115
Church Buildings
108
Clergy in
parish
97
Parishes
13
LLM & Readers
36
Church of England Schools
1.4m
Population
The Barking Episcopal Area consists of five deaneries covering the five East London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Newham, Redbridge and Waltham Forest.
The population of the Barking Area is larger than most Church of England dioceses and is served by The Bishop of Barking, The Right Reverand Lynne Cullens and two Archdeacons – The Archdeacon of Barking, The Venerable Chris Burke and the Archdeacon of West Ham, the Venerable Elwin Cockett
Our Bishops and Archdeacons work with an Area Team made up of Area Deans, Advisors and Voluntary Officers, details of whom can be found below.
Major locations in the Barking Area include the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London City Airport, ExCeL, Royal Docks, the University of East London and Barking Riverside.
Barking Lodge
Verulam Avenue
Walthamstow
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26 July 2024
St Mary’s Church in Walthamstow was home to a retro gaming event which saw the local community come together to enjoy their favourite video games on consoles old and new.
15 July 2024
The Bishop of Chelmsford, the Rt Rev Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani has announced that the next Archdeacon of West Ham will be the Venerable Mike Power, who currently serves as the Archdeacon of Southend.
10 July 2024
Congratulations to Shirley Biro, who was recently awarded the British Empire Medal in the King's Birthday Honours.
6 June 2024
Mthr Rachel Summers, a Pioneer Curate in Walthamstow has won the Churches Together in England MA Mission Prize 2024.
6 June 2024
The Revd Canon Dr Chigor Chike, who currently serves as the Vicar of Emmanuel Church, Forest Gate in the Diocese of Chelmsford, has been named as the next Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich
5 June 2024
The Venerable Elwin Cockett has announced his retirement after serving as the Archdeacon of West Ham since 2007.
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