Grants for stained glass conservation The Glaziers Company has grants available for stained glass conservation. The closing date for the next round of grants is 7 February 2020. Applications haveContinue reading
Tag: Churches
LIFE Vision Party
LIFE vision party! Saturday 9 November 2-5 pm All saints’ Academy, Cheltenham Blaisdon Way, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL51 0WH Everyone is invited to the Diocese of Gloucester’s LIFE vision party. It willContinue reading
Heritage Crime Forum, Worcester – 8 Nov 2019
West Mercia Police and The Churches Conservation Trust are delighted to host guests from across the heritage and ecclesiastical sectors for their inaugural Heritage Crime Forum at All Saints ChurchContinue reading
Free NHLF training day
National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Gloucester DAC and Gloucester Cathedral are organising a training day, which will provide churches with an introduction to the new National Lottery HeritageContinue reading
Charfield Freshers’ Fair – by Rick Williams
Charfield has had so much new housing recently, that we decided to put on a Freshers’ Fair, just as a university would for its fresh intake of students. Twenty villageContinue reading
Future Proofing Churches
Former Church Estates Commissioner Sir Tony Baldry and Bernard Taylor, Chair of the 2017 Review of the Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals, will be among the speakers at anContinue reading
Maintenance Booker – Grants Available!
The DAC Secretary is looking for parishes and benefices who would like to book their church gutter clearance jobs before winter and would consider a group booking through Maintenance BookerContinue reading
Free NHLF training day – 3 October 2019 (Gloucester Cathedral)
Free NHLF training day – 3 October 2019, 10 am @ Gloucester Cathedral National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Gloucester DAC and Gloucester Cathedral are organising a training day,Continue reading
Future Proofing Churches – Dorchester Abbey, 28th September
Former Church Estates Commissioner Sir Tony Baldry and Bernard Taylor, Chair of the 2017 Review of the Sustainability of English Churches and Cathedrals, will be among the speakers at anContinue reading
Rural Community Energy Fund
The Rural Community Energy Fund is a £10 million programme which supports rural communities in England to develop renewable energy projects, which provide economic and social benefits to theContinue reading
Active Prayer Space
Earlier this month (8-12 July) PSALMS (Putting Sport Alongside Local Ministries) ran Maidenhill Secondary School’s first ‘Active Prayer Space’ in Stonehouse. Over 400 students from years 8-11 came as partContinue reading
Counting Visitors!
ExploreChurches are working hard to represent our wonderful national collection of incredible churches to the tourism industry. We are talking to both national and regional tourism bodies, developing a varietyContinue reading
Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme
Places of Worship Protective Security Funding Scheme – applications open The Home Office has announced that the fourth round of the Places of Worship (POW) Protective Security Funding Scheme isContinue reading
On a wing – with a prayer!
St Phillip & St James, Leckhamton (Pip and Jim’s) are embarking on an ambitious and extensive reordering of the church, aiming to provide a warm, welcoming, safe and wholly inclusiveContinue reading
Introducing Revd Dr Suki and Mrs Ade Osunsanmi
Since coming to the UK from Nigeria, Suki and Ade Osunsanmi have been involved in many initiatives which have enabled those of African origin to express their faith culturally whilstContinue reading
Ecclesiastical Insurance launches Parish Pixels: Put your church in the picture and it could win £5,000
Budding photographers could be in with a chance of winning £5,000 as part of a new competition launched by the UK’s leading church insurer. Parish Pixels is a newContinue reading
Remebering Srebrenica
Dear friends, This year marks the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, where 8372 men and boys were murdered simply because of their Muslim faith in July 1995. Remembering Srebrenica,Continue reading
Cottam Will Trust – Grants for new works of art and new bells in churches
These include: Statues & Sculpture Murals Paintings Paschal Candlesticks Vestments Commandment Boards Stained Glass Altars & Altar Frontals Bells For more information including criteria and how to apply for thisContinue reading
Church Buildings/DAC Surgery Sessions – 2019/2020
The Diocese of Gloucester Church Buildings Team and Diocesan Advisory Committee will be hosting surgery sessions throughout the Diocese as below: Severn Vale Deanery St Mary the Virgin, Newent –Continue reading
Church Buildings/DAC Surgery Session – Gloucester Deanery
Diocese of Gloucester, Church House, GL1 2LY Thursday 20th June 2019 14:00 – 17:00 The Diocese of Gloucester Church Buildings Team and Diocesan Advisory Committee will be hosting aContinue reading
National Churches Trust Grants for Listed and Unlisted Churches
The National Churches Trust has three main grant programmes: Foundation, Gateway and Cornerstone, and administers one more, on behalf of Maintenance Booker: Preventative Maintenance Micro-grants. In order to be eligible,Continue reading
New Adviser for the Ministry of Ordained Women
A warm welcome to the Revd Clare Edwards who is the new advisor for the Ministry of Ordained Women within the Diocese.
A message from Bishop Robert: Churches Together in Gloucestershire
There has been a review of the work of Churches Together in Gloucestershire and a change in the funding arrangements from the sponsoring denominations I regret we are no longerContinue reading
Incumbent and administrator training event
Thursday 10 October 2019, 9.20am to 2.30pm, Hilton Doubletree Hotel, Cirencester Road, Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, GL53 8EA Invitation to all clergy and administrators: Following on from a successful event heldContinue reading
