Diocese of Hereford

News from the diocese of Hereford. The diocese covers Herefordshire, the southern half of Shropshire, and a few parishes in Powys and Monmouthshire.

For current vacancies in the diocese visit: Jobs in the diocese of Hereford

Millions given to help revitalise Kent churches

PARISHES in Margate, in Canterbury diocese, rated as one of the most deprived areas in the country, are among the recipients of the latest tranche of Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment (SMMI) funding

25 Mar 2024

Reconsider Shropshire land sale, Commissioners urged

CAMPAIGNERS seeking to overturn a decision by the Church Commissioners to sell land for a housing development, instead of creating a wildlife haven, say that the deal was seriously flawed and has harmed the Commissioners’ reputation

24 Nov 2023

Commissioners accused of allowing residents to be gazumped by developers in bid for church land

THE Church Commissioners have been accused of allowing villagers in the diocese of Hereford to be gazumped by developers over the purchase of land that the community had wanted to turn into a wildlife reserve

03 Nov 2023

Book review: Heavens Above! The Wye Must Not Die!, edited by Richard Williams, Philip Chatfield, and Rachel Jenkins

15 Sep 2023

Church Commissioners to create nature reserve

21 Apr 2023

UK news in brief

21 Apr 2023

Can commerce and worship co-exist? A way out of the red for churches

21 Apr 2023

Carol service for hunting group cancelled over ‘personal safety’ concerns

16 Dec 2022

Hereford bar on Canon Tutu van Furth over marital status sparks widespread reaction

27 Sep 2022

Flotation of the Virgin flags up River Wye’s impurity

18 Aug 2022

Hereford diocese to share in £1.3m pot for communities

05 Aug 2022

Six-month removal from office for vicar who administered baptism in his underwear

11 Mar 2022

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Interim Associate Mission Priest

Yorkshire and Lincs

Are you an enthusiastic, mission-minded male priest in the catholic tradition seeking an innovative new role, supporting the whole people of God in the whole mission of God? This could be the post you were made for, supporting three parishes to flourish and grow by building relationships and seeking out the lost.

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Lay Ministry Support Officer

South West

The Lay Ministry Support Officer will develop training that is accessible, practical and faith-full. Their role will include training and support for locally commissioned lay leaders in both the church and the wider world. They will help to shape a culture within the Diocese which fosters lay ministry and the diversity of people engaged in that ministry.

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Diocese of Hereford

Millions given to help revitalise Kent churches

Reconsider Shropshire land sale, Commissioners urged

Commissioners accused of allowing residents to be gazumped by developers in bid for church land

Book review: Heavens Above! The Wye Must Not Die!, edited by Richard Williams, Philip Chatfield, and Rachel Jenkins

Church Commissioners to create nature reserve

UK news in brief

Can commerce and worship co-exist? A way out of the red for churches

Carol service for hunting group cancelled over ‘personal safety’ concerns

Hereford bar on Canon Tutu van Furth over marital status sparks widespread reaction

Flotation of the Virgin flags up River Wye’s impurity

Hereford diocese to share in £1.3m pot for communities

Six-month removal from office for vicar who administered baptism in his underwear

Most Popular

Priest’s licence revoked after moving to join Free Church of England

Next Bishop of Wolverhampton regrets part in non-canonical ordination

Sydney diocese report warns of ‘impaired communion’ with Church of England

No further action over priest’s ‘insensitive’ vlog

Pride flag as an altar frontal: Leicester Chancellor delivers her verdict

Priest’s licence revoked after moving to join Free Church of England

New churches are dropping the word ‘church’, report finds

Next Bishop of Wolverhampton regrets part in non-canonical ordination

Timothy Dudley-Smith, hymn-writer and bishop, has died

Sydney diocese report warns of ‘impaired communion’ with Church of England

Job of the Week

Interim Associate Mission Priest

Yorkshire and Lincs

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Lay Ministry Support Officer

South West

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