As people, we are a mixture of Anglican Christians and others, all working towards common goals.
Our Faith
Christians are disciples of Christ and those who agree with His teachings. Christianity is our shared, living faith. 85 million Anglicans belong to the Anglican Communion in over 165 countries worldwide, headed by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Our Vision: ‘Renewing Hope - Pray, Serve, Grow’
Since his arrival as Bishop of Salisbury in 2011, Bishop Nicholas has engaged the Diocese in a careful and prayerful process of exploration and discernment. Through the ‘Let us Talk’ process and Deanery Visits, he invited us to explore who we are as a Diocese, where we are going and how God wants us to move forward, leading to the recent formation of a new Diocesan vision, Renewing Hope: Pray, Serve, Grow.
Hope is a defining characteristic of Christian believers. Hope holds together our past, present and future and gives meaning and purpose to our existence.
Our Vision: ‘Renewing Hope - Pray, Serve, Grow’
The Bishop visited all Deaneries in early 2015 to share his overview of the Diocese and get people telling stories of hope. He left the local church with three challenges to answer in their own parishes, benefices and deaneries:
- What do you pray for?
- Whom do you serve?
- How will you grow?