This session is designed to help clergy navigate the broad and potentially complex range of issues affecting buildings and churchyards. Putting buildings within their wider missional context and not simply
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Friends of… Workshop
What are the benefits of a ‘Friends of’ scheme in your church or community? If you are looking at setting one up or already have one that you’d like to grow and
Festival of Wonder brings people together in Stroud
St Laurence church has hosted three days of music, dance, circus performance, workshops and laughter, as the town gathered for Stroud’s epic Festival of Wonder. Bryan Court, who chaired the
DAC Secretary speaks on heritage and climate change at European summit
Adam Klups, Gloucester DAC Secretary, took part in a European heritage and climate action forum in Italy, sharing how the Church of England and the Diocese are working towards the
Archaeological excavation at demolished Gloucester church site
A site in the centre of Gloucester, behind the former Debenhams building, is being redeveloped into a university campus by the University of Gloucestershire and has revealed consecrated ground. Adam
Nominations open for the National Church Awards 2023
The National Church Awards – sometimes called the ‘BAFTAs for churches’ – is set to have their biggest ceremony ever this November. Churches across the UK are now able to
Bats in Churches: Pew cleaning and waxing workshop at St Mary’s, Edgeworth
St Mary’s Church, Edgeworth, is one of a small group of churches working with the Bats in Churches Project to survey its bat populations and come up with solutions to
Responsibilities of Churchwardens
The Archdeacons recently held a Seminar for Churchwardens, which was arranged with our Registrar and Deputy Registrar to give Churchwardens an update on some of the legal aspects of the
How craft supplies have helped St Andrew’s school go net zero
St Andrew’s School in Chedworth has become a net-zero carbon school and the children are excited to show others how to do the same. The transformation from being a standard,
Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust turns 40
In 2021, Gloucestershire Historic Churches Trust are celebrating their 40th birthday and the over £2m in grants they have given so far for renovations and improvements to local churches. To
Net Zero Carbon at Chedworth: stories from the Diocesan Education News
Net Zero Carbon project at St. Andrew’s C.E Primary School Chedworth St Andrew’s Church of England (VA) Primary School in Chedworth is set to become one of the first
A Christian vision of housing and community
Coming Home: A Theology of Housing addresses one of the most urgent issues of our day. Join the book’s editors Malcolm Brown and Graham Tomlin with contributors Niamh Colbrook and
An adventure in conservation: the Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project
The Stoke Orchard Wall Paintings Conservation Project is a success story of collaboration and partnership in the Diocese of Gloucester, demonstrating that heritage conservation can excite, inspire and benefit Christian
Housing development conference on Tuesday
On 29 September, the Diocese of Gloucester is holding a conference called ‘Living with Beauty: promoting health, well-being and sustainable growth’
Building for the future: Church holds housing development conference
On 29 September, the Diocese of Gloucester is holding a conference called ‘Living with Beauty: promoting health, well-being and sustainable growth’
Join the inaugural Gloucester Pilgrimage
Are you a walker? Looking for a challenge?
How about joining the new pilgrimage route from Tewkesbury Abbey to Gloucester Cathedral?
Celebrating 25 years of Ann Edwards Mews
Residents and their families came together with staff, Committee members and the local minister to give thanks for the almshouses at Ann Edwards Mews which were built 25 years ago.
Diocesan Advisory Committee celebrates 100 years!
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 of
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 opportunity
Church Tourism
Enabling our churches to be communities of welcome and hospitality is central to their mission. We are to welcome others as part of our response to how God in Christ
