A very warm welcome to Martyrs Church!
We are a intercultural, all age, vibrant Church of England community in Leicester located just off Narborough Road. Here you will find people who worship who are from a variety of places, age groups and diverse backgrounds. Whoever you are and whatever you believe, you are welcome at our Church.
Together we seek to encourage and support one another in our faith journeys and in demonstrating the good news of Jesus to those around us. Click here to find out more about us.
Hope to see you soon!


Join us at 10.30am or 6.15pm
for a Sunday Service
Upcoming events
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Children
Sunday Clubs
The summer term is here! What will we discover this term? Don’t miss it! There are groups for children and…
10:30 am
Sundays
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Sunday Worship Service
A mixture of All Age gatherings, informal morning worship, and sharing communion. Sunday morning church consists of band-led worship with…
10:30 am
Sundays
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Young People
Fuel Cells
For 11-14 year olds, you are very welcome to join us in the church hall at 10:30 on Sunday mornings.
10:30 am
Sundays
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Everyone
6.15 Gathering
6.15 is an informal café style gathering with an extended time of worship, practical and interactive biblical teaching and also…
6:15 pm
Sundays
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Children
Girlguiding at the Martyrs
Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK, with over 320,000 members. Thanks to the…
5:15 pm
Mondays
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Everyone
Community Prayer Time
Coffee, croissants and community prayer. You are welcome to join us as we pray for church and our community
9:15 am
Wednesdays
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Communion & Coffee
A traditional Holy Communion service, with a short talk based on the Church of England lectionary reading. Refreshments are served…
11:00 am
Wednesdays
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Everyone
Mothers’ Union
Mothers’ Union is a Christian worldwide organisation with 4 million members, for women, men, married or single, with or without…
2:30 pm
Wednesdays
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Young People
Young Adults Meet(18+)
Are you looking for a place where you can connect and explore your life of faith? Yes, there is a…
4:30 pm
Wednesdays
Private home -
Children
Shake Rattle + Roll
Thursdays(10am-11:30am) in term time. This group is for 0-4’s and their grownups to play, make friends, sing, have stories, activities…
10:00 am
Thursdays
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What’s been happening?
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At the event we celebrated our many roles in life, and our special relationships with God. And we encouraged and supported each other 💐
Kim
International women’s day
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God is saying to me that I am welcome, included, nurtured and loved🙏🏼thank you ladies for this special event💖
Simmi
International women’s day
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When a sister shares her success it’s an inspiration to another sister. I felt stronger when we prayed,cheered ,warmly hugged each other.
Hemmamali
International women’s day
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I really enjoyed cebration, as woman we empowered and encouraged each other.
I loved we celebrated in the church with God’s presence.KAVITHA
INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY SPECIAL
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what a wonderful Gift to the body of Christ these women.. movements of heart touching stories , good lough , delicious food , surprises.
Shobha Gosa
SISTERS- International Women’s Day Special
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Coming out of surgery at LRI just before Christmas, the power of remote prayer helped me to walk a new pathway in my life. Thankyou Jesus.
Tony Shelley
After Surgery at LRI
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I’m always excited to meet my fellow young adults each week as we share, laugh, and eat together. Just as we feel welcomed, you’re welcome too.
Sangeetha
YA GATHERING
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It’s great meeting people in the city center! Ww we’re also live on Instagram for a while, praying for others.
Sangeetha
Sisters prayer walk at city centre
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We had a wonderful time on Saturday. We explored the fruits of the Spirit and shared how each fruit is making a positive impact in our lives
Sangeetha
Sisters gathering
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Loved celebrating Jesus as the light of the world and seeing Tom dressed up as a Christingle today!
Daniel
Christingle Service
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It’s beginning to look like Christmas
Enjoyed while decorating the tree!Sangeetha
Christmas tree decor
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I really enjoyed being in worship band
Sangeetha
Black history month service
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Starting our summer outreach programme with coffee, doughnuts and conversation on Westcotes Drive. We loved meeting some of our neighbours!
Phillippa
Sofa Chat
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We had lots of fun at the Lego Building Cafe today!
Beulah
Lego Building Cafe
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Getting creative this evening thinking about how we experience the Holy Spirit in our lives, really thoughtful conversations and sharing.
Wendy
6.15 Sunday Service
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The ‘meet and greet’ with Bishop Martyn was fantastic! We had a chance to chat with him and learn about his experiences, insights, and perspectives on various topics related to faith, social and culture
Sangeetha
Students meet and greet with Bishop Martyn
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It’s so good to have the nesting boxes for swifts up on the Church Hall in time for their arrival. Thank you to all who helped.
Chris & EcoMartyrs
Nest Boxes for Swifts
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We continued the tradition of flowering the cross on Easter morning. A symbol of the new life found in the resurrection. Alleluia!
Shayne & Lorraine
Flowering the cross
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A group of us gathered at 6am on Easter morning to celebrate as the sun came up, then Bertin made Norweigan waffles for breakfast!
Martyrs Church
Sunrise service
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All ready to plant dutch iris bulbs at our Easter family event. Let the fun begin!
Clare
Easter Family Event