Bishop Toby | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

Christian leaders send prayerful support to district's Muslims during Ramadan

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 24/04/2020 - 09:58

Christian leaders including Bishop Toby and Dean of Bradford Cathedral, Jerry Lepine have written a letter of support to Bradford's Muslim community at the start of Ramadan. COVID-19 social...

Pray at home for Bradford's sake, urges Bishop Toby

Submitted by chris.tate on Fri, 10/04/2020 - 12:03

Pray at home this Easter is the message to Bradford Christians from Bishop Toby Howarth and other church leaders. In an open letter signed by Bishop Toby, the Dean of Bradford Cathedral, Jerry Lepine...

Bishops send warm greetings to Sikh community for Vaisakhi 2020

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 08/04/2020 - 11:17

The bishops of the Diocese of Leeds are sending our Sikh friends best wishes for the upcoming festival of Vaisakhi, which takes places on Monday April 13. The full message can be read below. To Sikh...

Faith leaders and young people come together to learn about Holocaust

Submitted by jack.bacon on Thu, 06/02/2020 - 16:14

Faith leaders and young people from across the diocese have gathered to learn from the events of the Holocaust. The visit to the Holocaust Education and Memorial Centre in Huddersfield was attended...

Royal couple learn of the work done to bring communities together

Submitted by richard.earnshaw on Thu, 16/01/2020 - 09:26

Wellsprings Together were delighted to welcome The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to see the vital work of the Near Neighbours Programme in Bradford. The royal couple were hosted at the Khidmat Centre...

Diocese joins Sikhs in celebration of founding Guru's 550th anniversary

Submitted by chris.tate on Mon, 04/11/2019 - 10:02

A unique celebration of religious friendship has been held at Bradford Cathedral to mark the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Christians and Sikhs from across our...

Bishop-backed project appoints 14 new ambassadors for city

Submitted by jack.bacon on Wed, 18/09/2019 - 15:39

A high profile project to promote Bradford backed by Bishop Toby has announced that 14 new people have been chosen to act as Bradford Ambassadors for the 2019-20 year. Believing in Bradford is backed...

New Team Rector calls for churches to shine out with God's love

Submitted by chris.tate on Tue, 17/09/2019 - 14:29

New interim Team Rector Revd Richard Burge has been warmly welcomed into his role serving the the parishes of Harden and Wilsden, Cullingworth and Denholme. Bishop Toby carried out the licensing at...

150 years of community worship celebrated at Christchurch, Windhill

Submitted by chris.tate on Wed, 21/08/2019 - 12:04

Christian community life through the years starred in a special slideshow to mark the 150th anniversary of worship at Christchurch, Windhill. Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Revd Toby Haworth, was one of...

Persian language Holy Communion has national launch at Wakefield Cathedral

Submitted by chris.tate on Sun, 03/03/2019 - 08:43

Wakefield Cathedral has hosted a special service to launch the Church of England’s first Persian language translation of Holy Communion to further engage with the growing numbers of Iranians in our...