After 13 years of ministry as Dean of Coventry Cathedral, Dean John Witcombe led his final services yesterday. His final sermon in the role was preached at Choral Evensong, bringing to a close a significant chapter of faithful and inspiring ministry.
RECOGNISE (6-12 July 2026) is a national week of recognition for everyone involved in ministry with children, young people, and their families (CYPF Ministers for short).
The Church of England’s online service this week comes from a church in our diocese - Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-upon-Avon - the place where William Shakespeare was baptised and is buried.
The two-day event at St Mary’s Warwick invites residents, visitors, schools and local organisations to come together in a shared celebration of peace, diversity and collective action.
Coffee with the Canons brings together members of the cathedral’s clergy with guests from across its community and beyond, exploring the personal journeys, faith stories and experiences that shape one of the UK’s most internationally recognised centres of reconciliation.
The annual global prayer movement Thy Kingdom Come returns in 2026 with renewed energy across the Diocese of Coventry, inviting churches, schools and communities to join in the ten days of prayer from Ascension to Pentecost.
At St Stephen’s Canley, the journey as a Growing Faith Learning Hub has been rooted in prayerful reflection, listening, and intentional relationship-building. A key part of this process has been deepening understanding of the links between deprivation and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Early last year the Diocese of Coventry, with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Caring for God’s Acre, were awarded funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for the first stage of a six-year £2 million project - the Churchyard Biodiversity and Heritage Project. Now this first stage is in full swing.
Will Schoolar from the The Coventry and District Church Football League writes about how the league builds friendship and faith across churches.
On Maundy Thursday, many of our clergy and lay ministers gathered in Coventry Cathedral for the Chrism Eucharist.
