National funding secured for a pilot project supporting youth work
Published on: 13th March 2024National church Strategic Mission Investment Board funding secured for a pilot project supporting youth work across Herefordshire and South Shropshire.
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National church Strategic Mission Investment Board funding secured for a pilot project supporting youth work across Herefordshire and South Shropshire.
A local worship leader in a benefice with a vacancy has found simple steps work best to kindle new faith groups
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Following the statement from Buckingham Palace about The King's Health, The Bishop of Hereford, The Rt Revd Richard Jackson offers his prayers.
The café church format allows a more relaxed style and opportunity for people to meet up, eat together and discuss life issues from a Christian standpoint. "We have been delighted to welcome on average nearly 30 people to each meeting. This includes new people who live in the local community but who do not regularly attend a Sunday service in our Church building."
Prior to all the changes, we would put the heating on in church at 3am in the morning but the church always felt cold, and temperatures rarely reached double digits.
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At St Mary's Church in Welsh Newton, the congregation has seen inspiring transformation taking place as the small rural church has seen numerical and spiritual growth in the church community. Since January 2023, attendance has doubled and the church is now welcoming children as part of Sunday worship and looking forward to one new member preparing for baptism.
As this year's Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) draws closer, many Jews, minorities and world faith groups hope people will come together to reflect and pray.