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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13 December 2024
The Revd Tom Britt tells us about his vocation as a hospital chaplain and the work of the ecumenical and multi-faith chaplaincy team which covers both Queen’s Hospital and King George’s hospital in Goodmayes.
7 October 2024
St Barnabas, Little Ilford raise much needed funds to help tackle homelessness, by recreating walk that helped start the charity Crisis.
2 October 2024
Jo, of St Edward's Church, Romford tells us of the churches World War I history, and how the community have come together to do something special to commemorate the town’s fallen soldiers.
23 September 2024
People from across Chelmsford Diocese gathered at Chelmsford Cathedral on Sunday 22 September to give thanks for Archdeacon Elwin's ministry and to say farewell to him and his wife Sue as they prepare to retire in Somerset.
20 September 2024
The Rev Becs Challis explains how she is working with people from parishes in the Barking Area to help secure missional investment.
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.