Contemplating rural beauty
First published on: 16th May 2023A wildlife-friendly contemplation garden has helped St Giles’ church, Great Coxwell to an Eco-Church Bronze Award from A Rocha UK.
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First bells cast with royal cyphers of King Charles and Queen Camilla
First published on: 4th May 2023Two new church bells at All Saints, North Moreton, are the first bells in the country to bear the royal cyphers of both their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla.
Church and community projects awarded over £198k
First published on: 27th April 202313 parishes, across the Thames Valley, have been awarded grants to support a range of local church and community projects.
Journey to ministry through embroidery
First published on: 18th April 2023The Revd Stella Fairbairn was one of the first women to be ordained in the Church of England, she was deaconed in 1987 and priested in 1994.
Chinnor Churches Go Wild
First published on: 4th April 2023Churches in the village of Chinnor, in Oxfordshire, are joined in a commitment to caring for God’s creation and the natural world.
Free hot meals in Wantage
First published on: 27th March 2023A food and warm space project at Holy Trinity Church, Charlton, provides free three-course hot meals for locals.
Ecumenical youth work
First published on: 6th March 2023In South Oxfordshire, six local churches have formed an ecumenical partnership to develop work with, and among, the young people in Didcot, Harwell, Chilton, and the surrounding areas.
Two dog collars on a walk
First published on: 22nd February 2023The Revd Phil Sutton and his wife, Jane, train hearing dogs for people in the deaf community.
New Associate Archdeacon of Dorchester
First published on: 19th February 2023The Revd Preb Jane Haslam has been appointed as the new Associate Archdeacon of Dorchester.
Encountering God through creation
First published on: 13th February 2023Bicester Forest Church group seeks to encounter more of God through his creation.