News & Stories


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


Bishop's call for European churches to strengthen solidarity

31st January 2020

The Conference for European Churches commits to ongoing cooperation post Brexit and calls for prayers and work towards reconciliation.


New Fire Mass and Spirit Space

6th January 2020

Read how a couple of churches in the diocese are exploring Everyday Prayer by blending Catholic and Charismatic styles of prayer.


Bishop and Dean of Leicester help The Children's Hospital School mark 70 years

20th November 2019

A special service at the Cathedral marked seven decades of the amazing school, which educates hundreds of students too ill to attend their mainstream school.


Double Celebrations at VALL Awards

11th November 2019

Two of our diocesan fresh expressions of Church, SoundCafe and The Well, scooped first place at the inaugural Voluntary Action Leicester & Leicestershire (VALL) awards ceremony.


CYM Children, Youth and Mission courses moving to the Diocese of Leicester

4th November 2019

The Diocese of Leicester is to be the new home for the Institute for Children, Youth and Mission (iCYM) courses from September 2020.


Homelessness Charter 'Give Leicester' scheme creates contactless donation points

24th October 2019

A scheme is being launched to provide 16 contactless donation points across the city for members of the public to give £3 a time to the One Roof Leicester night shelter to help rough sleepers


Archbishops' College of Evangelists relaunched for a new century

24th October 2019

The College of Evangelists has been relaunched to support the Church of England's ambition of seeing 1,000 new evangelists trained to help others share the good news of Jesus Christ across all churchmanship traditions.

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