The Licensing of Jan Barlow as an Intercultural Pioneer Minister
Jan Barlow was licensed and welcomed to St Paul’s Church in Oadby on Sunday 7 April, during a joyously intercultural service marking new beginnings and a commitment to shared ministry.
News & Stories
Everyone is Welcome in God's House
Following their calling to see teenagers and young adults with additional needs raised-up to serve God and their church family, a small team at Holy Trinity Church in Leicester have created a monthly, accessible service.
Refurbished Food Hub Enables Christ the King to Keep Offering ‘Beacon of Hope’
On 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.
An Array of Easter Activity Around the Diocese
In an array of activities across the diocese, churches of different denominations came together to witness to, commemorate and celebrate the events of Holy Week and Easter.
The Leicester Anglican Cursillo Community Growing in Faith and Fellowship
The Leicester Anglican Cursillo (LAC) community continues to grow in faith and fellowship, as it marks another year in the diocese and looks forward to its annual weekend course at Launde Abbey.
200 People Come to Leicester To Learn More About Intercultural Mission
Two hundred people from across the UK and beyond came to Leicester for the three-day Anglican Intercultural Mission Conference between 20 and 22 March in order to learn more about intercultural mission and worship, and racial justice.
New Ways of Engaging with Thy Kingdom Come for 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.
50 Volunteers Read the Whole Bible Aloud in 70 Hours
For the final days of Lent and Holy Week, The Church of the Martyrs in Leicester made the ambitious decision to read the entire Bible aloud as a community. The church was opened every day from the Thursday before Holy Week for up to 13 hours a day while volunteers read from scripture, and members of the community were invited to come along to listen.
Bringing People Together on the Way of the Cross
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.
Bishops' Easter Message
In their Easter message for 2024, Bishop Martyn and Bishop Saju reflect on Jesus' words "Peace be with you" and what that means in times of conflict in the Holy Land, which we know has had an impact in our own communities.
