Together In Hope
16th July 2020A community partnership project exploring the twin themes of togetherness and hope.
News & Stories
Bishop, football club and University launch Leicestershire ‘Together In Hope'
16th July 2020The 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.
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.
Locked down Leicester reached through the airwaves
9th July 2020As 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.
Revd Hilary Lomax Made New Hospital Chaplain Via Zoom
6th July 2020Revd Hilary Lomax is made a hospital chaplain via Zoom with Bishop Martyn Snow
A very special Year 6 Leavers service
6th July 2020An uplifting online service for the hundreds of children leaving our Church of England primary schools this summer
Alan Fletcher Awarded Canterbury Cross in Lambeth Awards
6th July 2020Alan Fletcher, who worships at St Mary de Castro Church in the city, has been awarded the Canterbury Cross for Services to the Church of England.
Bishop of Loughborough Praises Work of Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation
6th July 2020Bishop of Loughborough, Guli Francis-Dehqani, on the Emergency Grant scheme through the Leicestershire & Rutland Community Foundation helping charities in this uncertain time.
Statement on renewed Leicester lockdown
1st July 2020The Bishops and our Dean, as well as other faith leaders in Leicestershire have signed a joint statement following the new lockdown
Bishop Guli joins calls for changes to inhumane immigration detention
1st July 2020The Bishop of Loughborough has joined Christian leaders in signing a letter to the government opposing its inhumane practice of indefinite immigration detention in the UK.
