News


Facing our financial challenges together in 2023

10th June 2023

Bishop Michael has written to all parishes in the diocese to share the latest financial position of the diocese and to stress the vital role that parishes play in enabling mission and ministry across the diocese, through all the work done including meeting their parish share contributions to our Common Fund.


Meet Bath and Wells #NewRevs

9th June 2023

13 new Deacons will be ordained at Wells Cathedral.


Church Tent at Bath and West Show a sunny success

8th June 2023

Prayer, reflection, conversation and children's activities were just a few of the things taking place at the church tent during the three-day event.


Play your part in tackling modern slavery

8th June 2023

Hidden Voices Somerset (HVS) is running a course designed to help your community build resilience against exploitation and to understand the steps that can be taken to safeguard individuals.


Growing their own security at Kilmersdon Church of England Primary School

7th June 2023

Caring for God's creation by establishing a hedge for wildlife and plants instead of putting in a metal fence.


Dan Wills joins Bath and Wells as the Net Zero Support Assistant

31st May 2023

‘We are really pleased to have been able to source the external funding for this new role. It is a recognition of the need to get to net zero as fast as possible.'


Manna feature: Celebrating our links

31st May 2023

Churches across Bath and Wells and in Zambia are invited to celebrate the links between the dioceses on Sunday, 2 July on the renamed ‘Zambia - Bath and Wells Sunday’.


Bishop's letter: A commitment to serve

31st May 2023

Bishop Michael reflects on the Coronation and its focus on service in his June letter to parishes.


Manna interview: Growing together in faith

31st May 2023

Rachel Shaw is Zambia Link Coordinator in Keynsham Parish, which has a link with Chipata South in Eastern Zambia. In the June 2023 issue of Manna she talks about how the link was created and continues to be nourished.


Marksbury School celebrates 150th anniversary

30th May 2023

We hear about the school's role as a Christian school at the heart of its community for more than a century.


Safeguarding Newsletter - May 2023

30th May 2023

The latest news for Parish Safeguarding Officers from the Safeguarding team.


Safeguarding Leadership training course improved

25th May 2023

A new Safeguarding Leadership training course is now being offered by the Safeguarding team.


Week of Prayer for Children and Young People (2-8 July)

24th May 2023

A diocesan-wide week of prayer for children and young people, their families and their schools.


Open gardens inspired by the Wilder Churches initiative

23rd May 2023

Three gardeners in South Petherton open their rewilded outdoor space to the public to encourage others to create spaces that promote biodiversity.


Thy Kingdom Come

18th May 2023

Join the global wave of prayer calling all Christians to pray between Ascension and Pentecost for more people to come to know the love and peace of Jesus Christ.


An invitation to families to celebrate Easter

16th May 2023

'It was our privilege to reach out to the community and seek to share the Good News this Easter time.' 


Jo Austin has been appointed as diocesan Safeguarding Caseworker

12th May 2023

Jo joins the team with a wealth of experience from the Probation Service, where she spent nine years working in both community-based roles and within the prison service.


Introducing…Ways to Give!

12th May 2023

The diocesan Giving and Funding Team has created ‘Ways to Give’ – a simple and effective way to promote all the possible ways in which someone can give to their chosen church.


Places available at residential training conference on Deliverance Ministry

11th May 2023

For members of clergy interested in this form of healing ministry. Julian Laurence, Bishop's Deliverance Adviser explains more about Deliverance Ministry.


St Peter’s Church, Staple Fitzpaine gets new environmentally-friendly toilet

11th May 2023

The compost toilet required no foundations, water supply, or access for machinery to install it.

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