Bishop’s Statement on General Synod Safeguarding Changes
As Bishop of Exeter, I am committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and enabling the voices and experiences of abuse survivors to help shape our safeguarding culture. I welcome the General Synod’s decision to transfer the National Safeguarding Team to an independent body (Model 3) and thus move to independent scrutiny, together with the amendment to call for further work as to the legal and practical requirements necessary to implement Model 4. You can…
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St Cuthbert Mayne Pupils Lead Worship at Lay Ministers Conference
Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) from across Devon gathered for their annual conference in Torquay from 7 to 9 February on the theme of Enabling Mission and Growing Faith. One of the highlights included a discussion session led by the Diocese of Exeter Education Team, supported by the headteacher, chaplain and pupils from St Cuthbert Mayne joint Roman Catholic and Anglican Secondary School in Torquay. The young people began the morning by leading worship, before joining…
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Church celebrates the Importance of Community on Time to Talk Day 2025
This week, church in North Devon has been raising awareness for mental health. St Peter’s Church in Fremington has been marking Time to Talk Day, an annual mental health awareness day. Time to Talk is run by mental health charities Mind and Rethink Mental Illness, and this year it takes place on the 6 February 2025. The day is an opportunity for us all to start a conversation about mental health with our friends, families, communities and…
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Pupils from Devon Primary Schools Unleash their Creativity to Imagine a Greener Future
Pupils at two primary schools in Devon were asked one question, ‘what would your village look like if it were net zero?’ Uplowman Church of England Primary School and Halberton Primary School recently teamed up with their local church, St Peter’s Church in Uplowman, to learn about how they can play their part in caring for creation through a creative task. Both schools received funding from Plymouth University and were each invited to work with…
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Certificate in Pioneer Mission Encourages Participants to Dream of New Ways to Connect People and Faith
In January, a group from the Diocese of Exeter begun taking part in a course that inspires students to dream new ways to connect people and faith, think outside the box of traditional church, and do something creative that will build their communities. The Certificate in Pioneer Mission represents a new partnership with the Church Mission Society (CMS) and the Dioceses of Salisbury, Truro and Wells. The course is in it’s 5th year of running,…
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