Partnerships
The Diocese of Winchester has extensive partnerships with the church in other parts of the UK and overseas, in addition to it being part of a network of Anglican churches across the world through the Anglican Communion.
It enjoys a relationship of support and friendship with the Diocese of Newcastle, ecumenical partnerships in this country and in Florence, Italy, as well as a number of overseas partnerships with Anglican Dioceses in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burma (Myanmar) and Uganda.
The Bishop of Winchester, the Rt Revd Michael Scott-Joynt, is an active member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the African Great Lakes Region and Genocide Prevention. Since visiting the Anglican Province of the Congo in October-November 2002, he has been committed to working with others for an end to the chronic warfare, bloodshed and suffering in the Eastern DRC, and to the large-scale pillage of its natural resources.
Information on the work of the different partnerships can be found on the pages in this section. News stories and progress reports about partnership visits and issues feature regularly in the Diocesan Magazine, The Vine - copies are available from churches in the Diocese.
If your church would like to become more involved with the Diocese's overseas partnerships, contact Mervyn Jones, Partnership Development Officer at mervyn.jones@winchester.anglican.org For links with Newcastle, contact the Ven Adrian Harbidge, Archdeacon of Bournemouth at adrian.harbidge@winchester.anglican.org For links in Europe the relevant person is Nigel Cumming who may be contacted via the Communications Department at communications@winchester.anglican.org
Stories about partnership projects involving churches in the Diocese can be sent to communications@winchester.anglican.org