Churches Together in Cambridgeshire
This is our old home and has not been updated since January 2024.
New County Ecumenical Officer
Revd Mark Burleigh
Mark is a Baptist Minister who has served churches in Sussex and Leicester. In each setting he was an enthusiastic supporter of ecumenical working with neighbouring churches, especially in mission. He sees ecumenical work as an answer to the prayer of Jesus in John 17, that the unity of Jesus' disciples will mean "the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."
He also has experience in working with fellow Christians in ecumenical chaplaincies in university and healthcare, having served as a healthcare chaplain for 30 years. He currently also works part-time as a chaplain at a Sue Ryder hospice.
His hobbies include music, playing piano and bass guitar, and cycling. He lives in Cambridge and enjoys helping look after his three grandchildren!
International Stories
Celebrating Church Links around the World
Christians across Cambridgeshire are invited to gather for a unique storytelling event on Thursday, 29 February 2024 at 6:30pm at Bar Hill Church.
The evening will highlight a number of international links, including Churches Together in Cambridgeshire’s 30+ year link with Vellore in the Church of South India.
Together we will explore ecumenical approaches to mutual learning, ministry, and mission.
Promoting Church Unity
Churches Together in Cambridgeshire promotes the visible unity of God’s Church within the Cambridgeshire.
Local Churches
Supporting Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs) and Emerging Partnerships
We support local churches with ecumenical partnerships. Some of these are formal agreements, called Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs).
Others utilise a newer framework called 'A Flexible Framework for Local Unity.'
We are especially excited to support emerging partnerships in new housing areas, like Northstowe Church Network.
Learn about all of these partnerships --- and how you can start your own! --- at the link below.
Churches Together
Celebrating Local Unity Movements
Churches Together in Cambridgeshire is a bridge. We link the national ecumenical movement to the local ecumenical movement. The national link brings expertise. The local link keeps national ecumenism real.
A number of local Churches Together groups meet in the area that we cover. We celebrate, support, and encourage these groups as part of their ecumenical journey.
Global Partnership
Mission and Unity are two sides of the same coin.
Churches Together in Cambridgeshire celebrates 30+ years of mutual learning and friendship with the Vellore Diocese in the Church of South India.
