Starting a journey
First published 1st October 2013I started a journey, of understanding who Jesus is, and who I am. Knowing Jesus has truly transformed my life.
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A difference to everyday life
First published 13th October 2013My faith in God makes a very real difference to everyday life. The Alpha Course set my entire life on a new course and I wake up each morning and thank God.
Fear of death
First published 26th March 2013I remember looking down at my blood-soaked trainers and thinking Well.
Mayday Mayday
First published 9th June 2015I would have described myself as a Christian, the type of good God fearing chap who worked hard, rarely went to Church other than Christmas and the odd Sunday. I had a firm belief in there being a God but very much intended to put off meeting him as
Message from The Dean
First published 29th January 2013There are different ways of measuring what it is like to live in a recession.
From suicide to salvation, Steve and Sue's story
First published 28th February 2013In local churches thoughout the Diocese of Bristol, people's lives are being changed by the power of God.
Facing death without fear, David Stevens' story
First published 5th March 2013As part of our life stories series, we talked with with David Stevens about how his faith has enabled him to face death without fear following a diagnosis with cancer.
Sarah Evans, By Brook
First published 9th September 2012Revd Sarah Evans was licensed as Team Vicar of the By Brook Benefice and Associate Minister of North Wraxall on 12 June 2012.
Linda Fletcher, Park & Walcot
First published 9th September 2012Revd Linda Fletcher was licensed as Priest-in-Charge of Parks and Walcot in Swindon on 16 July 2012.Linda writes:
Sally Wheeler, Marshfield Benefice
First published 18th October 2012Revd Sally Wheeler was licensed as Priest-in-Charge of Marshfield Benefice on 8 October 2012.Sally writes:
Teresa Taylor, Mangotsfield
First published 9th September 2012Revd Teresa Taylor will be licensed as Priest-in-Charge of Mangotsfield on Wednesday 19 September.
Howard Jameson, Patchway
First published 2nd November 2012Revd Howard Jameson is licensed on Wednesday 7 November as Priest-in-Charge of Patchway in north Bristol.Howard writes:
A Community of Brokenness held together in the Hand of God.
First published 24th September 2012Stories from a working class congregation. This booklet was put together by Joe Hasler to clarify the challenges and strengths of a group of churches and the available leadership in the area.
Ian Tweedie-Smith, Purton
First published 2nd November 2012Revd Ian Tweedie-Smith was licensed as Priest-in-Charge of Purton, west of Swindon, on 17 October 2012.
Ex-violent gang member shares story of finding freedom. Lydiard Millicent.
First published 17th July 2012Rob Joy, a 33-year-old former South of England gang member whose violence, crime and drug addiction sent him to prison, will be telling his story and sharing how he found freedom at two free events in Lydiard Millicent this month.
One of the recurring themes of these Oly...
First published 2nd August 2012One of the recurring themes of these Olympic weeks is the value of being part of a team, being part of a bigger thing than just 'me and my gold medal'.
Introduction: After the riots...
First published 1st September 2011When rioting and looting ignited in London on 6 August and swept across England for almost four days, the nation and wider world stopped in shock to ask what was going on in our society.
After the riots (3)... in the riot van
First published 12th September 2011In the third of our "After the riots" series, Andy Paget, the senior police chaplain to Avon & Somerset Police reflects on the role of a chaplain in the middle of the riots conflict.
Jimmy Rocks, an evangelist at heart
First published 13th July 2011Jimmy Rocks is an Ordained Pioneer Minister at St Michael's Stoke Gifford and is motivated by a desire that others may come to know Jesus Christ as he did.
After the riots (1)... the Church's response?
First published 2nd September 2011The riots in early August led people to ask fundamental questions about our society and culture. As a Church, how do we respond?
After the riots (2)... what young people think
First published 4th September 2011In the second of our "After the riots" series, Jim Davis of the Children's Society reflects on the differing responses of young people... and adults.
After the riots (4)... love thy neighbour
First published 19th September 2011In the fourth of our "After the riots" series of articles, Simon Bale, one of the Diocese's Social Responsibility Officers who is part of the ISR team, argues for the role of the Church in healing our neighbourhoods.
After the riots (5)... what about wealth?
First published 26th September 2011In the penultimate article of our After the riots series, Simon Topping challenges us to step back and be challenged by the radical notions in the Gospel of justice.
David Stevens, a life transformed, even until death
First published 17th January 2012Over the last year, David Stevens has shared how God transformed his life in a series of videos, right up to the point of his death this month.
After the riots (6)... a time to act
First published 30th September 2011In the final article in our After the riots series, City Canon, Tim Higgins, issues a rallying cry to the local church.
Q&A with David Hoyle, new Dean of Bristol
First published 7th June 2010"What would my super power be? I sing like a walrus, I want to sing like an angel."
Lee Barnes
First published 22nd June 2010Lee Barnes was ordained Deacon in 2009 and ordained Priest a year later. He is a curate at Malmesbury.
Hilary Blancharde
First published 22nd June 2010Hilary Blancharde was ordained Deacon in 2009 and priested in July 2010. She is curate of Holy Trinity Horfield.
Jo Northey
First published 22nd June 2010Jo Northey was ordained Deacon in July 2009 and priested in 2010. She is curate at Christ Church Swindon.
Caroline Yandell
First published 22nd June 2010Caroline Yandell was ordained Deacon in 2009 and priested in 2010. She is currently serving her curacy in Henleaze.
Tanya Lord
First published 22nd June 2010Tanya Lord was ordained Deacon in 2009 and priest in July 2010. She is curate of St Matthew and St Nathanael, Kingsdown.
Shirley Danby
First published 29th June 2010Shirley Danby was ordained deacon in July 2009 and will be priested on 3 July 2010. She serves as a curate in the Upper Thames Group of parishes in North Wiltshire.
Martin Gordon, A life lived in community
First published 30th June 2010There are a number of different perspectives from which ordination can be approached, and here Martin Gordon, who has worked in politics and international development, gives us an insight into the way his belief in community has underpinned his path to ordination.
Barrie Green
First published 30th November 2009Barrie Green was licensed as Priest-in-Charge of St Pauls Parish in Bristol on Sunday 1st November.
Ruan Crew, Bristol student comes home
First published 30th June 2010Graduating from Bristol University he spent two years English teaching and Evangelism in Poland, followed by a move to the Netherlands with Dutch
Alice Kemp, life in all its fullness
First published 30th June 2010Alice Kemp has had a challenging few years juggling training for ministry with caring for her disabled son and running a small business.
Leighton Carr, From House Builder to Church Builder
First published 1st July 2010Leighton Carr, Architect, seeker, teacher, designer, problem solver, imaginer, communicator and now ...Priest in the Church of England.
Erica Bebb
First published 22nd June 2010Erica Bebb was ordained Deacon in July 2009 and priested on 3 July 2010. She is a curate at Sea Mills. Here she reflects gratefully on the opportunity for ordination.
Canon Nick Hay
First published 30th November 2009Nick Hay was one of a number of clergy starting new roles in the Diocese over November 2009.
Hearing God's call, Chris Owen's and Helen Baber's stories
First published 11th May 2010Each year, dozens of people in the Diocese of Bristol are putting themselves forward for ordination or Licensed Lay Ministry.
Dedicated to the cause
First published 23rd March 2015All the pain, betrayal, hate and everything else that I had bottled up over the years vanished like a popped balloon.I was raised in a Christian family and although my childhood was happy I was incredibly shy. In my teenage years, my closest friend m
