Bishop Martyn's latest blog
17th February 2020Extinction or rebellion? Young people and the church. Following debates and votes last week at General Synod (February 2020), Bishop Martyn published his latest blog post..
News & Stories
Past Cases Review 2
17th February 2020Like all the other dioceses in the Church of England, we are conducting Past Cases Review 2 (PCR 2) into safeguarding matters relating to sexual abuse of children or vulnerable adults.
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
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.
