Friday 11 to Sunday 13 September 2026

Centenary Mission Weekends

The Revd Steve Haskett and his team have visited many Deaneries already, to invite every parish to out on a weekend of mission and outreach between 11 and 13 September 2026.

The invitation is to host some simple events and invite those who wouldn’t ordinarily come to church to share in fellowship, and also to hear something about Jesus and be invited to learn more.

To help prepare parishes further, a three session course will be available in early 2026 to inspire our people to confidently pray for, invite and share faith with those who aren’t yet Christians. This will be accompanied by some simple tips on planning a mission weekend, with stories from lay people who have recently done this in their own parishes.

Finally, we will have three study days for our clergy and licensed lay ministers during April and May 2026. We are delighted to announce that the teaching will be led by Canon J.John, Rachel Gardner, and Bishop Lindsay Urwin respectively. They are all well known for their gifts in evangelistic speaking, and these days will help all our licensed preachers to sharpen their skills in this area ahead of the mission weekends.

You will be able to choose whichever you think might be most helpful to you. There will also be an additional day in June for our Authorised Lay Ministers.

Look out for more details in due course, and please do continue to pray and think about how your parishes can engage with this exciting opportunity.