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A church in North Devon has launched their fundraising appeal with a Gala that celebrates friendship and community. St John the Baptist Church in Newport, Barnstaple, recently held an evening of music, refreshments, and sharing of stories to officially launch their new STAR appeal. The Start the Appeal for Restoration (STAR) was officially launched with the aim to raise £250K to repair and restore the integrity of the church building. The church building was completed in…
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The Diocese of Exeter has announced a new partnership with the Hazelnut Community, an organisation that supports churches to create eco communities on their land in order to deepen worship, welcome their community and combat climate breakdown. The collaboration is part of the diocese’s commitment to creation care and pioneer ministry, as part of a mixed ecology model of church. Mixed ecology is one of the Bishop of Exeter’s five key priorities for the diocese….
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The Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison, shared his thoughts on what a Mixed Ecology of Church looks like at a Mission Shed gathering on Pioneering on Saturday 8 March in Exeter. He was a keynote speaker at the event, which also featured a talk by Rev’d Tina Hodgett, leader of the CMS South West Pioneering Hub and Co-founder of Pioneering Parishes. Mission Shed events are organised by the Diocese of Exeter’s…
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The Bishop of Exeter, the Rt. Rev’d Dr Mike Harrison, has outlined his five key priorities for the Diocese of Exeter at this time. They are: Missional Leadership, Missional DNA, Vocations, Children and Young People and Mixed Ecology. Bishop Mike was enthroned as Devon’s 72nd diocesan bishop last November. Four months into his new role he says he wants to build on the exisiting vision to Grow in Prayer, Make New Disciples and Serve the…
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Rev’d Lizzi Green, Team Vicar of Plympton St Mary Church, near Plymouth, is attending the UN Commission on the Status of Women as Chaplain to the conference. It starts on March 7 and runs for two weeks. The commission is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, the rights and the empowerment of women. Lizzi explains why her faith and her passion for gender justice go hand-in-hand: “According to…
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