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Future Bishop of Basingstoke Gets to Know the Diocese
The soon-to-be Bishop of Basingstoke, Kelly Betteridge, spent all day on Thursday 28th August travelling round the north of the diocese meeting people from different communities. Following the official...
PRESS RELEASE: New Bishop of Basingstoke Announced by Downing Street
It has been announced by Downing Street that the Venerable Kelly Anne Betteridge, currently Archdeacon of Bodmin, will be the next Bishop of Basingstoke As Bishop of Basingstoke, Kelly...
Data Breach – Data Associated With Online DBS Checks (APCS)
We have been informed of a data breach that has occurred involving data processed by Access Personal Checking Services (APCS) Ltd – the provider that our diocese, along with...
Bishop Philip and Bishop Rhiannon Give ‘Blessings to Go’ to People in Bournemouth
The Bishop of Winchester and Bishop of Southampton recently visited Bournemouth, together with local clergy, to offer blessings and prayers in the town centre. It was the first time...
Christ Church, Freemantle with Millbrook Celebrates Growing Diverse Congregation
Five years ago, Christ Church Freemantle with Millbrook were without a vicar and the congregation was dwindling. Now numbers are growing, and from two children in Sunday School, there...
God at Work in the Diocese of Winchester: Signs of ‘The Quiet Revival’
Recent evidence suggests that Church decline in England and Wales has not only stopped, but that the Church is growing, with young people leading the exciting turnaround in church...
Churches Across the Diocese Give Thanks for Jane Austen!
With this year marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth, churches across the Diocese of Winchester have held special services and events to celebrate and give thanks to...
Celebrating 10 years of LOVECHURCH Bournemouth and the First Official BMO in the Diocese
A ceremony has been held at Wolvesey Palace to officially recognise the Diocese of Winchester’s first BMO church after more than 10 years in the making. A BMO, Bishop’s...
Parish of the Resurrection’s Free Toy Bonanza Helps People Recycle and Re-use
The first Toy Bonanza was held at St Lawrence Church in Alton in 2022 as a reaction to the cost of living crisis. Toys and books are donated by...