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Christian Aid Week – 9 – 16 May 2020
Love never fails – Coronavirus impacts all of us – But love unites us all. As this virus spreads across the world, love rises up in response. People have...
Curate in Basingstoke launches website offering hope to thousands during pandemic
Almost 5,000 people feeling anxiety or despair due to the coronavirus pandemic have turned to a new website which is offering hope for those affected by the lockdown. Lookforhope.org...
Parish Pixel’s Winner
This is the moment that the Easter Sunday worshippers at All Hallows Church in Whitchurch celebrated the Resurrection – with party poppers, and a resounding Alleluia in 2019! The...
Volunteers across Hampshire help the vulnerable through coronavirus lockdown
Local people are joining together to create a network of volunteers across Hampshire to help vulnerable people during the coronavirus lockdown. As vulnerable people across Hampshire are having to...
More than 1,500 people watch Bishop of Winchester’s first online service
This Sunday more than 1,500 people watched the Bishop of Winchester’s first online service, meaning they were able to take part in Sunday worship despite church buildings across the...
Bishop of Winchester offers a message of hope in the first online sermon
For the first time this weekend the Bishop of Winchester is to broadcast a Sunday service from his home as church buildings across the country close due to coronavirus....
Southampton Churches keep people connected during difficult times
This Mothering Sunday, churches across Southampton found alternative ways to keep people worshipping and stay connected during isolating times brought on by the outbreak of Coronavirus. With the recent...
Hampshire Churches help people stay connected despite social distancing measures
For the first time this weekend, churches across the Diocese of Winchester did not hold their traditional Mothering Sunday services. All churches are following guidance to help prevent the...
Church of England launches Vision for Higher Education
Speaking at the official launch of Faith in Higher Education, the Church of England’s lead bishop for Higher Education, Tim Dakin, who is the Bishop of Winchester, said: “Higher...