St John's Hinckley provides food for families in need
22nd June 2020During lockdown, St John's have been working with Transforming Lives for Good to deliver 'Boxes of Hope'
News & Stories
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.
Statement by the Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough about annexation of land in the West Bank
12th June 2020Read the statement made by the Bishops of Leicester and Loughborough about annexation of land in the West Bank
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
Sharing faith through art
10th June 2020Lockdown has been quite a journey for Hayley. Here she reveals to us how a recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and a break from the busyness of her ‘normal life' as a teacher, has inspired her to share her faith with others through art…
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.
How faith and acting on climate change are linked
4th June 2020Erica is 16 years old, a Christian and a climate activist. She sits on the Bishop's Youth Council and the Diocesan Environmental Group, as well as being a prominent figure in the youth movement, Climate Strike Leicester.
Registering to work towards becoming an Eco Diocese
4th June 2020The diocese has registered with awarding body A Rocha to become an Eco Diocese within the next two years. Read to find out how some churches are making steps forward as part of this commitment.
Generosity for SoundCafe
3rd June 2020Paragon Bank PLC have made a very generous donation of £10,000 to SoundCafe Leicester which will further support the work of the City centre based charity with people who are homeless, isolated and vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
