Creationtide 2025 - Peace with Creation
1st September 2025Creationtide is a month of unity, when Christians around the world celebrate the beauty and wonder of creation and commit to caring for our common home.
News & Stories
A Call to Prayer for the Upcoming Tanzania Trip
7th August 2025This September, a team from the Diocese of Leicester, led by Revd Dave Rollett, will be travelling to Tanzania to visit our link partner dioceses of Kilimanjaro and Kiteto.
South Asian Heritage Month - A Time for Reflection and Action
17th July 2025The theme for this year's South Asian Heritage Month, which runs from 18 July – 17 August, is 'Roots to Routes'.
Sharing God’s Love on the Streets: Loughborough Street Pastors
15th June 2025Every Saturday night in Loughborough, a small team walks the streets wearing blue uniforms and offering more than just a presence—they bring a ministry of care, compassion, and Christ’s love. These are the Loughborough Street Pastors.
Christian Aid Red-Head
27th May 2025During Christian Aid Week (11-17 May), Christine from St Philip and St James Church in Groby, decided to temporarily colour her usually white hair Christian Aid red for the cause.
Caring for God’s Precious Gift of Creation
12th May 2025Has your church filled in the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) yet? Preserving our precious gift of creation is something we should be thinking about and acting upon every day as Christians. One of the ways churches can tackle climate change is through reducing the carbon released from their buildings into the atmosphere.
Baby Basics - Faithfully Supporting Families
12th May 2025As part of his calling to raise-up local charities doing work to support those most vulnerable in the diocese, Bishop Martyn recently paid a visit to Baby Basics Leicester.
Honouring SoundCafe Leicester Volunteers
23rd April 2025It was an unforgettable occasion for SoundCafe Leicester volunteers earlier this month as the charity was presented with the Kings Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS) by Mr. Mike Kapur, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.
Diocese of Leicester Mothers’ Union – New President Commissioning
14th April 2025The Mothers’ Union Leicester Diocese held their Annual Spring Members’ Forum at St Wilfrid's Church in Kibworth on Saturday 5 April during which Bishop Martyn commissioned the new Diocesan Mothers’ Union President, Ruth Fryer, and Board of Trustees - Sue Wilson, Noreen Mewies, Eileen Payne, Margaret Rouse and Mary Clarkson.
New Eco Church Survey Launched
12th February 2025A Rocha has launched its new Eco Church survey and is appealing to churches and worshipping communities to take meaningful action for climate and nature.
