Bishops congratulate Colchester as Britain’s oldest recorded town is awarded City Status to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
20 May 2022
The Bishops of Colchester and Chelmsford have congratulated Colchester following this morning’s announcement that it is to be one of eight towns to be made a city to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
The Revd Canon Dr Chigor Chike elected to the House of Bishops as Participant Observer
16 May 2022
The Revd Canon Dr Chigor Chike, Vicar of Emmanuel Forest Gate and Chair of the Anglican Minority Ethnic Network, has been elected to serve on the House of Bishops as a participant observer.
Levelling up and housing
13 May 2022
Bishop Guli's Thought for the Day contribution, BBC Radio 4, Friday 13 May 2022
Bishop Guli’s speech to the House of Lords during the Queen’s Speech Debate
11 May 2022
Speaking in the Queen's Speech Debate, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has urged the Government to be ambitious in its response to the housing crisis.
Bishop Guli writes to Home Secretary about Government plan to process asylum cases in Rwanda
18 April 2022
he Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has written to the Home Secretary about the Government's…
An Easter message from the Bishop of Chelmsford
17 April 2022
The Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, the Bishop of Chelmsford has written her Easter message for 2022.
New Women’s Ministry Adviser and Disabilities’ Adviser appointed
13 April 2022
Bishop Guli has appointed the Revd Lynn Hurry to the role of Women’s Ministry Adviser and the Revd John Saxon to the role of Disabilities’ Adviser for Chelmsford Diocese.
New General Manager of the Diocesan House of Retreat appointed
6 April 2022
The Revd Graham Dowling has been appointed as the new General Manager of the Diocesan House of Retreat at Pleshey.
St John’s, Moulsham becomes first parish church in Chelmsford Diocese to win Gold A Rocha UK Eco Church Award
5 April 2022
It is the 25th church in England and Wales (17th Anglican church) to receive a Gold award and the first parish church in Essex and the Diocese of Chelmsford.
Growing Young Leaders Commissioning Service
28 March 2022
Congratulations to the group of young people who were commissioned and recognised for taking part in the Growing Young Leaders programme.
Events to pause, reflect and remember those lost during the pandemic
21 March 2022
This week marks the second anniversary of the first national lockdown. The events listed below offer an opportunity for us to pause, reflect and remember the lives of the people we’ve lost during the coronavirus pandemic.
St Peter’s school journeys towards environmental sustainability
18 March 2022
Pupils at a Church of England primary in South Weald have been the driving force behind the school’s journey towards environmental sustainability.