Wigan Deanery Trust

24/07/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟬 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗪𝗶𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀. 🐾

This funding will help avoid food going into landfill and enable our pantry members to save money, whilst knowing that their animals are well fed.

Thank you to The Florence Foundation for supporting our work and helping us continue to make a difference across Wigan.

05/06/2026

🏆𝗖𝗦𝗥 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀!🏆
We are delighted to announce that the Wigan Deanery Trust & Church Wigan have been awarded a prestigious International CSR Excellence Award, which recognises outstanding achievements and leadership in delivering lasting benefits for people and the planet.

💡𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗘𝗗 𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗯𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵.💡

Thank you to Dave Blissett-Williams (our Properties Officer) for leading the charge and to the churches for their ongoing commitment to making their church communities more environmentally sustainable.

18/05/2026

It was a real pleasure to run the Working Together Conference this weekend. This is an event that helps to facilitate discussions around topics such as safety, risk, fire, funding etc. and gathers leaders from Anglican churches across the borough.

Facilitating spaces that encourage growth and community is at the heart of what we do and running the 'Working Together Conference' each year is a real privilege for our team.

Thank you to all involved and especially to Ashton Pantry for helping to facilitate the refreshments for the event.

14/04/2026

05/04/2026

Happy Easter from all at Wigan Deanery Trust and Church Wigan! 🎉

23/03/2026

This is a fantastic opportunity!

📢🎉 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽🎉📢
👉www.churchwigan.org/vacancies
The Diocese of Liverpool is offering fully funded Theology and Youth Work scholarships starting this September! In partnership with Emmanuel Theological College (Durham accredited), this unique opportunity combines study with practical ministry in one of our Youth and Children’s Hubs in Wigan or St Helens.

💬 We’re looking for people who are:
- Active in church life
- Excited to study theology
- Ready to make a difference in schools, churches, and communities

💡 What’s included:
✅ Fully funded BA degree
✅ £500 monthly grant
✅ Travel expenses covered
✅ Supportive team and learning community
🗓️ Apply by Sunday 12th April 2026
📍 Start date: September 2026
💻 You can find out more about this scholarship by clicking here:
www.churchwigan.org/vacancies

21/03/2026

✨𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸! ✨
We’re delighted to showcase some stunning new artwork, kindly provided by talented local photographer, Mike Fulford. His work has completely refreshed our office space, creating a bright and welcoming environment that’s already making a big difference to our day—we couldn’t be happier with how it looks!

A huge thank you to Mike for sharing his incredible talent with us.
If you’d like to see more of his amazing photography, be sure to follow him on Instagram 👉 @ mike.fulford

18/02/2026

✨𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗗𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁✨
Could you consider donating to our Next Generation appeal this Lent? Every penny will go towards funding roles that bring transformation in young people's lives across our borough. To donate:

👉 Click Here: https://churchwigan.churchsuite.com/donate/fund/7nymyqhs
👉 Or email [email protected] for more ways to give

✨𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿?✨

This Lent, why not turn what you give up into something life-giving for others. 💛

If you’re giving up coffee, treats, takeaways, or something else, please consider donating the money you save to support the Church Wigan Next Gen team. ☕️🍫🍷

Your gift will help invest in young people, support their faith journeys, and create spaces where they can grow, belong, and thrive. Together, we can help bring lasting transformation to the next generation.

If you’d like to give:
👉 Click Here: https://churchwigan.churchsuite.com/donate/fund/7nymyqhs
👉 OR Get in touch with the team at Wigan Deanery Trust

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗲𝗻𝘁.

21/01/2026

This week, some of our wonderful WDT, Next Generation, Church and Pantry teams have completed a Level 3 qualification in ‘First aid in the Workplace’, expertly led by Matt from Thrive Together Training.

We’re delighted to share that everyone passed with flying colours! Thank you to all who gave their time to come on this course and make our spaces safer. Thank you also to Matt for such an engaging and informative experience.

If you or your organisation are looking for a high quality First-Aid trainer, we highly recommend Matt’s services.

19/01/2026

𝗝𝗢𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 | 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗢𝗥
🌐 https://wigandeanerytrust.org/vacancies-/
𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆: £13,988 pa actual salary
𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀: 20 hours per week
𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Monday 2nd February 2026

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to recruit an Executive PA to the Team Rector, in a challenging and varied role. The Team Rector is responsible, together with clergy colleagues, for Church Wigan, a network of 50 Church of England churches and social justice activities serving the people of Wigan, Ashton and surrounding villages. The role also supports Wigan Deanery Trust’s Chair of trustees.

We are looking for an experienced PA to be the primary contact to a wide range of people, manage key relationships, ensure top priorities stay in the foreground and important deadlines and schedules are met. You will need to be highly organised, flexible, used to working on your own initiative, with good IT skills. Good interpersonal and teamwork skills are essential as is the ability to exercise diplomacy and sensitivity.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗲:https://churchwigan.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PA-to-Team-Rector-RD-and-PS-2026-v2.pdf

𝘛𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘯𝘦𝘪𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬@𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘸𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘯.𝘰𝘳𝘨.

𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗩 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 [email protected]
𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁.

𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯.