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Community Hub Aims to be a Beacon of Hope and Light
St Andrew’s in Boscombe has created a ‘Living Room’ for its community, a place where people can feel at home, build relationships and find a warm welcome. The community...
Three Ministers Share the Joy of Serving God Through the Clerical Registry
For more than a century, the Diocese of Winchester’s Clerical Registry has helped ensure worship continues across our churches whenever clergy cover is needed. It has been described as...
Putting Faith Into Action to Protect Local Waterways
This Creationtide we are being encouraged to think about God’s life-giving water, and to join God’s work of renewal and healing of our natural world. For Alistair McNaught from...
Thursdays Together Combats Poverty, Loneliness and Isolation
What began as an emergency food project during the pandemic has grown into something much bigger at St Albans Church in Swaythling. Thursdays Together is a place where people...
Prayer Rooms, Prayers Walks and Online Prayer – How Churches Marked the Global Week of Prayer
The Global Week of 24-7 Prayer was introduced last year to bring Christians around the world together in prayer, to acknowledge the love of God, to pray for others...
More Than 60 New Students Welcomed to Licensed Ministry Training
The start of the new academic year for students embarking on Licensed Ministry Training was recently celebrated at Old Alresford Place. The day began with a service at St...
Creationtide Rivers of Justice – How Churches are Working to Improve Access to Water
This week, during Creationtide, we explore how caring for God’s creation also means caring for God’s people. Millions of people around the world still lack reliable access to safe...
A Former Detective Inspector and a Children’s Nurse – Meet Some of Our New Ordinands
Thirteen new ordinands from across the Diocese of Winchester begin their training this month. They come from many different backgrounds, but all share a sense of calling from God...
The Seaside Comes to Swaythling Church!
Beach life came to St Alban’s in Swaythling over the Summer, giving local families a chance to get out and enjoy a day at the seaside while in the...