A group of students and staff from All Saints Academy in Cheltenham went on a ‘life-changing’ mission trip to Tanzania in July, as part of the Diocese of Gloucester’s globalContinue reading
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Bishop Emmanuel shares stories of Tanzania with Clearwater Academy pupils
Bishop Emmanuel Bwatta, from the Diocese of Western Tanganyika, Tanzania, visited Clearwater Academy to find out about the school and meet the children and staff. Clearwater Academy is linked withContinue reading
Bishops’ charities to receive episcopal collections in 2023
Each year, Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert choose three local and international charities with which to share money donated in episcopal collections at services led by the Bishops. Last year, theContinue reading
The Music Works invites children to ‘Have a Go’ this Easter
The Music Works, a Gloucester-based charity that is helping young people to develop confidence and self-worth by engaging them through music, has been selected as one of the Bishops’ charitiesContinue reading
Welcome to Bishop Emmanuel
Archdeacon Phil and the Revd Canon Helen Sammon represented the Diocese of Gloucester at the consecration of Bishop Emmanuel Bwatta, the new Bishop of Western Tanganyika (DWT) in Tanzania. DWTContinue reading
Message from Bishop Robert, 30 November 2021
For those of us who seek to follow Jesus Christ, who are inspired to know and share life in all its fullness, the need to act on the climate is not an optional extra but fundamental.
Bishop Sadock: “Lack of rain is more serious for us than Covid-19”
Climate change is happening, it is happening now, and people are dying as a result.
Sponsored toilet block supports Tanzanian school children
The congregation at St Philp’s and St James Church, Hucclecote has sponsored a new toilet block for Murubona school, in Western Tanganyika. Murubona School which is in our partner DioceseContinue reading
News from our partner diocese
The Diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania Donations collected within the Diocese of Gloucester have been used to buy buckets, hand sanitisers and soap for people in our partner dioceseContinue reading
Messages from our Global Partners in this time of pandemic
We are honoured to partner with dioceses across the world, and have been blessed with messages of love and prayer from these dioceses at this difficult time. These messages areContinue reading
