REACH Ely Audit finds the future of rural churches lies in their significance as assets for the wider community. Read more: cam.ac.uk/stories/future-of-…
Reimagining #Churches as Community Assets for the Common Good: Join us at St Paul's in #Cambridge on 15 November to learn about the outcomes and legacy of the REACH Ely project.
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In this episode we explore the Church Friends scheme with a case study of St John’s #Somersham & their experience of establishing a #Friends group, PCC-Friends relationship, and #fundraising for the #church: youtu.be/Xva4B36Ee-c
NEW! Watch our new #video ‘Village Welcome Booklet’ from our video series on #church and #community engagement. This booklet is a perfect opportunity for a church to #welcome new people, provide support and make a valuable connection. More to come soon youtube.com/watch?v=W4UmJUGw…
#Wormegay#church, set in a remote location in the middle of an agricultural area, is entirely reliant on voluntary help. A small hut known as the Mission Room is licensed for services, which are held here when the farm track is impassable. Read more at:
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The Grade I listed Holy Trinity #church in #Haddenham has a close working relationship with parish schools, from primary to secondary age, and members of the church are governors at the local school. Find our more in our case study:
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St Clement’s in #Outwell, featured in England’s Thousand Best #Churches book, is a treasure-house of unique medieval sculptures. The church runs a Coffee Shop and Friends group. In 2019, the church was added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk register. jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-resear…
New this week (in time for Clergy Appreciation Month): "How Change Comes to Your Church." This guidebook is full of practices and principles that can help pastors and congregations establish strong foundations for missional change within their churches. bit.ly/2ossPvj
#LittleGransden church: #Bluebell19 is a community support group that the Benefice facilitated during #Covid19. Bluebell19 organised local volunteers to help those isolating with shopping, prescription, dog-walking and phone conversations. jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-resear…
St Andrew's #Histon: “I am a great believer that if you create the space you then create the market and that’s what we found happened with our #café... [It] has a unique selling point which is the #welcome, the #Christian hospitality" –Clergy member jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-resear…
St Mary’s is on a busy road close to an out-of-town shopping complex. Following the 2010 arson attack, the sophisticated sound and heating systems were built yet the #church has not ever been used as a #conference venue as planned. jbs.cam.ac.uk/faculty-resear…#innovation#community
Saint Andrew’s Centre #Café in #Histon offers many opportunities for the ministry to reach out to the community in a more informal way >>> This and many more #casestudies at reachely.org