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Welcome to Canterbury Diocese
Canterbury Diocese is the oldest diocese in England, stretching from Maidstone to Thanet, the Isle of Sheppey to the Romney Marsh. We have 350 miles of coastline with historic ports and seaside resorts, alongside rural communities, market towns and commuter-belt urban developments. Affluent areas often sit alongside pockets of major deprivation, offering an exciting and challenging mission context.
At the heart of all we do is a vision of transformation for ourselves and our communities: no one can encounter God and remain unchanged. In the Diocese of Canterbury, we want to increasingly become a Christian community transformed through encounter with Christ, growing and overflowing to transform and bless the families, homes and communities we serve: Changed Lives, Changing Lives.
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The Most Revd & Rt Hon Justin Welby Archbishop of Canterbury |
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The Rt Revd Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin Bishop of Dover |
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NEWS

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TODAY'S PRAYER
Area Dean: Vacant
Lay Chair: Geoff Lay
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Susan Ghinn
School: St Augustine Academy
We are excited by the Maidstone Deanery mission action plan called ‘Maidstone Mission Mosaic.’ We have called it a mosaic because it represents the different colours of our different ways of being church in our diocese. furthermore the adhesive that sticks us together is the ‘Gospel of Jesus Christ.’
This is our image that represents our common vision to reach Maidstone with the good news of Jesus.
Anglican Communion:
Te Pihopatanga o Te Waipounamu - The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia (Maori Tikanga)
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VACANCIES