As a Diocese, we ask each benefice and deanery to produce a Plan for Growth. Planning for Growth helps us, prayerfully and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to set local priorities for mission based on the needs and opportunities communities.
Through Plans for Growth, churches can develop a shared sense of purpose, and benefices and deaneries can work better together.
With clear priorities, churches are able to make best use of the resources God has given them to share the gospel and bless their communities.
Plans for Growth also help connect diocesan strategy with what is happening in our villages and towns across Suffolk, so that it makes sense on the ground. They help shape the support that the diocesan office teams provide, and help us all adapt to the changing environment in which we live and minister.
For 2026, through a process of consultation, we have updated our Plan for Growth process and templates. If your benefice or deanery Plan for Growth is more than three years old, or you don’t have one, please use these new templates to develop your new Plan.
From this page, you will find:
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For more information or help with Plans for Growth, please contact the Mission Support Team in the diocesan office at: mission@cofesuffolk.org
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