Celebrating Lay Ministry
28 June 2022
Chelmsford Cathedral hosted our Lay Ministry Celebration service on Saturday afternoon to celebrate a pray for all lay ministries in Chelmsford Diocese.
Bishop Guli’s speech to the House of Lords, Social Housing Regulation Bill, Second Reading
27 June 2022
Speaking during the Second Reading of the Social Housing Regulation Bill, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Dr Guli…
Nick Alston appointed as the new Independent Chair of the Chelmsford Diocese Safeguarding Advisory Panel
16 June 2022
The first Police and Crime Commissioner for Essex (2012 – 2016), Nick Alston was previously a senior civil servant…
Bishops’ Letter to the Times on the Rwanda Asylum Policy
14 June 2022
They wrote: Sir, Whether or not the first deportation flight leaves Britain today for Rwanda, this policy should shame us…
Diocesan Synod June 2022, Presidential Address by the Bishop of Chelmsford
11 June 2022
Presidential Address by the Rt Revd Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Diocesan Synod, 11 June 2022.
Emma climbs the 02 to mark the beginning of the London Network of Parent and Toddler Groups prayer marathon
8 June 2022
June is the national month of prayer for toddler groups and in London the London Network of Parent and Toddler Groups will pray for a different borough each day.
The Revd Canon Mike Power appointed as the new Archdeacon of Southend
26 May 2022
Mike has held the responsibilities of archdeacon since the previous Archdeacon of Southend, the Venerable Mike Lodge, retired…
Culture, faith and real life
24 May 2022
Bishop Guli's Thought for the Day contribution, BBC Radio 4, Tuesday 24 May 2022
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.