Church For All: New Inclusion Champions to make a difference in Devon churches
The Diocese of Exeter is committed to seeing more inclusion of children, young people, and adults who have disabilities, additional needs or who are neurodivergent. Wednesday 12 February 2025 saw the official launch of Inclusion Champions across the Diocese of Exeter. An Inclusion Champion is someone who is welcoming, relational and passionate about seeing everyone in their church involved in the community, and offering their gifts and talents in service of God and others. A key…
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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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