Ric Thorpe
The Rt Revd Dr Ric Thorpe was appointed as Bishop of Islington in 2015 to oversee the Diocese of London’s church planting and church growth work. He also serves the Church of England nationally, supporting bishops, dioceses, church planters and pioneers to develop church planting strategies and to plant new worshipping communities to reach new people in new places in new ways. He is the director of the Gregory Centre for Church Multiplication which offers church growth and church planting training and support for the full breadth of the church.
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Reports of the Church of England’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Here’s where it is thriving
The church is alive, growing and having an impact, says Bishop Ric Thorpe