Confident Christians
Confident Christians

Welcome

Our vision of encouraging confident Christians, growing churches and transforming communities guides and supports our parishes, churches and three cathedrals.
We are here to help everyone share the Good News of Jesus Christ across our diverse region.

 

The Bishop of Leeds,
The Rt Revd Nick Baines.

Latest News

St Mark's Harrogate become third church in diocese to get Eco Church Gold Award

12th March 2025

St Mark’s Harrogate have become the third church in the Diocese of Leeds to achieve their A Rocha Eco Church Gold Award.

Christ Church Upper Armley celebrate 150 years of ministry

11th March 2025

One of our Leeds area churches have recently celebrated their 150th anniversary.

Children delighted by journey through school's historic archive

11th March 2025

History came alive for pupils at one of our schools, who were given rare access to its centuries-old archives.

A hundred women gather at the first Women-Only interfaith iftar held in Leeds

10th March 2025

Women from diverse faiths, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds celebrated sisterhood during an evening of learning, celebration, and breaking of the fast at a special Women-Only Iftar in Leeds.

A plan for a song to celebrate women's ministry seeks funding

5th March 2025

A crowd-funded project to commission a song to celebrate women priests in the Church of England has been launched in our diocese.

Sweden comes to Wakefield thanks to a link visit

4th March 2025

Our longstanding link with the Diocese of Skara, Sweden, was refreshed through a recent visit by the new Bishop of Skara, Ulrica Fritzson.

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Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence

Barnabas: Encouraging Confidence is how we work together to create confident Christians, build growing churches and be part of transforming communities.

Barnabas offers every church resources and support at different levels and will help us to become more confident in our mission, leadership, future, and witness.

The programme draws on the wisdom of the parishes, recognises everyone has something to give, and is reflected in strong relationships across the diocese.

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