News & Stories


Bishop's Lent Pilgrimage around Leicestershire community and social action projects

17th February 2020

Bishop Guli undertaking more than 30 visits and a charity ‘sleep out' as part of a Lent Pilgrimage


Bishop Martyn's latest blog

17th February 2020

Extinction or rebellion? Young people and the church. Following debates and votes last week at General Synod (February 2020), Bishop Martyn published his latest blog post..


Past Cases Review 2

17th February 2020

Like all the other dioceses in the Church of England, we are conducting Past Cases Review 2 (PCR 2) into safeguarding matters relating to sexual abuse of children or vulnerable adults.


Bishop Martyn leads Synod vote to apologise for racism in the Church of England

11th February 2020

General Synod votes unanimously after Bishop Martyn talks about the Church taking first steps into a new culture defined by humility


Bishops' Lent Appeal to raise funds for Cook and Eat Hubs

10th February 2020

Our Bishops have chosen the Together Leicester Cook and Eat project for this year's Lent Appeal


BAME partner churches evening

10th February 2020

Churches from city and county gathered as part of our Intercultural Worshipping Communities project


St Barnabas CofE School welcomes Bishop Martyn for an afternoon

10th February 2020

Children and staff welcomed were keen to share the school's story


Good news for churches in need of help with building funding

7th February 2020

National Churches Trust (NCT) now offers three different programmes for churches to apply to for funding


Bishop Martyn hears about community life in rural Avon Swift

6th February 2020

Bishop Martyn shared lunch with people from 11 villages to hear about local communities and led an informal Candlemas service in one of our schools


A church for all ages, backgrounds, cultures and nationalities

5th February 2020

Churches in Leicestershire are taking small steps towards a more culturally inclusive approach to growing and following Jesus

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