Read more here. By accepting cookies you can optimise your browsing experience. Accept Read More Menu Woolwich Episcopal Area The Woolwich Episcopal Area covers the London Boroughs of Southwark, Lewisham and Royal Greenwich and parts of Bexley, Bromley and Lambeth. It is home to Southwark Cathedral, Borough Market, Trinity House, The Elephant & Castle, The Horniman Museum, The Cutty Sark, The Old Royal Naval College to name but a few known landmarks along with many parks and woodlands. In this section Woolwich Episcopal Area is racially, culturally and socially diverse and our principal aim is to serve the people who live and work in it. The Area Office is led by the Bishop of Woolwich, together with the Archdeacon of Southwark and the Archdeacon of Lewisham and Greenwich, and they are supported by a team of staff and Area Officers. We strive to fulfil our responsibility as servants of Christ to the people and communities in our Area. The Bishop of Woolwich has three Episcopal priorities: proclaiming the love of Christ in mission and evangelism to our community celebrating the gifts of, and giving voice to, the children and young people in our Church celebrating the racial diversity of the Church as a gift from God in Creation. The Woolwich Area is made up of 10 Deaneries supported by our Area Deans, Assistant Area Deans and Deanery Lay Chairs who, in turn, support the work of the clergy, lay ministers and church councils in our parishes. The Area through its chaplains and Diocesan Board of Education supports 39 Church of England educational establishments made up of primary schools, secondary schools, colleges and universities. There are also a number of hospitals and prisons in the Area and we have a number of chaplains who work in them, along with SPAs, Readers and laity within the parishes. The Area has a thriving, strong and active Youth Forum, giving the young people a voice which is heard throughout the Diocese. We are proud of our international links with the Church in Zimbabwe (Anglican Communion). The Woolwich Area is twinned with the Diocese of Manicaland in Zimbabwe. One of the ways we celebrate the diversity in our Area is through the Woolwich Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns Committee (WMEACC). Key contacts Bishop Karowei Bishop of Woolwich Get in touch Alastair Cutting Archdeacon of Lewisham & Greenwich Get in touch Jonathan Sedgwick Acting Archdeacon of Southwark Get in touch Emma Kimsey PA to the Bishop of Woolwich Get in touch Richard Coe PA to the Archdeacons of Southwark and Lewisham and Greenwich Get in touch Other Area contacts Area Officers Woolwich Minority Ethnic Anglican Concerns Committee (WMEACC) Zimbabwe Link Our events 14 Dec Diocesan Advisory Committee Find out more 12 Mar 10:00 am-3:00 pm Diocesan Synod Meeting at St Mark's Kennington or virtually via Zoom Find out more 08 Dec 6:00-8:00 pm Diocesan Council of Trustees Trinity House Find out more 1 of 3 Latest News A prayer for Racial Justice Sunday Southwark Archdeaconry Bermondsey & Rotherhithe Deanery Find out more Camberwell Deanery Find out more Dulwich Deanery Find out more Southwark & Newington Deanery Find out more Lewisham and Greenwich Archdeaconry Charlton Deanery Find out more Deptford Deanery Find out more East Lewisham Deanery Find out more Eltham & Mottingham Deanery Find out more Plumstead Deanery Find out more West Lewisham Deanery Find out more Discover more Find a church Southwark Vision Latest news ContactSafeguardingPrivacyCookie Policy The South London Church Fund and Southwark Diocese Board of Finance is a company limited by guarantee (No. 236594). Registered Office: Trinity House, 4 Chapel Court, Borough High Street, London SE1 1HW. Registered Charity: (No. 249678). © The Diocese of Southwark 2021. All rights reserved. Web design by TWK