community came together on Thursday (20 November) for a service of inauguration and commissioning of this newly forming Minster Community. At the heart of Soar Valley, there is a strong sense of the whole people of God working together for the Kingdom in this area of the diocese, with hopeful stories emerging.
As we come to the end of November, our thoughts turn to Advent and the festivities that follow. The Christmas season is often associated with joy and celebration, but for some, it can be a very challenging time.
St Mary’s Church in Lutterworth is celebrating a remarkable year of growth, connection, and compassion through the work of the Churchgate Community Centre, which continues to be a vibrant hub for people aged five to 95.
A Service of Thanksgiving and Farewell has been held to mark the end of 18 years of ministry of the Sisters of St Francis Community in Leicester.
A new term means a new listening exercise, and this Autumn sees the launch of the latest Bishop's Children and Youth Council listening exercise on the theme of ‘Do You Hear Me?’
Kimberley Tyler was commissioned as a Locally Authorised Minister at St Denys Church in Evington. Kimberley is currently exploring a call to ordained ministry, and admits it has taken her some time to finally realise that God calls all kinds of people.
It was an afternoon of prayer and praise, recognition and respect, as the Diocese and Cathedral came together to celebrate the vital ministry of chaplains who serve faithfully across our hospitals, schools, prisons, universities, and many other community spaces within the Diocese of Leicester.
In September, a diverse team made up of ordained, licensed, and lay members from the Diocese of Leicester, embarked on the first intercultural and intergenerational visit to our link dioceses in Tanzania - a journey that proved to be both formative and deeply moving.
In recognition of the announcement of the Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, bishops in the Diocese of Leicester made the following statements:
