Plough Sunday 2024
7 January 2024
A Plough Sunday reflection from Chelmsford Diocese Rural Adviser and Agricultural Chaplain, the Rev Canon Janet Nicholls.
Bishop Adam’s Pectoral cross created from waste plastic
3 January 2024
Bishop Adam talks about his Pectoral Cross, which has been made from fully recycled materials.
A New Year message from Bishop Guli
1 January 2024
A New Year message from the Right Revd Dr Guli Franics-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford.
Soul food brings a community together
20 December 2023
St Andrew’s Church in Leytonstone began hosting the SoulFood Community Meal in partnership with Leytonstone Mutual Aid in 2022.
A Christmas message from Bishop Guli
18 December 2023
The Right Reverend Dr Guli Franics-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford has written a message for the Christmas season.
A Pastoral Letter for Advent from the Bishop of Chelmsford
18 December 2023
A Pastoral Letter from the Bishop of Chelmsford, Advent 2023.
London faith leaders call on Home Office to re-examine seven-day eviction notice
12 December 2023
Leaders from faith and belief institutions across London have come together to jointly call on the Home Office to re-examine a recent change in practice which has meant that, since August, refugees are having much less notice that their asylum support will end than the stated policy of 28 days. Some are given seven days or less to leave their accommodation.
St Francis Community Pop Up Food Store offers a helping hand with the weekly shop
10 December 2023
St Francis Community Church in Chelmsford has set up a pop-up ‘social food store’ for families who are struggling to afford food amid the cost-of-living crisis.
Bishop Guli’s speech on the importance of stable housing during the Archbishop of Canterbury’s House of Lords Debate
8 December 2023
The Bishop of Chelmsford, and Church of England lead Bishop for Housing, the Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, has spoken about the importance of stable housing during the Archbishop of Canterbury's debate on Love Matters.
William Ford pupils experience life on the airwaves
6 December 2023
At the beginning of the academic year, William Ford Church of England Junior school in Dagenham, launched their brand-new school radio station.
The Revd Darren McIndoe appointed as Area Dean of Harlow
5 December 2023
The Revd Darren McIndoe has been appointed as the next Area Dean of Harlow.
School leaders visit schools in our linked diocese in Kenya
30 November 2023
During the October half term break, a group of twelve teachers and school leaders spent a week working alongside teaching staff in schools in the Kenya as part of the Diocese of Chelmsford’s link diocese partnership with the Diocese of Embu, Kirinyaga, Mbeere and Meru in the Mount Kenya East Region.