Network Norfolk : Network Norwich and Norfolk

Chance to partner with Norfolk Christian league

The Norfolk Christian Football League is having conversations to explore a number of exciting opportunities to increase its mission of connecting church with community through football and is appealing for churches to get in contact.

Climate pilgrim coat set to reach Norwich church

A patchwork pilgrim coat, which carries hopes and prayers for the environment, and is on an ongoing walk through Britain, will reach Norwich on February 28.

You look, but what do you see?

Jane Walters admires the perceptive skills of creative people, but suggests we would all benefit from taking more notice of what we see around us.

A long-term solution for East Anglia church live-streaming

When the coronavirus pandemic lockdown restrictions came into force across East Anglia, South Norfolk church audio and visual specialist Darren Butler knew straight away that many churches would be facing a big problem.

Exciting season for Norfolk Christian Football League

The Norfolk Christian Football League has had an exciting and competitive first half of the season with new league leaders.

Community initiatives spring from Diss church dementia cafe

Diss URC is celebrating tens years of running Dove Dementia Cafe, just one of the church’s community initiatives.

Lives transformed at Teen Challenge in Norwich

Two years ago Christian rehab charity Teen Challenge was given Drayton Hall as their premises to intensively support men with addictions. Helen Baldry visited to find out about their work.

Bequest funds Burnham Thorpe church repairs

A significant bequest to All Saints Church in Burnham Thorpe has resolved financial difficulties caused by major repairs to the church tower.

Chance to find out about Norfolk African missionaries

A fundraising event for former Norfolk Ugandan missionaries, Alaric and Jane Hunt, is being held at Bracon Ash in South Norfolk on March 1.

New Catholic priest for Cromer and Sheringham

The parish community of Our Lady and St Joseph’s in Sheringham and Cromer warmly welcomed Bishop Peter Collins on 3 February for the formal induction of their new Parish Priest, Father Simon Davies.

Free media training for Christians in east Norfolk

The first in a series of free media workshops for churches and Christian across Norfolk is set to be run in Yarmouth in March as part of the Network Norfolk 20th anniversary year, and you can sign up now.

Why not emulate the kindness of the bear?

Paddington Bear has chosen to rest awhile in Norwich Cathedral Close, and Andy Bryant encourages us to embrace the kind nature which has become one of the bear’s trademarks.

Latest Norfolk Christian community events

Events of interest to the Norwich and Norfolk Christian community happening over the next few weeks are listed.

Invitation to join Christian Aid conference in Norwich

Christian Aid is inviting supporters to join together to watch the livestream of its annual Changemakers Conference at Norwich Cathedral on March 8.

Norwich church needs an assistant lay pastor

The Methodist Church Norwich Circuit is seeking to appoint a full-time Assistant Lay Pastor (Chinese Ministry) at Bowthorpe Road Methodist Church in Norwich.

Missionaries speak at Briston gospel meeting

Gareth and Malou Bolton, who work with Operation Mobilisation, the international gospel ministry famous for its mission ships, were guest speakers at a meeting in Briston last Sunday. Matthew Pickhaver reports on Gareth’s testimony.

Twelfth Night on stage at Shakespeare festival

One of Shakespeare’s best-loved comedies will be performed in Norwich Cathedral’s Cloister this summer as Twelfth Night takes to the stage for this year’s Shakespeare Festival.

Norwich Cathedral welcomes Paddington

A statue of the beloved bear can now be found sitting on a bench near to the Cathedral’s Herb Garden, clutching one of his famous marmalade sandwiches and waiting to meet visitors young and old!

Discover When Jesus Met Hippies, in Sheringham

Come to Lighthouse Community church in Sheringham on 16 March and hear Andrew Whitman explain how Jesus impacted the lives of many young people during the hippy era of the 1960’s and ‘70’s.