News & Stories


This Week: Racial Justice Sunday 2025

3rd February 2025

Sunday 9 February is Racial Justice Sunday. Entering its 30th year of celebration, this is a unique day in which we, as the body of Christ, highlight the continued need to oppose racism and pursue racial justice.

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Seasonal Celebrations Across the Diocese

23rd December 2024

Throughout Advent, churches all around the diocese have been sharing the Christmas story and blessing their communities in many creative and inspiring ways.

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'Sofa Chat' and a Cuppa with the Community

12th August 2024

The Church of the Martyrs in Leicester have found a great way to casually, and rather comfortably, connect with its neighbours this summer through ‘Sofa Chat’.

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The Good Shepherd, Loughborough Welcomes New Worshipping Families Into The Fold

1st August 2024

Last Autumn, three families felt a shared sense of calling to become part of the weekly worshipping community at The Good Shepherd.

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Rain at Download Doesn’t Dampen Chaplaincy Team's Spirits

18th June 2024

40 people, lay and ordained, joined the Chaplaincy Team for this year's Download to offer festival-goers a safe space, a listening ear and to offer prayer.

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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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New Ways of Engaging with Thy Kingdom Come for 2024

2nd April 2024

Thy Kingdom Come is an annual ecumenical prayer movement which unites Christians around the world in praying from Ascension to Pentecost for the coming of the Spirit and for more people to come to know Christ. This year it will take place from Thursday 9th May to Sunday 19th May, and the national church has produced new and updated resources so everyone can take part.

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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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Christina's Call to Lay Ministry in her Church and Community

18th March 2024

Called to serve her church and community, Christina Walmsley was recently commissioned as a Locally Authorised Minister at St Matthew’s Church in Worthington.

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Sharing Our Faith

30th August 2023

Feeling a call to spread the Good News of the Gospel on his own discipleship journey, Clive Jackson from Rothley has created a course to equip his fellow Christians in their evangelism.

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