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Dr Perera’s Visit to Winchester and hope for a Racial Justice Strategy
Bishop David reflects on the recent Bishop’s Study Day…. Dr Sanjee Perera, the Archbishops’ Adviser for Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns, visited Winchester Diocese last week. During her visit she facilitated a...

BCM News
We are excited to introduce two new BCM programmes and to offer BCM Worship for the January 2023 term. Beyond Church Walls explores creative ways to take your ministry out...

Not in the Energy Basket?
Parish Buying is working with a UK-based energy platform to provide customers with fixed term energy contract options. We obtain pricing from a wide range of energy suppliers thanks...

Comprehensive Safeguarding Review published
Winchester Diocese welcomes the publication of the PCR2 (Past Cases Review 2). Its aim was to identify both good practice and institutional failings in the Church of England in...

US Online Follower Visits UK Church Community in Person
Andrea Board hails from Winchester in Virginia, USA, and has been following the online content provided by Avon Valley Churches Facebook page since the beginning of the pandemic. Last...

St Luke’s Stanmore and the Diocese of Winchester
For a number of years, it has been apparent that St Luke’s Church, on Mildmay Street in Stanmore, is suffering from a number of major building defects. A report...

Images from Services of Commemoration from across our Diocese on the death of Her Majesty the Queen
Winchester Cathedral © Harvey Mills 2022 St Mary’s, Southampton St Michaels, Basingstoke © Harvey Mills 2022

Letter of Condolence
The letter reads: Sir On behalf of the Diocese of Winchester, I wish to express my deep sadness at the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Our parishes,...

Condolence message on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from the Bishop of Kigeme
The image of the letter above reads: To our beloved friends in the United Kingdom and the extended family in the Commonwealth. Kigeme, the 09th September 2022 RE: CONDOLENCE...