News & Stories


Jane's Challenging Wheelchair Trek for Charity

18th April 2024

Jane Henderson from St John's Church in Hinckley is set to roll an epic nine miles across the Malvern Hills Ridge in her all-terrain wheelchair next month, to raise money for Church Army.

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The Licensing of Jan Barlow as an Intercultural Pioneer Minister

15th April 2024

Jan Barlow was licensed and welcomed to St Paul’s Church in Oadby on Sunday 7 April, during a joyously intercultural service marking new beginnings and a commitment to shared ministry.

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Everyone is Welcome in God's House

15th April 2024

Following their calling to see teenagers and young adults with additional needs raised-up to serve God and their church family, a small team at Holy Trinity Church in Leicester have created a monthly, accessible service.

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An Array of Easter Activity Around the Diocese

8th April 2024

In an array of activities across the diocese, churches of different denominations came together to witness to, commemorate and celebrate the events of Holy Week and Easter.

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The Leicester Anglican Cursillo Community Growing in Faith and Fellowship

8th April 2024

The Leicester Anglican Cursillo (LAC) community continues to grow in faith and fellowship, as it marks another year in the diocese and looks forward to its annual weekend course at Launde Abbey.

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200 People Come to Leicester To Learn More About Intercultural Mission

5th April 2024

Two hundred people from across the UK and beyond came to Leicester for the three-day Anglican Intercultural Mission Conference between 20 and 22 March in order to learn more about intercultural mission and worship, and racial justice.

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Bringing People Together on the Way of the Cross

26th March 2024

Four parishes have found a creative way of inviting members of their communities and children at their local schools to engage with the events of Holy Week by setting up a Way of the Cross across their churchyards with artwork by local children and audio reflections by their ministers.

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Coming Together in Support of the Bishops’ Lent Appeal 2024

24th March 2024

It’s incredibly encouraging to hear how our worshipping communities have embraced the Bishops’ Lent Appeal in support of Baca this year, giving generously to the good cause.

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New Beginnings in the Fenn Lanes Benefice

22nd March 2024

Revd Emily Sharman was welcomed into St Margaret of Antioch’s Church during a joyful service of induction, and commitment to shared ministry in the rural benefice of the Fenn Lanes.

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Reaching More People Through Social Prescribing

21st March 2024

A new social prescribing directory provides a way for churches’ activities and projects to reach more people.

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