Volunteers across our Diocese are warmly invited to this year’s Annual Volunteer Forum with Bishop Richard, which will take place online on Saturday 29 October.

Volunteers play a vital role across our church communities, enriching their parishes by volunteering in a range of roles. Our popular Annual Forum provides volunteers across the Diocese with an opportunity to discover news, updates and best practice from our Gift Aid, Safeguarding, Finance, and Health & Safety teams, with opportunities for Q&A offered after each presentation.

Speaking about this year’s Forum, COO Sarah Kilmartin said:

“This wonderful annual event is a real highlight for our central office teams, enabling them to share important developments with volunteers across our parish family. We look forward to welcoming new and returning volunteers to this important annual occasion.”

This year's forum will take place via Zoom with the following programme:  

• 9am - Gift Aid
• 10am - Safeguarding
• 11am - Finance
• 12 noon - Health & Safety

Our teams look forward to welcoming you - further details and the Zoom links will be shared with volunteers and parishes shortly.