Who we are
We are the Church of England in Norfolk & Waveney - a Christian presence in every community.
Supporting churches
We provide resources, training and practical advice for all who serve in our churches.
Supporting schools
We enrich, serve and support over a hundred Church Schools and Academies.
Supporting people
We equip people through training and development to serve their church and community.
Your stories
Experience Christmas at the Roughton Benefice
St Mary's Church, Roughton hosted their 'Experience Christmas' on Monday 3 and Tuesday 4 December for the children of St Mary’s VA School, Roughton.
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Benefice of Launditch and Upper Nar
The Revd Miriam Fife gives an insight into this beautiful rural benefice; a group of 19 churches in 17 parishes nestling in the north west of the Nar Valley, from which the benefice takes its name.
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Yare Valley Churches prepares for the next 800 years
Yare Valley Churches are committed to being ‘a place for everyone’.
Christmas trees and more at Aylsham Parish Church
A whole host of Christmas Trees will fill Aylsham Parish Church with sparkle and a little bit of Christmas magic at the Church’s annual Christmas tree festival which starts on Friday 30 November.
Training & learning opportunities
Open Faith
Mon 17 Dec 2018
Open Faith asks what we are saying when we recite the Nicene Creed and provides an opportunity to think through how we understand the relationship between Scripture and tradition.
The minor prophets
Sat 19 Jan 2019 in Norwich
Twelve books of the Old Testament written by passionate, brave people inspired by God to pronounce his word, sometimes even against their own instincts and wishes.
Open Faith
Mon 28 Jan 2019
Open Faith asks what we are saying when we recite the Nicene Creed and provides an opportunity to think through how we understand the relationship between Scripture and tradition.
Home for Good: Children's and Youth Leader Training
Tue 29 Jan 2019 in Norwich
Training for youth and children's teams to be equipped in supporting children who have been adopted or in foster care.
Support & resources
Church of England parliamentarians call for next generation of women leaders
Women who represent the Church of England in Parliament have spoken out about what it means to be a female leader as part of an initiative to inspire the next generation to follow in their footsteps.
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Inspired Classrooms
Exploring churches as places of creative learning across the curriculum. By Saul Penfold
Prayers for peace, hope and reconciliation,
Remembrance 100 launches on Saturday 4 August 2018 with 100 Days of Peace and Hope – prayers, Bible readings, reflections and peace-making activities – which are available to download free. Archbishop Justin Welby has written this foreword for Remembrance 100.
A place of welcome and hospitality
Open Welcome is a new resource from Germinate: The Arthur Rank Centre. It is designed to help rural churches consider how they might use their building to offer welcome and hospitality to those in their community, both residents and visitors.
News
Date set for Upper Sheringham church bells restoration
The bells of All Saints Church, Upper Sheringham are set to ring again next autumn, after a wait of over eighty years.
Church of England parishes set to support winter shelters
Figures published by the Church of England Statistics for Mission 2017 show that over 2000 churches report either running or supporting night shelters in England.
Live voting smartphone app to engage congregation at Aylsham
Aylsham Parish Church is trialling the use of a live voting smartphone app during sermons to help engage the congregation.
Jonathan Veira brings hymns to life in Gorleston
Singer Jonathan Veira will be returning to Gorleston at the end of January with a new one-man show which blends a love of hymns with his own style of laughter, storytelling and entertainment.