Bishop Martyn leads Synod vote to apologise for racism in the Church of England
11th February 2020General Synod votes unanimously after Bishop Martyn talks about the Church taking first steps into a new culture defined by humility
News & Stories
Bishops' Lent Appeal to raise funds for Cook and Eat Hubs
10th February 2020Our Bishops have chosen the Together Leicester Cook and Eat project for this year's Lent Appeal
BAME partner churches evening
10th February 2020Churches 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 2020Children and staff welcomed were keen to share the school's story
Good news for churches in need of help with building funding
7th February 2020National 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 2020Bishop 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 2020Churches 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 2020The Conference for European Churches commits to ongoing cooperation post Brexit and calls for prayers and work towards reconciliation.
Bishiop Guli's latest Radio 4 'Thought For The Day'
20th January 2020Read the text of the Bishop of Loughborough's most recent BBC Radio 4 Thought For The Day about her prayer, as an Iranian and a Christian, that ongoing responses to the death of Iranian General Soleimani will draw on traditions reflected in Iran's poetry, its rich culture and in the worship of the magi at the feet of the Christ child.
Bishop Guli becomes an Honorary Doctor of Laws
16th January 2020University of Leicester awards Honorary Degree to Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Loughborough
