Starting tomorrow, join us every Wednesday at 7:30pm for a fun, high-energy Zumba session – all for just £5 per class! All fitness levels welcome: bring your friends and let’s dance our way to feeling great! #ZumbaFun #FeelGoodFitness #HestonEvents #WednesdayVibes #DanceItOut #TW5Fitness #ZumbaParty

A fresh map has arrived on the wall in the Woolwich Episcopal Area Office. About 100 of our @southwark.anglican.org churches, with loads of brilliant clergy and people; and almost a million souls here in just this bit of God's acre.

Today Pat O'Connor from the estates pioneer group shares what she loves about being a Christian and why she is praying for people to meet Jesus during #ThyKingdomCome.

During #ThyKingdomCome Paul Holden, Pioneer Curate at All Saints Church in South Merstham, shares why he is praying for young people to come to faith.

Today Timmy Ajayi, Vicar of St John's Church Plumstead, shares what he loves about being a Christian and why he is praying for all people to know the love and salvation of Jesus this #ThyKingdomCome.

As we continue #ThyKingdomCome, Elizabeth from Springfield Church shares what she loves about being a Christian and why she is praying for people to encounter Jesus.

The Bishop of Southwark, The Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, shares his greatest joy about being a Christian and why he's praying for people to meet Christ during #thykingdomcome

"There is nothing we cannot do or accomplish in the name of Jesus." Today Fr John Pritchard shares what he loves about being a Christian and why he is praying for all communities in this nation to come to faith during #ThyKingdomCome.

Today Karen Saunders, Church Army Officer, Greenwich Centre of Mission, shares why she's praying for people to come to faith during #ThyKingdomCome. youtube.com/shorts/T2trw...

Today is #AscensionDay and the first day of #ThyKingdomCome. Mónica Pons leads us in sharing how becoming a Christian has changed her life and why she is praying for people to come to know Christ. #ThyKingdomCome youtube.com/shorts/78MUk...

Brilliant afternoon at #CPFC Selhurst Park reviewing the Equal Eagles EDIB primary schools programme. @southwark.anglican.org is proud to share this joint work with @palaceforlife.bsky.social. thanks to Terrence and the team for the great training they deliver. We're so proud.

Great to have a visit from the Bishop of CSI Diocese of Dornakal, Rt Rev Dr Padma Rao, and his wife Revd Dr Mrs Vijaya Padma Rao, Rev. T. John Jawahar, Rev. Abhijith Bhimala, Samuel Dinakar, and Mrs. Vijaya Jaya Kumar Ganta, here visiting @southwark.anglican.org . The Church of South India

Hearing #Stories, dreaming #Dreams and tackling #Obstacles at the #ParishConversation visit with James Roach to Christ Church, Trafalgar Road, in the East Greenwich Team Ministry in @southwark.anglican.org Diocese. Valuing the important work with children and young people on the #Greenwich Peninsula

Bishop Martin and Revd Giles Fraser introduce Kew Theology and Gardening, and invite you to a spiritual retreat in Kew Gardens and St Anne's Church: youtu.be/nwgE3seI6AA A huge thank you to #KewGardens for sharing drone footage of the UNESCO World Heritage site.

🗞️The May Bridge - our diocesan newspaper is live! Physical copies have also been distributed to parishes. You can read it online👇 southwark.anglican.org/bridge

80 Year Anniversary VE Day Celebrations Find guidance and resources for your church if you are organising a celebration event, taking part in the Ring Out In Celebration or lighting a beacon on 8 May 2025. Read more: southwark.anglican.org/80-year-anni...

In this video, Ela shares her experiences and highlights working as an Apprentice Youth Worker at St Leonard's Church in Streatham.

📢New blog post 📢 Alleluia. Christ is risen! Holy Week and Easter across Southwark. Photo by Emma Rush at Surbiton Church Read here👉 www.southwark.anglican.org/alleluia-chr...

Across our Diocese and around the Christian world, we read psalms in worship every day. This session, led by the Revd Bethany Austin, Assistant Curate of St. Bartholomew, Sydenham, will introduce the psalter and consider the nature of these quotidian poems.

Ready to elevate your church's online presence? 📈 On 24 April, Digital Labs is running a FREE webinar to guide you through editing a short recording into an engaging video using Canva, to share on your church's social media or website. Register at cofe.io/EditAVideoWebinar.

📢New blog post📢 Chrism Eucharist 2025 'We need God’s anointing to make us into a gift for others.' Read the Bishop of Southwark's sermon: southwark.anglican.org/chrism-eucha...

The fabulous Woolwich Episcopal Area team, with Archdeacon Chigor, Richard (PA to the archdeacons), Bishop Alastair, Tracey (PA to the bishop), and Archdeacon Jonathan. @southwark.anglican.org

In this video, Gerry Daley shares with us what's involved in Reader Ministry.

Our world needs the joy of #Easter - a message for us all from the Bishop of Southwark.

Bishop Rosemarie is with Archbishop Stephen in New York taking part in the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent event on reparatory justice and institutional accountability, with the Church of England offering a case study. Read more: southwark.anglican.org/news-events/...

As we come to the end of Lent, please consider if you can support The Jerusalem Princess Basma Centre as part of this year's Lent Call, which has become a crucial part of the effort to care for children who have been injured and displaced by the violence in Gaza.

Please consider how you can support Welcare in prayer and with a gift through this year's Lent Call, which is raising funds for projects that help children and young people recover from trauma and which encourage their mental wellbeing.

Following the attack on the Al Ahli Hospital over the weekend, the Bishops of @glosdioc.bsky.social, @southwark.anglican.org, @dioceseofnorwich.bsky.social and Chelmsford have released a statement on behalf of the House of Bishops READ IN FULL via 👉 www.churchofengland.org/media/press-... #alahli

In this video, Bishop Rosemarie explores why antiracism is so crucial to our Christian faith and introduces new parish study resources.

The situation for children in our Link Dioceses in Zimbabwe can be very hard. Unfortunately, many children are orphaned and caring for them can be a challenge. This year's Lent Call is raising funds for projects in Zimbabwe that will support their health and mental wellbeing:

📢New blog post📢 Holy Week and Passover: Revd Susan Bolen writes about recognising Christianity’s Jewish roots with sensitivity. "Holy Week also presents an opportunity to consider the historical and theological relationship between Christianity and Judaism"

The Bishop of Southwark introduces this year's Lent Call for 2025, which is raising funds for projects that help children and young people recover from trauma and which encourage their mental wellbeing. Find out more and donate on our website.

The Kingston Episcopal Area has a link with the Diocese of Matabeleland, in the west of Zimbabwe. The Link celebrates our unity in Christ across continents, helping churches and communities in both areas to grow in friendship and in depth of faith in God. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6tC...

The Bishop's Lent Call is raising funds for projects that help children and young people recover from trauma and which encourage their mental wellbeing. Find out about this year's projects and donate: southwark.anglican.org/lent-call/