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Conservation project launches to help preserve ‘table top’ tombs in churchyards

Tuesday 09 September

A Church of England-backed conservation project has been launched to help with the preservation of thousands of stone monuments that feature in churchyards throughout the country. There are believed toContinue reading

Engaging with lived experiences to improve safeguarding practice

Tuesday 09 September

The Diocese of Gloucester and the NST are running the next ‘Good Practice Participation Forum’ in October. It will be a space for parish safeguarding officers to hear from andContinue reading

General Synod report to deaneries, July 2025

Tuesday 09 September

An update from the July General Synod from your representatives for the Diocese of Gloucester: the Revd Jennifer Fellows, Robert McNeill-Wilson, Canon Margaret Sheather, the Revd Canon Dana Delap, andContinue reading

The Great Switch for Creation, green energy tariffs

Tuesday 09 September

The Church of England has launched ‘The Great Switch for creation’ campaign to encourage churches across the country to reduce their environmental impact by making ‘the Great Switch’ to aContinue reading

Message from Bishop Rachel, 9 September 2025

Tuesday 09 September

Over the coming weeks a number of bishops have committed to participate in 40 days of shared prayer and fasting as we continue to pray for the Church, and forContinue reading

Message from Bishop Robert, 2 September 2025

Tuesday 02 September

I had one of those supposedly small administrative tasks last week that turned into something of a saga. As a charity trustee, I had to confirm my identity with theContinue reading

Tewkesbury Abbey’s labrador Assistant Vergers set to retire

Tuesday 02 September

After two years of service at Tewkesbury Abbey, labradors Eric and Flo will be retiring from their roles as Assistant Vergers to enjoy a relaxing retirement at home. Eric, 11,Continue reading

Guardians of Ancora holiday club: “It helped us remember that God loves everyone”

Tuesday 02 September

The benefice of St George’s Tuffley and St Margaret’s Whaddon once again welcomed children, young people and families to their annual summer holiday club, which this year was based onContinue reading

Trinity provides 120 Bibles to local school with diocese grant

Tuesday 02 September

Holy Trinity, Cheltenham has used a diocesan Mission Grant to buy 120 Bibles for pupils at Holy Trinity Primary School. The church applied for the grant specifically to buy BiblesContinue reading

Holding the key, podcast episode 11: Junior Smart OBE, founder of SOS Project

Wednesday 27 August

“We know that all pregnancies in prison are high risk, three babies have died in a women’s prison in the past five years, and it’s absolutely outrageous that we’re sending pregnant women to prison.”

Gloucester Cathedral’s Stone Carving Festival: online auction now live

Tuesday 26 August

An online auction is now live and features unique stone carvings from Gloucester Cathedral’s Stone Carving Festival. Over the August Bank Holiday weekend, Gloucester Cathedral hosted a Stone Carving Festival,Continue reading

Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride – Ecclesiastical resources for churches

Tuesday 26 August

This September, many churches will take part in Heritage Open Days and Ride and Stride. These are great opportunities to welcome visitors, share your mission and ministry, fundraise, and showcaseContinue reading

Young people find work and education with SPEAR at Trinity

Tuesday 26 August

Trinity Cheltenham is helping 16 to 24 year-olds facing barriers to work or education find fresh opportunities through the SPEAR programme. Since opening in 2022, Cheltenham’s SPEAR centre has workedContinue reading

Exploring faith through gaming at Meon Vale holiday club

Tuesday 26 August

A unique holiday club blending gaming and faith brought young people together in Meon Vale at the end of July. Organised by Jay Niblett, Rector of Rivervale Churches (Benefice ofContinue reading

Neurodiversity in ministry: embracing our extraordinary differences

Friday 22 August

Both lay and ordained ministry can provide unique challenges at the best of times – but how much greater are those challenges when we may perceive reality itself differently toContinue reading

Masonry course keeps traditional skills alive

Tuesday 19 August

This event has been cancelled for 2025. Apologies for any inconvenience. St Saviour’s Church in Redbrook is currently offering places on its annual masonry course, where participants learn about churchContinue reading

Liking the lichens in St Cyr’s ‘BioBlitz’

Monday 18 August

Beautiful lichens, many moths, four species of bat and one unidentified, ‘mystery’ bat were among the discoveries during St Cyr Stinchcombe’s ‘BioBlitz’ on 10 August. The ‘BioBlitz’ aimed to observeContinue reading

Join Christian Aid’s ‘craftivism’ campaign

Monday 18 August

Christian Aid is hoping to transform the broken into the beautiful with its new craftivism campaign. Worshipping communities and individuals are invited to join this new campaign urging MPs toContinue reading

Plant barrow partnership with the Men’s Shed

Monday 18 August

The Men’s Shed has partnered with St Mary’s Church, Tetbury to create a costermonger barrow for the church to display seasonal plants. A costermonger barrow is a traditional style pushcartContinue reading

Creationtide 2025: peace with creation

Tuesday 12 August

This year’s Season of Creation is focused on peace with creation, inspired by the words of Isaiah 32:14-18. The Church marks the Season of Creation from 1 September to 4Continue reading

New bat survey conducted at Tewkesbury Abbey

Tuesday 12 August

Tewkesbury Abbey has surveyed bats in the building as part of its ‘Welcoming All’ project. It was completed on Thursday (7 August) to help the Abbey consolidate past findings, checkContinue reading

Welcome: More than an open door

Tuesday 12 August

During the summer, lots of people are visiting new areas and exploring churches, maybe even popping in to experience a service. Robin Riordan, Churchwarden in Tidenham Parish, shares how theContinue reading

Meet the Bishop’s Advisor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Tuesday 05 August

We are delighted to welcome Philippa Donald as the Bishop’s Advisor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Philippa started learning British Sign Language (BSL) in 2021, and she hopesContinue reading

Thomas Powe reflects on first month as new curate

Tuesday 05 August

Thomas Powe became ordained as a curate in June, currently serving at St Paul and St Stephen’s Church in Gloucester. A curate is a newly ordained minister who does aContinue reading

LEGO Gloucester Cathedral model on display

Monday 04 August

A detailed LEGO model of Gloucester Cathedral is now on display at the Cathedral. It is constructed from around 13,500 individual bricks, and measures at 90cm wide, 60cm deep andContinue reading

Palestinian statehood

Wednesday 30 July

Bishop Rachel, together with the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford and Norwich, respond to the Prime Minister’s announcement on the possibility of recognising a Palestinian state.

St Peter’s turns churchyard corner into wildlife garden

Tuesday 29 July

The Eco Church group at St Peter’s Church, Winchcombe has turned a once-neglected corner of their churchyard into a wildlife garden, using a diocesan Wildlife Garden Grant to support theContinue reading

South Asian Heritage Month 2025

Tuesday 29 July

For South Asian Heritage Month (from 18 July to 17 August 2025), and in keeping with this year’s theme ‘Roots to Routes’, the West Midlands Racial Justice Initiative shares aContinue reading

Introducing CathedrALE at Gloucester Cathedral

Tuesday 29 July

The Dean of Gloucester, the Very Revd Andrew Zihni, has blessed CathedrALE, a new beer brewed in partnership between Gloucester Cathedral and Gloucester Brewery. CathedrALE is inspired by centuries ofContinue reading

Prime Time enjoys first group outing since Covid

Tuesday 29 July

Trinity Cheltenham used a grant from the Diocese of Gloucester Mission Grant scheme to take around 20 elderly members of its Prime Time group to the Batsford Arboretum for lunchContinue reading

Bishop Rachel’s sermon: Tenth anniversary of consecration

Friday 25 July

22 July 2025, The Feast of Mary Magdalene Click here to watch the livestream of the service. Thank you for being here. Thank you to those across this diocese forContinue reading

Archbishop of York’s statement on Gaza

Thursday 24 July

Bishop Rachel and Bishop Robert wholeheartedly welcome the statement made by the Archbishop of York regarding the ongoing situation in Gaza. This statement follows in full. “With each passing dayContinue reading

Bishop Rachel: 10 years of ministry

Tuesday 22 July

We’re celebrating 10 years since Bishop Rachel was consecrated as the Bishop of Gloucester and the first female diocesan bishop in the Church of England. On 22 July 2015, sheContinue reading

EFT thanks – last chance to submit (via Erica)

Tuesday 22 July

A big thank you to all the churches in our diocese who have completed their Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) this year. We are pleased to announce that 41% of churchesContinue reading

Roosts of refuge: helping baby bat pups

Tuesday 22 July

Summer time is bat season and churches may notice more bat activity than usual – specifically, the presence of baby bats, known as ‘pups’. Hazel Tocock, member of the BatContinue reading

Message from Bishop Rachel, 22 July 2025

Tuesday 22 July

As I write this letter, I cannot quite believe that it is 10 years since my consecration in Canterbury Cathedral. As I give thanks today I do so with a grateful heart, and I am looking forward to the special Evensong at the cathedral this evening at 5.30pm.