Renew Wellbeing Cafés
8th August 2024The Diocese of Leicester has been selected to join a pilot scheme offering parishes training and support from Renew Wellbeing to launch simple, welcoming, café-style spaces.
News & Stories
Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill Appointed as Leicester Cathedral’s Canon Missioner
7th July 2024The Very Revd Karen Rooms, Dean of Leicester, and the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, Bishop of Leicester, are delighted to announce that the Revd Dr Sarah Siddique Gill, currently Vicar of the United Benefice of St. Stephen with St. James, Blackburn and Assistant Archdeacon in the Diocese of Blackburn, has been appointed as the new Canon Missioner for Leicester Cathedral.
Refugee Week 2024
14th June 2024It’s Refugee Week 2024 (17-23 June) and this year's theme is centred around ‘Our Home’ - encouraging us to consider what true ‘home’ looks like and how we can create welcoming, safe and sustainable places for all.
Art Exhibition Gives Hope for Prisoners and People Experiencing Homelessness
9th May 2024Artwork produced by men serving a sentence at HMP Leicester is being proudly displayed at Kings Coffee House, Holy Trinity Leicester’s cafe, to raise money to buy sleeping bags and care packages for people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Mountsorrel Church’s Loving Service to New Parents
23rd April 2024Beyond the Bump, a postnatal support group run by St Peter’s and Christ Church Mountsorrel is helping new parents make friends, learn about caring for their baby, and starting conversations about faith.
Church Hill Junior School Receives ‘Global Neighbour’ Award from Christian Aid
18th April 2024Pupils at Church Hill have been presented with a Bronze Award from Christian Aid’s Global Neighbours Scheme, in recognition of its initiatives to encourage children to think of others throughout the world.
Refurbished Food Hub Enables Christ the King to Keep Offering ‘Beacon of Hope’
12th April 2024On 3 April, Christ the King Beaumont Leys’ Food Hub was reopened after a refurbishment thanks to a grant of £66,000 from the Government’s Community Organisation Cost of Living Fund.
Coming Together in Support of the Bishops’ Lent Appeal 2024
24th March 2024It’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.
Reaching More People Through Social Prescribing
21st March 2024A new social prescribing directory provides a way for churches’ activities and projects to reach more people.
Value Our Vote Campaign Launched at Church of the Martyrs
13th February 2024Roz Burch and Wendy Bebbington, two members of the Church of the Martyrs, have launched a campaign to encourage people to vote in the forthcoming election as part of their loving service of the world.
