Supporting Young People's Mental Health
29th September 2022Florence Gildea, Social Policy Advisor to the Bishop of Leicester, offers advice on how churches can support young people’s mental health.
News & Stories
Loving Service of the World in our diocese
26th September 2022Loving Service of the World is one of our three priorities as a diocese. So, to find out how parishes across the diocese are serving their communities, the Social Responsibility Panel asked church leaders and church officers what needs they are seeing in their communities, how they’re responding to them, and how the Social Responsibility Panel can best support them.
‘Give, Take, Swap’ Community Pantry in Great Glen
11th August 2022A village church has launched a Community Pantry to tackle problems including the cost-of-living crisis, wellbeing and ecological concerns such as food waste.
Christians from around the diocese engaging with the Ukrainian crisis
11th August 2022he diocese is partnering with Citizens UK to welcome Ukrainian guests across the diocese.
Leicester Deaf Centre bestowed with The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service
20th June 2022Leicester Deaf Centre has been bestowed with The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service - the highest award a local voluntary group can receive, equivalent to an MBE – in recognition of its amazing work.
From Foodbanks to Good Food for All: Responding locally to the cost of living crisis
6th June 2022As Together Leicester Development Worker, Elaine Smith has been working ecumenically with parishes in the county to develop innovative and creative ways of addressing food poverty, including community kitchens, lunch clubs, community fridges and cook and eat sessions, alongside the food pantries that have been emerging across the diocese
Two new food pantries are launched!
11th April 2022Last Saturday saw the joint ecumenical launch of two new food pantries in two Leicester city churches, one Anglican and one operated by a Moravian congregation in a Methodist church hall. Archdeacon Richard and Moravian Bishop Joachim visited both food pantries, at All Saints Belgrave and Wesley Hall Methodist church, and prayed for the two projects as they opened their doors for the first time.
Church Sleepover raises money for Bishop's Lent Appeal
11th April 2022Bats, mice, spiders and the hourly chiming of bells did little to intimidate a trio of parishioners in the village of Barkby who recently spent the night sleeping in St Mary's Church to raise money for the Bishop of Leicester's Lent Appeal 2022.
10,000 knitted chain links focus prayer for modern slavery victims
28th March 2022The Mothers' Union knitted chain has been on display at the Community of the Tree of Life Chapel
Christian Aid is inviting churches to join together to pray and light candles for Ukraine this Sunday
28th March 2022Prayers for an end to the conflict and for all those affected by the terrible impact of war
