Diocese of Portsmouth

News Stories


  • New team rector for South Gosport

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed the Rev Ray Driscoll to be team rector of Gosport South. He’ll lead the staff, volunteers and congregations at Holy Trinity Church, Christ Church and St John’s, Forton. The parish was only created in the past few years, but already its congregations and community engagement has grown. Ray steps up from being team vicar to his new role. Read more

  • First lay chaplain to Mayor of Winchester

    Stephen Campion, a Licensed Lay Minister, has made history by becoming the first lay person to serve as the chaplain to the Mayor of Winchester. The appointment is largely ceremonial, involving attending civic events and offering prayers before council meetings. However, it also involves providing the mayor with spiritual support and guidance when required. Read more

  • Churches host services and parties to celebrate the Coronation

    Our churches have hosted a series of special services, community picnics, street parties and opportunities to serve others, to mark the Coronation weekend. Read more

  • Bishop appoints his new chaplain

    Bishop Jonathan has appointed the Rev Amanda Collinson to be his new chaplain. Amanda is currently priest-in-charge of Northwood and Gurnard on the Isle of Wight and will start her new role after the summer Read more

  • Churches gear up for Coronation weekend

    Worshippers are preparing to host civic services, picnics, music concerts and community events as they celebrate the Coronation of HM the King. Read more

  • New church hall will serve the community

    A new church hall adjoining St Nicholas Church in North End will serve the local community. Plans for the modern hall and garden space next to the church will be unveiled at an Open Day to be held on April 29. If approved, it will be linked to the church itself via a covered walkway and powered by an array of solar panels. Worshippers will showcase their plans, which include a large hall, small meeting room, disabled toilets, kitchen and an open space outside featuring a pizza oven. Read more

  • Gosport church provides hot meals for those in need

    Dozens of Gosport families have been helped by a project that offers a two-course hot meal to those in need. Christ Church, Gosport, are running the Kitchen Table each Monday. They create a nutritious meal from ingredients that supermarkets are unable to sell, including a vegan option and pudding. For Jessica West and her nine-year-old son, it has been a godsend. Read more

  • Kind residents donate Easter eggs for families in need

    Kind worshippers, businesses and community groups have donated 750 Easter eggs to help families who are in need. The chocolate eggs will be handed out to parents who might not otherwise be able to afford to buy them for their children. The appeal was co-ordinated by St Mary’s Church in Fratton, who handed over the eggs this week to staff from the Roberts Centre in Landport to distribute. Read more

  • Mosaic cross dedicated in churchyard

    Worshippers have dedicated a Celtic mosaic cross in the churchyard at St Mary’s, Brighstone, on the Isle of Wight. A team of people used wood and coloured glass to create the impressive cross, which now stands alongside a path used as a thoroughfare by people in the village. It was created by a team that included those from the church and local community, and was dedicated on Palm Sunday. One part of the cross was inspired by David Attenborough’s Wild Isles documentaries. Read more

  • Making the recruitment process easy

    We’ve created a new Vacancy Pack to walk churchwardens and PCCs through the process of creating their profile and advert, clarifying their mission and vision, and identifying the desired characteristics of their potential incumbent, and our recruitment process has recently undergone a review with the focus on enabling parishes to share their story well and find the right candidate. Read more

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