The celebration of the centenary of the founding of Gloucester DAC took place on 21 February – one hundred years to the day after the first ever meeting ofContinue reading
Tag: Church Buildings
Online Faculty System Training sessions – Wotton Deanery
This session is aimed at the Wotton Deanery and will be held at St John’s Church Centre, Chipping Sodbury, address details are listed below. In October 2018 the Diocese ofContinue reading
200 years of supporting the Diocese of Gloucester’s churches
2018 marks the 200th anniversary of the Incorporated Church Building Society (ICBS), set up in 1818, which helped to build and enlarge many hundreds of Anglican churches The ICBS gaveContinue reading
Cecil Adams Organ Fund: Guidance Notes
The Cecil Adams Organ Fund exists through the generosity of the late Cecil Adams, who for many years was organist of Dursley and Diocesan Organs Adviser. NB. These notes relateContinue reading
Opening rural churches: a resource guide from Germinate
Germinate have produced an excellent new resource for rural churches that are open during the daytime, or considering opening. Excellent suggestions about how to make the most of the opportunityContinue reading
Growing links between church, school and community
The gardening club at Linden Primary School in Gloucester has been sowing a new plot this summer, in the grounds of St Paul and St Stephen’s Church. The Revd RuthContinue reading
National Churches Trust’s Maintenance and Project Development grants – Deadline 6 September
The National Churches Trust currently has a number of grant programmes open including: Maintenance grant programme. This is a pilot programme, in partnership with the Pilgrim Trust, offering awards ofContinue reading
William and Jane Morris Fund grants towards work concerned with the conservation of decorative features in churches
The next closing date for applications to the William and Jane Morris Fund is the 31st August 2017. The fund accepts applications from churches, chapels and other places of worshipContinue reading
Heavy Snow
A couple of weeks ago the country heard alarming news: ‘The snow is on its way!’ Apocalyptic visions, whipped up by the mainstream media triggered a great panic, despite theContinue reading
