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The latest news and features from the Diocese of Oxford. To contact the press office, please call 01865 208 277 (out of hours 07880 716761) or email communications@oxford.anglican.org.

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Gavin Collins consecrated as Bishop of Dorchester

First published on: 29th April 2021

The Rt Revd Gavin Collins has been consecrated as the Bishop of Dorchester at a special service at Lambeth Palace Chapel.


From Lament to Action

First published on: 29th April 2021

Racism exists in the Church of England. We need every person in every church and every school to root it out.


Development Fund Project Update

First published on: 4th May 2021

We check back in with St Mark's in Milton Keynes to find out how their Development Fund grant has affected their work.


You Were Born to Fly: You Weren't Born to Die

First published on: 7th May 2021

Diocese of Oxford sponsors music video to shed light on growing knife crime amongst young people.


Fourth round of Development Fund awards announced

First published on: 10th May 2021

Fifteen churches across the diocese awarded grants as part of round four of the Development Fund.


St Mary's Banbury awarded Development Fund grant

First published on: 10th May 2021

St Mary's Church in Banbury has been awarded c.£90,000 over three years to help support a stipendiary Chaplain for the Arts.


Top-notch computer helps St Joseph's be more Christ-like

First published on: 14th May 2021

"Cheeky" was the word used by the Revd Ben Thorpe in his application for a £2,000 Development Fund grant for a laptop.


Reaching more people in Loddon Reach

First published on: 14th May 2021

Award-winning parish magazine with a circulation that's risen from 1,000 to 6,000 benefits from a Development Fund grant.


Quarrendon's community garden is blooming marvellous

First published on: 14th May 2021

A church community garden is providing a multitude of benefits on one of the Diocese's most deprived estates.


New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's

First published on: 14th May 2021

New loo and kitchenette for St Mary's. A new kitchenette and toilet are transforming the hospitality opportunities at St Mary's, Ashbury.

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