Barnabas helps people and churches with their goals
First published on: 4th September 2024This year Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence has been supporting people and their church buildings across the whole diocese.
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This year Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence has been supporting people and their church buildings across the whole diocese.
The Diocese of Leeds is pleased to announce that the third round of our Church Buildings Grants scheme is now open.
The diocesan retreat house, Parcevall Hall, has added two new retreats to this year’s already busy programme of events.
Most of our schools go back this week, and our Education Team are ready to support everyone.
Hundreds of places of worship across our diocese and the wider region are gearing up to welcome visitors for Yorkshire Churches Day, taking place on Saturday, September 14.
Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence has built strong platforms during its first year from which to support our clergy and lay leaders in many ways.
Many of our churches across the diocese will throw open their doors this autumn, as part of Heritage Open Days (HODs).
A report on progress on racial justice in all 42 CofE dioceses has noted that in Leeds, this important work is “a whole diocese matter”.
More than 25 percent of our parishes have engaged with Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence since we were granted national funding just over a year ago.
Our new Diocesan Director of Vocations is Revd Canon Sean Robertshaw from the Holme Valley, following in the successful footsteps of newly-retired Revd Canon Derek Walmsley.