Chaplaincy Stories: You either like hospitals or you don't!
Published on: 29th October 2025Rev'd Philip Roberts has been an NHS Chaplain for over 35 years; when someone said 'you're not a proper' vicar', he took it as a compliment.
News
Temporary closure of FoodShare at St Martin’s Church, Hereford
Published on: 27th October 2025Organisers of FoodShare at St Martin’s Hereford have confirmed they are closing the service temporarily this Friday 31 October; a team at the diocesan office is stepping in to find a sustainable solution
New funeral ministry provides space to mourn
Published on: 22nd October 2025The new Licensed Lay Funeral Ministers are an important new pastoral ministry for the diocese
Ven Dr Fiona Gibson announced as the next Bishop of Taunton
Published on: 21st October 2025Ven Dr Fiona Gibson announced as the next Bishop of Taunton in the Diocese of Bath and Wells
Chaplaincy Stories: Revs Phill Brown and Paul Roberts, Cadet Forces Chaplains
Published on: 15th October 2025Chaplaincy to our cadet groups is "life-giving". Rev'd Phill Brown is chaplain to the Hereford Sea Cadets and Rev'd Paul Roberts is chaplain to the Hereford & Worcester Army Cadet Force
Chaplaincy Stories: Jane Peeler, Anna Chaplain
Published on: 9th October 2025"God knows, and that is enough” – the quiet work of Anna Chaplaincy reaches deep into the community in Bridgnorth. Jane Peeler is an Anna Chaplain; here she explains how it is a quiet ministry, but with Jesus at its heart
Statement from Bishop Richard about the next Archbishop of Canterbury
Published on: 3rd October 2025Announcement of the next Archbishop of Canterbury, The Rt Revd and Rt Hon Dame Sarah Mullally. Bishop Sarah, will be the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury and the first woman to hold the office.
From the Wye’s Jubilee Maze to the Amazing Grace offered to tourists
Published on: 2nd October 2025St Dubricius Church in Whitchurch is experiencing an encouraging response from visitor engagement this summer, as tourists increasingly seek something beyond the beautiful countryside of the Wye Valley and Symmonds Yat area – a deeper spiritual connection and welcome.
Chaplaincy Stories: Rev'd Penny Littlewood, Mothers' Union Chaplain
Published on: 25th September 2025Rev'd Penny Littlewood is Mothers' Union Chaplain for the diocese. As she observes here, there is a lot wrapped up in the Mothers’ Union strapline ‘Christian care for families’.
Chaplaincy Stories: Rev'd Andy Ackroyd, Diocesan Disability Advisor
Published on: 17th September 2025Rev’d Andy Ackroyd is Vicar in Madeley, Shropshire, in the Severn Borders Deanery, and recently became Disability Advisor to the diocese. He has a personal interest in including people with Learning Disabilities in our worshipping communities and he is a champion for inclusivity – for ALL our benefits, as he explains here.
