News and stories


Funding awarded for Churchyard Biodiversity and Heritage Project

The Diocese of Coventry, with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Caring for God’s Acre, are delighted to have been awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the first stage of a six-year £2 million project.

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Meet the young leaders

We chat to three young leaders in our diocese.

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Find out about The Bridge Mission Hub

We visit St John's, Westwood to chat to the Revd Erin Gilmore about The Bridge Mission Hub.

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Life as a Mission Intern

Anna Lander, a Mission Intern at St Oswald's, Tile Hill, writes about what it is like being part of the Mission Internship programme at St Mark's Academy.

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Bishop Sophie writes to the diocese

Bishop Sophie, the next Bishop of Coventry, has written a letter to the diocese. 

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Singing for Fun at Studley Dementia Café

The monthly Studley Dementia Café has been running for over a year now. Celia Spiers, Anna Chaplain at Arden Marches and Arden Valley Churches, writes about their new initiative, Singing for Fun.

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New Messy Church community at Wyken

Over the past year St Mary Magdalene with Risen Christ, Wyken have started a popular new Messy Church community. We chat to Vicar of Wyken, the Revd Paul Pavlou, about the new community.

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Canon Mary Gregory to be new Bishop of Reading

The King has approved the nomination of The Reverend Canon Mary Gregory, Canon Residentiary for Arts and Reconciliation at Coventry Cathedral, for nomination to the Suffragan See of Reading, in the Diocese of Oxford, in succession to Bishop Olivia Graham, following her retirement.

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Hope4 awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service

Hope4 are delighted to have been awarded The Kings Award for Voluntary Service, 2024. This is the highest award a local voluntary group can receive in the UK and is equivalent to an MBE for volunteer groups.

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An update on Eco Church

Godfrey Armitage, Diocesan Environment Officer, gives us an update on Eco Church. 

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