August 2025 - Diocese of Derby

Eco Church: Turn your church green

The Diocese of Derby is currently working to become an Eco Diocese.

In 2018, a motion, proposed by Archdeacon Carol and seconded by Dr Richard Henderson-Smith, was:
"This Synod agrees to implement the process of becoming an Eco Diocese through the efforts of parishes, deaneries and diocesan officers and offices as it moves towards applying the gospel mission of caring for God’s Earth for the sake of God’s creatures. This is agreed to be reported, shared and celebrated at deanery and diocesan level."

Contact Stella Collishaw on 01332 388685 or email Stella.Collishaw@derby.anglican.org

A Rocha Eco Church Award Winners within the Diocese of Derby- we have our first Gold!

There are 3871 churches registered in England, over 1000 have made bronze award, over 350 have silver awards and 22 gold awarded.

Awards in this Diocese:-

Gold Awards

Glossop Parish Church, read the story here

Silver Awards

St Johns Mickleover

St Barnabas Derby

All Saints Sawley who describe their approach on the church website

St Marks Winshill

St Margarets Carsington

St Peters Belper

Derby Cathedral who describe thier approach in this article

Bronze Awards

All Saints Wingerworth

St Lawrence Church Eyam

Christchurch Hulland

Christchurch Belper

St John the Baptist Bamford

St Peters Littleover

St Peters Fairfield

St Michael Hathersage

St John Bamford

St Thomas Biggin

St Matthew Darley Abbey

To contact these churches go to find a church or ask Stella Collishaw or your Deanery Administrator for a best contact.

A Rocha UK

From meditation to insulation, from location to invocation; loving God and his creation should impact everything in our church lives.
That's why A Rocha UK has developed Eco Church.

Eco Church – is an award scheme for churches in England and Wales who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth.

Eco Church is the exciting initiative, which will challenge and equip you to care for God’s world in all areas of your life together.

Join in with neighbours and the wider Diocese as we work together to achieve a Diocesan bronze award.

To participate in the Eco Church scheme, register your church at Eco Church - An A Rocha UK Project

There is also a tutorial and user guide.

You can then begin completing the online survey by indicating how your church is caring for God’s earth in your worship and teaching, around your buildings and grounds (if applicable), in your community engagement at local and global level and in your personal lifestyles as church members.

As you complete the survey, your church collects points towards an Eco Church Award. You can save your survey responses and update them as you find out more by consulting church leaders. The survey serves as both a record of actions achieved and as a ready-made plan for future action that can be updated as and when new initiatives are undertaken. Accompanying the survey there is a new suite of resources to help churches undertake the actions recommended in the survey.

Once your church has amassed sufficient points, you will qualify for an Eco Church Award at Bronze, Silver or Gold level. Bronze and Silver Awards will be granted on receipt of written confirmation from your church leader that the survey responses are a true reflection of the current work and witness of your church. Gold Awards will only be granted following a visit to the church by Eco Church Assessors who need to be satisfied that your survey responses are an accurate reflection of your work and witness.

Award-winning churches will receive a certificate to mark their achievement and will have the option of purchasing (at cost) an Award plaque fashioned from recycled church pews to display on their premises.

Find a church in Derbyshire

Derbyshire is a stunning county, with wonderful countryside and welcoming communities.

Wherever you go - in village or town, suburb or city - you will find a Parish Church at the heart of things.

In fact, we have more than 330 beautiful churches in the Diocese of Derby - each with its own character and history and each offering you the chance to worship, whether you are in your own parish or visiting another.

Whatever the reason for your visit - history or holiday, gruelling hike or gentle stroll - you will find something to satisfy and something to surprise.

>> See the A-Z of churches in Derbyshire

So whether you're planning a historical exploration or just seeking a moment of quiet in a peaceful environment we look forward to welcoming you to a church in Derbyshire.

Derby has its very own 'parish church cathedral' - Derby Cathedral.

Derby Cathedral is one of Derby’s most beautiful and historic sites as well as the home of a vibrant Christian community and the venue for many exciting and innovative events today.

The Diocese is also home to one of the country's - possibly one of the world's - most famous churches, the Crooked Spire in Chesterfield.

Our churches are, first and foremost, places of worship where we celebrate new life, new marriage, renewed faith and where we bid farewell to those who have died.

These are life events that our churches are involved with each and every day.

Weddings - thinking of getting married? You need to see this!

Baptisms - all you need to know about being baptised, christened or confirmed

Funerals - bidding farewell and celebrating a life

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Christian Writers Group

Have you the urge to put pen to paper? Is there something burning inside you that you would like to express in writing? If so, Café Writers could be for you. We are a group of writers of many genres and all levels from absolute beginner to published author. We meet together every two months on a Saturday morning in the Sir Richard Morris Lounge at the Cathedral Café.

Writers come in all shapes and sizes. Your interests may be to write poetry or prayers. You may enjoy journalling, producing short stories and articles, or a have ideas for a book. Or do you want to start a blog or write your life story for your family? You may be a complete novice or a published author. Whatever your preference and your level of expertise, writing can be a lonely business and this is where a group can help.

The aim of this group, which is affiliated to the Association of Christian Writers, is to provide a safe space where we can meet and network with others who share an interest in writing. The key element is to gain some encouragement, inspiration and motivation from one another to get moving (or keep going!)

If you would like to find out more about our ongoing series of talks and meetings or join our mailing list, please contact Richard and Eirene Palmer on 07592 303048 or drop us an email at derbychrwriters@gmail.com

See also: Spirituality index

Bishop's Badge Awards 2018

More than 100 volunteers in the Diocese of Derby have been awarded a Bishop’s Badge for service to their church community. The awards were made in two special services in Derby Cathedral by the Bishop of Repton, the Rt Revd Jan McFarlane.

Bishop’s Badge was introduced by Bishop Alastair a few years ago as a way of commending those who had gone the extra mile to help their local parishes and associated communities.

> In pictures (on Flickr):Bishop's Badge - Chesterfield Archdeaconry | Derby Archdeaconry

Among those receiving a Bishop’s Badge this year were:

Jean Redfern from Hulland Ward. She was awarded her badge for 75 years' service to the RBL Poppy appeal. She started when she was 10, is now 85 and hasn't missed a single year. At the age of 71 she had a pacemaker fitted. The operation was on a Monday and by the Thursday she was out selling poppies again.
Neil Seviour, who gave life-saving first aid
Jackie Ainley, who continued to do administrative work for All Saints, Mugginton, from her hospital bed after being diagnosed with a terminal illness. Sadly, Jackie died a week after being told she was to be awarded a badge, but her family were able to tell her about the award and show her pictures before she died. Her Badge was collected on her behalf by her Daughter, Carlotte.
Alison Barnett is the Tower Captain at St Wilfrid's, West Hallam. She has completely revitalised and re-energised the ringing crew and spent hours training a number of new ringers. They will take part in the ringing event to mark the end of WW1 next month too.

Bishop's Badge has historic links, based on a medal that the very first Bishop of Derby, Bishop Edmund Pearce, had struck to celebrate this new beginning.

Medals were presented to distinguished members of the Diocese and to all those being confirmed in that year. In recent years, Bishop Alastair arranged for a replica of this medal to be minted and mounted in the form of a badge.

Each year, the diocesan Bishop awards these badges, based upon recommendations made, to acknowledge outstanding service to the church.

Cathedral roof project 'Highly Commended'

Derby Cathedral has been highly commended for its work in restoring the cathedral roof in the Construction Project of the Year category at the East Midlands Property Dinner 2018.

Data Privacy Notice

1. Your personal data – what is it?

Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller’s possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (the “UK-GDPR”) and Data Protection Act 2018.

2. Who are we?

The Diocese of Derby is the data controller (contact details below). This means it decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

3. How do we process your personal data?

The DDBF complies with its obligations under the “UK-GDPR” by: -

· keeping personal data up to date
· by storing and destroying it securely
· by not collecting or retaining excessive amounts of data
· by protecting personal data from loss, misuse, unauthorised access and disclosure and
· by ensuring that appropriate technical measures are in place to protect personal data

We use your personal data for the following purposes: -

To enable us to provide a voluntary service for the benefit of the public within the Diocese of Derby;
To administer records of:
- Clergy
- Readers
- Pastoral Assistants
- Youth workers
- Pioneers
- DCC & PCC Officers
- General, Diocesan & Deanery Synod members
- Cathedral,
- DBF Committees
To fundraise and promote the interests of the Diocese
To manage our employees and volunteers
To compile the (printed) Diocesan directory
To maintain our own accounts and records (including processing gift aid applications)
To inform you of news, events, activities and services running either within The Diocese of Derby or further afield through: -
- Mailings (email or hardcopy)
- Sharing your contact details with the Diocesan office

4. What is the legal basis for processing your personal data?

The processing is in accordance with the legitimate interest of DDBF in supporting and promoting the work of the Church of England in the Diocese of Derby;
Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under employment, social security or social protection law, or other contractual matters;
Consent of the data subject so that we can keep you informed about news, events, activities and services and process your gift aid donations and keep you informed about diocesan events;
The processing is necessary to protect the individual’s “vital interests”.
Processing is necessary for carrying out obligations under Ecclesiastical law or other similar legal obligations;
Processing is carried out by a not-for-profit body with a political, philosophical, religious or trade union aim provided: -
- the processing relates only to members or former members (or those who have regular contact with it in connection with those purposes); and there is no disclosure to a third party without consent except as set out set out in 5 below

5. Sharing your personal data

As has been the case for many years, contact details for certain official roles within parishes may be shared widely, including with the general public. Where this is the case we will clearly indicate this, and people will be given the opportunity to provide alternative contact details or restrict public access to certain information. Examples of this data being made widely available include the publishing of the diocesan directory or an enquiry to Church House asking how to contact a parish official.

Otherwise, your personal data will be treated as strictly confidential and will only be shared within the Diocese of Derby, in order to carry out a service to other church members or for purposes connected with the Diocese, and certain third parties outside of the parish as set out in Annexe 1.

6. How long do we keep your personal data[1]?

We keep data in accordance with the guidance set out in the guide “Save or Delete: Care of Your Diocesan Records” which is available from the Church of England website [see footnote for link]. Specifically, we retain electoral roll data while it is still current; gift aid declarations and associated paperwork for up to 6 years after the calendar year to which they relate; and parish registers (baptisms, marriages, funerals) permanently.

7. Your rights and your personal data

Unless subject to an exemption under the UK-GDPR, you have the following rights with respect to your personal data: -

The right to request a copy of your personal data which the Diocese of Derby holds, about you.
The right to request that the Diocese of Derby corrects any personal data if it is found to be inaccurate or out of date.
The right to request your personal data is erased where it is no longer necessary for the Diocese of Derby to retain such data.
The right to withdraw your consent to the processing at any time.
The right to request that the data controller provide the data subject with his/her personal data and where possible, to transmit that data directly to another data controller, (known as the right to data portability).
The right, where there is a dispute in relation to the accuracy or processing of your personal data, to request a restriction is placed on further processing.
The right to object to the processing of personal data, (where applicable)
The right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioners Office.

[1] Details about retention periods can currently be found in the Record Management Guides located on the Church of England website at: - https://www.churchofengland.org/more/libraries-and-archives/records-management-guides

8. Further processing

If we wish to use your personal data for a new purpose, not covered by this Data Protection Notice, then we will provide you with a new notice explaining this new use prior to commencing the processing and setting out the relevant purposes and processing conditions. Where and whenever necessary, we will seek your prior consent to the new processing.

9. Contact Details

To exercise all relevant rights, queries or complaints please in the first instance contact the Diocese of Derby Office Manager at Church House, Full Street, Derby or call 01332 388650 or email data@derby.anglican.org

Contact the Commissioner’s Office on 0303 123 1113 or email https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/ or at the Information Commissioners Office, Wycliffe house, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire. SK9 5AF.

Annexe 1

Parties with whom data may be shared: -

The Bishops of the Diocese of Derby
The Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire
The Archdeacon of East Derbyshire
The Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
Derby Diocesan Board of Finance (DBF)
Derby Diocesan Board of Education (DBE)
Derby Diocesan Academies Trust (DDAT)
Transforming Faith
The Chancellor for the Diocese of Derby
The Diocesan Registrar
Derby Cathedral
Diocesan Clergy and Licensed lay ministers
Parochial Church Councils and Bishop’s Mission Orders within the Diocese
Diocesan Deanery Synods
Other Diocesan bodies under Diocesan Synod that may be established from time to time and will be added to this list.
Other Dioceses in the Church of England
The National Church of England Institutions
Other official Church of England organisations
Employees, office holders, volunteers, other recognised roles and contractors of the above offices and organisations.

The contact details of Petitioners and/or applicants on individual applications may be shared, through the Contact Management System (CMS): -

The Archdeacon of Derby City and South Derbyshire
The Archdeacon of East Derbyshire
The Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales
The Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor for the Diocese of Derby
The office of the Diocesan Registrar
Statutory Consultees (The Church Buildings Council, Historic England, national Amenity Societies and local authorities)
to facilitate the consideration of applications for either a Faculty or a Matter not requiring a Faculty under the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules

In addition to the above Clergy details will also be provided: -

Periodically to Crockford’s Clerical Directory
When necessary, by the Diocesan Property department to its representatives for undertaking works of repair Diocesan clergy housing and the letting of Diocesan properties
To the relevant local authority (in respect of Council Tax) and utility companies (in respect of supplies of energy to the property)
To the relevant Church of England National Institutions in processing stipends, pensions and other national services.
In compliance with our legal responsibilities

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Are our churches harbouring sleepy butterflies?

Many of our churchyards are known for being a haven for wildlife - but it seems our bell towers and outbuildings are hotbeds for hibernation.

Jill Hancock

Jill Hancock: ordained priest, 29 June 2019

Jill is now the Assistant Curate with the East Scarsdale Team Ministry. She writes:

From an early age I knew how important it was to share and care for others.

Hospitality was at the heart of our family and there would always be an extra place at our dinner table for visitors.

Growing up, I never really had a desire to ‘be something’ and took up all sorts of jobs. I tried hair dressing, travel consultancy, care work, ambulance driving, I joined the Special Constabulary and eventually settled in a job as a nursing auxiliary.

My work as a nurse opened my eyes to life, life at its beginning, life in its fullness, in its messiness and life at its end.

It was during this time that I had the sense that I didn’t actually have to ‘become something’ all I needed was to be myself and to be myself was to simply offer hospitality. I felt a nudge from God.

In 2007, I trained as a Church Army Evangelist and I spent nine years ministering to the vulnerable and marginalised in deprived and fractured communities.

And that’s what I think the role of a deacon is, to share in the life of the community, to offer those in need God’s hospitality; to share in the celebrations, struggles and mess.

I recently finished my theological training at The College of The Resurrection in Mirfield near Wakefield.

The college is situated in 24 acres of beautiful gardens, orchards and woodland within the grounds of a monastery. It’s home to a community of monks who root their lives in the Benedictine tradition.

This monastic rhythm of life teaches the importance of a balance between prayer, study, work, rest, and hospitality - principles which I think are the key in ministry.

I feel very privileged as a curate to have the freedom to get to know the area and to listen to people’s stories.

During September - the start of the new school year - I’ll be getting to know the students and staff at the local schools and joining the chaplaincy team - and I've been very much looking forward to this.

I should also mention…… I am married to Dave and have two grown-up daughters and we live in Bolsover with our little dog Bugsy!

Among my leisure activities are fishing, wine making and crafting.

See also: Explore your calling with us

Favourite Bible passage:

My favourite Bible passage is Roman’s 8:28.

‘And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.’

This passage has got me through some tough times, times when my faith was in my boots and I struggled to understand what good could possibly come out of such pain.

Favourite prayer:

My favourite prayer has to be The Lords Prayer. It is filled with incredible meaning and summarises our faith.

You don’t have to think about it, you can say it in every situation, most people can share in it and it does what it says on the tin. Its a prayer of praise, petition, penitence and grace.

Favourite hymn:

My favourite hymn is "I will offer up my life", by Matt Redman.

When I was a little girl, I always knew I was loved by Jesus because I met him one evening in my mum's 'best room'; he was sat on the settee. He didn't say anything to me but I just knew I belonged to him.

I guess I've always had a sense of being 'called' but was never quite sure what that would look like, so I just followed.

I will offer up my life in spirit and truth
Pouring out the oil of love, as my worship to you
In surrender I must give my every part
Lord, receive this sacrifice of a broken heart

Jesus, what can I give, what can I bring
To so faithful a Friend, to so loving a King?
Saviour, what can be said, what can be sung
As a praise of Your name for the things You have done?
Oh, my words could not tell, not even in part
Of the debt of love that is owed by this thankful heart

You deserve my every breath, for You've paid the great cost
Giving up your life to death, even death on the cross
You took all my shame away, there defeated my sin
Open up the gates of heaven and have beckoned me in

August 2018

The Revd Judy Crane, who holds the Bishop of Derby’s Licence under Seal, will retire with effect from 1 August, 2018. Mrs Crane will continue to live within the diocese after retirement.

The Rt Revd Roger Jupp, Vicar of Long Eaton St Laurence and Priest-in-Charge of Ilkeston Holy Trinity, Diocese of Derby, will retire with effect from 1st November 2018. Bishop Roger will be moving away from the diocese.

The Revd Trudie Morris, Vicar of the benefice of Pride Park, Wilmorton, Allenton and Shelton Lock, Diocese of Derby, has been appointed Rector of All Saints, Stand, Diocese of Manchester. Mrs. Morris hopes to move to her new post in November.

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A Rocha Eco Church Award Winners within the Diocese of Derby- we have our first Gold!

A Rocha UK

Derbyshire is a stunning county, with wonderful countryside and welcoming communities.

Find a church in the Diocese of Derby

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More than 100 volunteers in the Diocese of Derby have been awarded a Bishop’s Badge for service to their church community. The awards were made in two special services in Derby Cathedral by the Bishop of Repton, the Rt Revd Jan McFarlane.

Derby Cathedral has been highly commended for its work in restoring the cathedral roof in the Construction Project of the Year category at the East Midlands Property Dinner 2018.

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Many of our churchyards are known for being a haven for wildlife - but it seems our bell towers and outbuildings are hotbeds for hibernation.

Jill Hancock: ordained priest, 29 June 2019

Jill is now the Assistant Curate with the East Scarsdale Team Ministry. She writes:

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