Churches across the diocese brought faith, fun, and community to life this summer through creative, joy-filled Holiday Clubs and events that inspired young and the young at heart.
This update includes important information for parishes following a widespread data breach involving DBS checking service, APCS.
Pupils and teachers at Esher Church of England High School, Christ College in Guildford and The Priory School in Dorking celebrate impressive GCSE results.
Rev Tara Hellings, vicar of Crondall and Ewshot shares her perspective of being a church for the community, and the encouraging signs of growth that have followed.
Faith and community leaders gathered at Willow Grange in Guildford for a Christian-Muslim forum under the theme "Better Together – Strengths, Challenges, and Local Cooperation." Organised by Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum (SMEF) Faith Links Project with the Diocese of Guildford, the event fostered open dialogue, focusing on youth engagement and interfaith cooperation.
Following a big fundraising push across local media and social media, St John’s Church, Hale is closer to raising the remaining £5,500 needed to repair its nearly 200-year old crumbling tower.
Our first ever Lay Ministry Celebration took place at Guildford Cathedral on Saturday 5 July, a service in which we honoured our Licensed Lay Minsters and our Lay Associate Minsters who had completed the inaugural two-year Foundations in Ministry course.
Just a few years ago, Leatherhead Parish Church had a congregation of 40 and hadn’t held an adult baptism for generations. Since becoming part of the Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) network of churches, and being supported by the Diocese’s Revitalisation stream, Leatherhead has gone from strength to strength.
Today (Tuesday 15 July) the Diocese of Guildford has launched a diocese-wide communications campaign to boost the levels of awareness of safeguarding risks and encourage reporting.
Saturday morning will see the diocese hold its first ever Lay Ministry Celebration service at Guildford Cathedral, as we mark the Foundations in Ministry's inaugural cohort completing the two-year course alongside the licensing and relicensing of our new and current Licensed Lay Ministers.
