Trying to deal with years of addiction, turmoil and self-harm, Sam (our digital comms officer) shares his personal story. “Over a period of years I actually craved death, so itContinue reading
Tag: Life
How are we called into discipleship?
We meet students from around Cheltenham to discuss how God calls us, and what we might be called to do! Bishop Rachel went along with the Revd Pauline Godfrey, toContinue reading
LIFE Development Fund celebration evening
You are warmly invited to the LIFE Development Fund celebration evening on Tuesday 19 June 2018 at 7pm at the Oasis Centre, Cheltenham The LIFE Development Fund has been setContinue reading
FestivALL – Brilliant all age events
FestivALL is a month of events bringing people closer together – celebrating the communities in which we live and work.
Bishop Rachel talks on female leadership and the #metoo movement
We asked Bishop Rachel about some of the challenges of female leadership; where her confidence comes from, and how she responds to things like the #metoo movement
Play football INSIDE Gloucester Cathedral!
Jesus fished with the fishermen and taught with the teachers; would he play football with the footballers …?
How to develop your church website
Often on the wish-list for churches will be a new (or rebuilt) website. We’ve put together some basic considerations to help get the ball rolling. View the list of churchContinue reading
Bishop Rachel’s Holy Week
Bishop Rachel will visit charities serving the most vulnerable in our communities, and spend time with women in prison in the week leading up to Easter.
Children’s Ministry with Terry Williams
Come along for an afternoon of training with Terry Williams who has been involved with ministering to Children throughout the world for over 30 years. We’ll be practically exploring thisContinue reading
Get outside with Welly JAM (Jesus and Me)
At St Philip and St James, Leckhampton, we’ve been experimenting with ways to be more diverse in the activities we offer during Sunday morning children’s ministry. This is in responseContinue reading
My vocation: Helkias’s story
“I think God calls people to be Plumbers, Nurses, Architects, just as much as He calls people to be Ordained.” We met up with Helkias Mapimhidze to hear his story
Bishop Rachel’s Holy Week
Bishop Rachel will visit charities serving the most vulnerable in our communities, and spend time with women in prison in the week leading up to Easter.
Doing Messy Church, St James’, Dursley’s experience
From 10.30am ‘til 12 noon on between four and six Saturday mornings throughout the year, about 40-60 children have fun making things, playing games, acting, hearing the gospel, exploring BibleContinue reading
Not on Our Turf campaign to bring an end to modern slavery and human trafficking
Churches and other community leaders across Cheltenham are backing a campaign to bring an end to modern day slavery and human trafficking.
Talking about gender justice…
Six inspirational speakers, all driving change for women around the world
Disciples at Work with LICC
Learning opportunities for living out faith in the workplace
Malarkey at the Medieval Festival
Tewkesbury Abbey and Tewkesbury Churches Together, by the Revd Wendy Ruffle Tewkesbury is host to one of the largest battle re-enactments in Europe, where the Yorkists and Lancastrians come togetherContinue reading
Disciples at Work with LICC
Learning opportunities for living out faith in the workplace
In your face “a shocking wake-up call to a culture in today’s society”
In your face research is a shocking wake up call
Body image top of Bishop’s agenda
The big question of how we tackle body image anxiety in young people is top of the agenda in a national conference to be hosted by Bishop Rachel
The 100th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918
Today I give thanks for the courage of all those in that human chain of history who enabled that Act of Parliament 100 years ago.
Teaming up with PSALMS for a multi-sport Camp
Churches in Cheltenham have come together to run a multi-sport camp for the first time in their local area
