The Revd Ian Johnston has been commissioned as Minister to Business in Leeds – a role in which he’ll develop church involvement in the business life in Leeds. The Leeds City Region is the UK’s...

Bishop James, the Bishop for Ripon Episcopal Area, has recorded a two minute video in and around Harrogate to promote the 'Day Out', which takes place at a host of venues across the the town on...

Now Leeds as well as Bradford will benefit from the successful Near Neighbours programme as the government has announced an extra £3 million to expand the programme to nine new areas in the country...

Students from Leeds Metropolitan University have spent St George’s Day, (April 23rd) supporting St George’s Crypt by creating a dragon made out of coins in the city centre. Crowds watched as the...

News Release History has been made this Easter, 2014 with the creation of the Diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales, the first new diocese in the Church of England since 1927, and, at 2,630 square miles, one of the largest dioceses in England by area. With a population of 2.3 million people served by 656 Anglican churches, it includes the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield as well as North Yorkshire towns such as Skipton, Catterick, Harrogate and Settle.

Parishioners from across the new diocese have been telling the bishops what they think the priorities should be in the new diocese of West Yorkshire and the Dales at a series of meetings held the...