Building Friendships Through Shared Hospitality
14th September 2026This summer, St Philip’s Centre helped bring together women from different faiths and communities through a series of visits, conversations and shared meals.
News & Stories
St Philip’s Centre Celebrates 20 Years of Interfaith Engagement
8th July 2026St Philip’s Centre turned 20 in June and marked the anniversary with a series of events celebrating two decades of supporting interfaith engagement and community dialogue. Founded in 2006, the Centre has grown into a place where people from different faith and belief backgrounds can meet, learn from one another, and build understanding to live well together.
Blessing the Boundary and Celebrating Community Cohesion Through Cricket
1st June 2026Leicestershire and Rutland Cricket Foundation marked the start of the new cricket season with its annual Season Blessing. The event included a multi-faith blessing by religious and community leaders from across Leicestershire, in a service led by the Ven Richard Trethewey, Archdeacon of Leicester, and was a celebration of unity, reflection and community spirit.
Supporting Churches in a Polarised Environment
7th April 2026The Promoting Unity in our Nation group, chaired by Bishop Martyn, want to hear from church leaders in the Diocese of Leicester about whether political and social polarisation is having an effect in your communities and, if so, what resources you would find useful.
Exhibition Celebrates Life in Leicester
5th March 2026An exhibition celebrating life in Leicester is on display at Leicester Museum. Showcasing the findings from the Living Together oral history project, which has been led by St Philip’s Centre and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this project documents the stories of 103 people who today call Leicester home, but come from a variety of backgrounds.
Sharing Tradition and Tackling Division
16th December 2025Bishop Martyn spoke to BBC East Midlands reporter, Jeremy Ball, about building bridges between cultures at Christmas.
Responding to the increasing polarisation in our societies
20th November 2025Bishop Martyn was recently asked to represent the Church of England at a meeting with the European Commission in Brussels.
Book report: Safer Faiths, Safer Followers
11th November 2025*The following article references safeguarding.* The Revd Dr Tom Wilson, Director of the St Philip’s Centre, has written a book titled Safer Faiths, Safer Followers: Understanding and Countering Spiritual Abuse in Faith Communities.
Interfaith Round Table in Parliament
6th November 2025Bishop Martyn recently attended a high-level interfaith discussion in the House of Lords. Representatives of different faith communities were present, including the new Minister of State for Faith and Communities, Miatta Fahnbulleh, and the new interfaith adviser to the Prime Minister, Dilwar Hussain.
Inter Faith Week 2025
3rd November 2025Inter Faith Week begins on Remembrance Sunday (9 November) and presents us with a wonderful opportunity to better understand our neighbours.
