As a Cathedral at the heart of our community and diocese, we are seeking to tackle the important issues;
- to allow space for healthy debate
- to be good stewards of this earth
- to be a voice for the vulnerable and marginalised
- to be a place of action that makes real and important changes towards a better future.
ECO Cathedral
As a Cathedral community, we are committed to caring for God’s Creation; we are a Partner in Action with A Rocha UK.
The Anglican Communion’s fifth Mark of Mission is
“to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation, and sustain and renew the life of the earth.”
We have adopted an ethical and sustainable framework to guide our policies and practices. In-line with the Eco Church framework, we divide our activity under the following areas: Worship & Teaching, Buildings, Land, Community & Global Engagement, and Lifestyle.
Healthy Healing Hub
“The ministry of healing and wholeness is at the centre of our life as a Cathedral. We are committed to the Cathedral itself being a place of healing, offering visitors opportunities to pray and to experience hope and peace during difficult times."
In partnership with The Guild of Health and St. Raphael, we have become a Healthy Healing Hub, offering support for health and wellbeing to the local community and empowering other organisations within the Diocese to do the same.
Central to our focus for 2022 and beyond, this partnership will put the needs of the community and diocese in prime position, seeking to ‘recover together’ following the traumatic circumstances of the last few years.
"Silence and beauty combine to nurture the soul."
As a Gold-Tier Healthy Healing Hub we seek to serve as a centre of excellence and training.
FairTrade Church
We are a FairTrade Church, committed to using fairly traded products and promoting fair trade. Find out more about Fair Trade: www.fairtrade.org.uk
Latest News
Funding Helps Lichfield Cathedral Serve the Community
Lichfield Cathedral is looking ahead with optimism thanks to a grant from the government’s Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage. The grant of £213,700 went towards the Cathedral’s financial recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and helped cover core operating costs from October to January.
The Very Rev’d Adrian Dorber said: “We are grateful for the support of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage through another challenging winter. Following almost two years of worry, fear and uncertainty, the Cathedral is ready to serve our local community and help us all recover together.”
The Cathedral is now launching a new theme for 2022. ‘Your Cathedral’ aims to put the Cathedral firmly back into the hands of the community it serves. The theme will highlight the stories of people who are involved in the life of the Cathedral from regular volunteers and community groups to one-off visitors – every person has a story to tell.
Dorber continued: “The pandemic has impacted every person, family, and business in unique ways; one person’s experience can be wholly different to another’s, but each of us has been affected. During the lockdowns, we found that people would come to the Cathedral to seek a place of solace and safety. There has been a Cathedral on this site for over 1300 years and it has endured plagues and sieges in its time. It is the steadfastness of this ancient building and the God that it serves that can give people a sense of reassurance in troubling times.”
At the end of 2021 Lichfield Cathedral launched its ambitious ReSource project, aiming to raise £2 million and 50,000 volunteer hours to help the Cathedral serve its community for generations to come. Not only does this campaign see funding for building projects to ensure the stability of the bricks and mortar but also seeks to invest in community projects such as employment initiatives, holiday clubs, mental health resources and much more.