Take Part in Our Summer Listening Exercise on Friendship
20th April 2026This Summer term, our listening exercise is exploring the theme of friendship – and we want to hear from as many young voices in the diocese as possible!
News & Stories
Dave and Tricia Rollett Answer God’s Call to Zanzibar
20th April 2026The Rollett family will soon be swapping life in the Diocese of Leicester for East Africa, where they will walk alongside local Christians and help them work together to be a loving witness to their neighbours of other faiths.
Young Eco Ambassadors Lead the Way at Eco Schools Extravaganza
9th April 2026Primary-aged children from schools across the diocese came together to celebrate creative eco action and caring for God’s planet in the Leicester Diocesan Board of Education’s first ever Eco Schools Extravaganza.
PCC/Trustee Training Events With the Archdeacons
7th April 2026As part of an ongoing provision of support, the Archdeacons of Leicester and Loughborough warmly invite PCCs and Trustees to come together for a training morning. The mornings are designed to help whole PCCs and clergy in understanding, managing, and fulfilling their responsibilities as trustees.
Bishops’ Easter Message 2026 - Rumours of Another World
30th March 2026The Revd Martyn Snow, Lord Bishop of Leicester, and the Rt Revd Saju Muthalaly, Bishop of Loughborough, share their message for Easter 2026.
Joy, Unity and God at Work in Trichy-Tanjore
25th March 2026A small team from the Diocese of Leicester recently travelled to our Link Diocese of Trichy‑Tanjore in the Church of South India (CSI) to strengthen long-standing partnerships, share ministry expertise, and deepen intercultural connections. The visit - our first since the Covid pandemic - was Intercultural and Intergenerational Ministry in action, a reconnecting of communities, with the group returning to Leicester feeling spiritually inspired and energised.
Lifting Shame, Tackling Poverty
12th March 2026The Bill to remove the two-child limit in Universal Credit was debated in the House of Lords today (12 March 2026). The Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Lord Bishop of Leicester, addressed the House with a speech highlighting how the limit deepens both material poverty and the sense of shame experienced by families, reinforcing harmful assumptions about their responsibility and worth. He called for cross‑party collaboration on how to end the policy and address the wider structural and emotional impacts of poverty on people’s lives.
Sisters Shining a Light on the Unseen Women of the Bible
5th March 2026As a source of study and reflection during Lent, the ‘Sisters’ of the Church of the Martyrs in Leicester are concentrating on stories of the ‘unseen’ women of the Bible, shedding light on the lives and characters of women often overlooked in Scripture, but deeply significant in God’s redemptive plan.
Could God Be Calling You to Chaplaincy?
5th March 2026What if your ministry, the outworking of the life of Christ, wasn’t just inside a church building… but in the heart of everyday life? In workplaces, schools, universities, prisons, hospitals, airports, the armed forces, even alongside civic leaders - chaplains bring hope, faith, and presence where it matters most.
Bishops' Lent Appeal 2026 - Family Holiday Charity
10th February 2026The Bishops’ Lent Appeal for 2026 is in support of Family Holiday Charity, an organisation dedicated to helping families struggling with some of life’s toughest challenges.
