Reaching out

Our Church reaches out ceaselessly to the whole community:

• by proclaiming the Good News of the Gospel
• by living the Gospel through social, cultural or educational work, often in partnership with private, voluntary, charitable and public sectors
• by providing a local voice, local network, and local leaders, both paid and voluntary
• by underpinning the work of social cohesion and community enrichment
• in regeneration work with inner city and rural communities alike
• as part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, by supporting and enabling multicultural and interfaith endeavours.

Caring for and using your buildings

Our church buildings form the springboard and hub of all this activity and much more besides.

• all churches in use, of whatever age and architectural merit, are places where people can meet and worship
• nearly all serve as centres for community and social service, cultural and educational activity.

As a diocese of the Church of England we are committed to:

• using church buildings to reach out to our communities
• grasping the challenges of enabling each building to fulfil its potential for wider use
• securing the resources to enable them to do so; and
• fostering partnerships taking account of the contribution which these buildings make to the community and the nation.

Caring for your churchyard

• Creating a quiet place
• Environmental discovery 
• Local and family history