Bubble Church is a service especially for babies, toddler and young families. Its packed with puppets, refreshments and stories of Jesus. And it last just 30 minutes! Guernsey's St Martin's has been offering it for a year now.
Salisbury Diocese LGBTQIA+ Chaplaincy statement on recent Supreme Court ruling
Bishop Stephen responds to the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. Photo by Ashwin Vaswani.
Bible Society report showing numbers of 18-24 year olds exploring faith is evidenced in our diocese, with stories of young people turning to God in churches from Melksham and Trowbridge to Poole.
A course to transform the approach of leaders to supporting young people’s faith formation is underway in the south west of England. A pilot of the Growing Faith Strategic Leaders Programme (GFSLP) is being led by the Diocese of Bath and Wells in partnership with the Dioceses of Bristol, Exeter, Salisbury and Truro, and the Growing Faith Foundation of the Church of England. A key goal of the regional pilot is to increase accessibility to the course, especially for largely rural dioceses.
Follow Rev Tom Morgan as he leads a team planting The Light Church in Royal Wootton Bassett, Calne Deanery.
How did we make Jesus known in 2024? Read our Annual Review and watch the video to find out how we made a difference.
As we prepare to enter the season of Passiontide and prepare ourselves for the solemnity of Holy Week and the joy of Easter, we find Sudan and South Sudan in probably the most desperate state that I can recall in more than 25 years of our 50 year plus partnership, writes Ian Woodward
“The danger with uncertain times, is that we seek comfort in certainty,” said Bishop Stephen in his address to synod at the weekend. In the context of a rise in extremism and conflict, aided by the increasing ‘echo chambers’ of some media channels, we need to respond with faith, he said.
As part of our diocesan vision that through Making Jesus Known, all may flourish and grow, the family of churches centred on St Thomas’ in Trowbridge has continued to invest in young people and children and seen them thrive, all made possible by dedicated teams of volunteers as well as previous part time youth workers.
