Latest news | The Diocese of Blackburn 2026-04-07T00:36:17+00:00 Diocese of Blackburn https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/feed Bishop and BBC join forces for fundraising Lancashire church tower abseil https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/909 Bishop Philip throwes a big spotlight on the 'Raise the Roof' fundraising campaign 2024-03-07T17:11:16+00:00 Archbishop praises new discipleship app as 2000 download milestone is reached https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/908 Available to download from the App Store and Google Play 2024-03-07T14:54:07+00:00 The Church of England in Lancashire gains major new environmental award https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/905 The Diocese as a whole awarded the Bronze status of the national A Rocha Eco Church programme 2024-03-08T15:50:13+00:00 100+ 'vital' Licensed Lay Ministers from across Lancashire are relicensed at special service https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/904 "The men and women who were relicensed at this Triennial Service are inspiring and dedicated leaders" 2024-03-12T13:49:30+00:00 Bishop set to abseil Chorley church tower this weekend! https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/907 Raising money to support roof fundraiser 2024-03-06T17:58:53+00:00 Praise for racial justice engagement but more work still needs to be done https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/903 Blackburn Diocese, alongside other Dioceses, has made remarkable progress in matters of racial justice in recent years 2024-02-28T16:08:52+00:00 Bishop Philip North calls on General Synod to prioritise those living on the margins https://blackburn.anglican.org/news/901 '...a renewed commitment to the social estates of England' 2024-03-08T16:54:54+00:00