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Seventeen new members of the clergy ordained in Winchester
Deacons (From the Left): Bishop Debbie, Bishop Tim, Bishop David, (Next row left) Lee Thompson, Amy Roche, Jonathan Rooke, Joe Sweetnam, Johannes Radvan, Nicola Smallwood, James Whymark, Eluned Phipps....
City centre church launches Social Supermarket to tackle poverty and food insecurity in Southampton
This week Saint Mary’s Southampton marked its two-year anniversary with the launch of a new ‘Social Supermarket’ to tackle food poverty in the city. Since it was relaunched as...
St John’s Church provides space for local charity to help vulnerable members of the community
St John’s Church Storehouse has been providing a lifeline to ex-rough sleepers and the most vulnerable in the Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole communities after the space was turned into...
Bishop of Southampton praises food parcel volunteers
The Bishop of Southampton visited a food hub centre where thousands of meals and food parcels have been prepared through the lockdown period. The volunteers at Above Bar Church...
Over £3m awarded to spread Christian mission across Hampshire and Dorset
The Diocese of Winchester has been awarded £3.19m by the Church of England as part of a national £24 million funding package to help spread the Christian message and...
St Clement’s, Bournemouth receives £50,000 Government funding to help feed 400 people
The Government recently approved £50,000 to support LOVECHURCH’s food delivery programme for a further 10 weeks. The programme has been distributing over 180 food parcels to 400 people, which...
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...
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...
Bishop Debbie Reflects
17 December 2019 Each Christmas I enjoy setting up our nativity scene at home. It’s a small one, made of banana leaves and I bought it several years ago...