Bishop Jonathan | The Diocese of Leeds, Church of England

More Bradford church schools to become 'Life Savers’

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 11/09/2017 - 16:46

Three more Church of England schools in Bradford are to join a pioneering Church of England schools saving scheme during the new academic year starting this month. The Life Savers scheme which was...

Exhibition of testimony of partition of India are backdrop to service

Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 07/09/2017 - 08:31

Voices telling the story and experiences of survivors and families from Huddersfield who experienced the partition of India 70 years ago made a fitting backdrop to a service to mark Pakistan’s...

Bishop Jonathan's address for celebration of 70th anniversary of Partition

Address at a Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Independence of Pakistan

Huddersfield Parish Church, 4th September 2017

In the name of the...

Bishop Jonathan new wine evening celebration piece

New Wine – Evening Celebration Matthew 14: 22-36

Good evening – it’s great to be

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Inspired at New Wine gathering

Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 30/08/2017 - 17:19

A number of our churches were represented at this year’s Inspire conference - the New Wine family gathering organised by churches in Yorkshire and the North East held on a farm outside Thirsk between...

School links with our overseas neighbours bringing signs of growth

Submitted by jane-bower on Thu, 29/06/2017 - 18:09

School links with our overseas neighbours are helping grow the church here in the Diocese of Leeds.This is the message from the Tanzanian Link officer, Arthur Mauya who is here with Melina Galibona,...

Come on! Find the fullness of life at Festival of Faith in Upper Holme Valley

Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 07/06/2017 - 18:45

Jesus' promise of life to the full is the theme for the second Festival of Faith from the Upper Holme Valley team. And they’ve issued an open invitation for people to come and find out what this...

Our Great Get Togethers

Submitted by jane-bower on Wed, 07/06/2017 - 16:41

What a wonderful weekend of Great Get Togethers. In Dewsbury, Batley and the Spen Valley, thousands came together at different locations to celebrate murdered MP Jo Cox’s belief that we have more in...

Prayers and action across the diocese following latest terror attack

Submitted by john-carter on Mon, 05/06/2017 - 10:31

Prayers for peace and solidarity are being said across the Diocese of Leeds following the latest terror attack in London. On Monday night, (June 5th) Bradford Cathedral hosted a vigil at 6pm for the...

Bishop Jonathan speaks at Kirchentag

A transcript of Bishop Jonathan Gibb's Bible Reading given at Erfurt, during the Kirchentag, May 26 2017

The Meeting of Elizabeth and Mary – Good News for our...