Bishop Philip Poole is hoping that churches in the diocese will be able to repeat the success of Back to Church Sunday, which saw about 2,600 people accepting an invitation to come to church last September.
“We know with confidence that over 320 people who accepted the invitation to come to church have stayed,” wrote Bishop Poole in a letter to clergy in January. “People throughout the diocese gained a sense of excitement in this initiative and more than 70 per cent of our churches participated.”