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Gavin Calver to speak in Sheringham this Sunday

Evangelical Alliance CEO Gavin Calver will be the guest speaker at Lighthouse Community Church this Sunday, and all are welcome to come along to hear him.

Norwich Teen Challenge issue church invitation

Norwich Christian leaders heard about the life-changing ministry of Teen Challenge and were invited to support the work.

Discovering the heart of volunteering

Anna Heydon has been looking at why people offer their time without any financial reward, and finds that volunteering can sometimes be a route to finding faith.

Norwich church puts on free Summerfest week

A city-centre church in Norwich is running its annual week of free activities and events in Waterloo Park during the summer holidays.

Bishop to arrive by wherry for St Benet's service

The Bishop of Norwich will arrive on a wherry for the annual open-air service at St Benet’s Abbey.

Celebrate Norfolk virtual showcase goes live

From July 2025, Celebrate Norwich and Norfolk is showcasing local Christian organisations, groups and churches in a virtual and in-print exhibition to draw attention to their vital work in communities across the county.

Norfolk homes provide care with a Christian ethos

Care and retirement homes in Norfolk, including Eckling Grange, Corton House and Quebec Hall, are providing loving care with a Christian ethos.

Norwich church hosts faith leaders' climate pledge

Faith leaders met three East Anglian MPs at St Peter Mancroft Church in Norwich last week, with a pledge to act as role models to support nature and tackle climate change.

National Award for Community Support in Diss

Diss United Reformed Church wins the URC 2025 Community Project award for the Dove Dementia Café initiative, Ruth Bridges the church's Community Worker reports.

Organist's contribution to music at Norwich Cathedral

It was a day of fond farewells as Norwich Cathedral celebrated the amazing contribution retiring organist David Dunnett has made to the musical life of the Cathedral over the last 29 years and also said goodbye to choir members moving on to pastures new.

West Norfolk churches support network launch

Churches across West Norfolk are joining forces to reimagine support for children, young people, and families across the region.

Offering a regular chance for prayer in Norwich

Norwich Healing Rooms is a place where anyone can go to for prayer, no matter what the need, whether physical, emotional or spiritual.

A beacon of youthful hope in Norwich Prison

The Kairos Torch Prisoner Christian Rehabilitation Programme is about to start in HMP Norwich. Dr Ian Watson, County Ecumenical Officer, who attended an evening of talks on the initiative reports.

Latest Norfolk Christian community events

Events of interest to the Norwich and Norfolk Christian community happening over the next few weeks are listed.

Norwich church book fair to raise school funds

A book fair which has run in a Norwich church for over 50 years is running again in late July to support two Christian schools in Malawi.

Two Norwich churches to become music venues

Two Norwich city centres churches will be turned into live music venues despite opposition from local residents.

Norfolk vicar set to sleep rough for health charity

A retired Norfolk vicar and former teacher is sleeping rough in a church porch in Drayton, near Norwich, tonight to raise awareness of mental health.

Norwich Bishop joins mass Parliament climate lobby

The Bishop of Norwich joined faith leaders and representatives of leading faith organisations from across the UK’s faith communities gathered in Westminster as part of the Act Now, Change Forever mass lobby for action on climate and nature.

Horstead Church hosts open studios and concert

Horstead Church and the Horstead Centre are presenting their first Open Studios later this month, with a special focus on Julian of Norwich. A Concert of Summer music follows a week later.