Lent Cross Challenge 2025 story so far
4th April 2025Right across the diocese schools, churches and families are joining in with in the Lent Cross Challenge.
News
Church schools unite in song for Easter celebration
4th April 2025Five Bath and North East Somerset primary schools have joined together for a virtual celebration this Easter.
“We Deserve a Seat at the Table”
4th April 2025Cesca Priestley, Youth Voice Lead, in Bath and Wells, reflects on why listening to young people is key to the Church’s future
We are pleased to announce the appointment of a new Diocesan Healing Adviser
4th April 2025Cheryl Hawkins the vicar of St Andrew’s, Burnham on Sea took up her new role last month.
Diocesan Budget Consultation 2025
4th April 2025Join us to learn more about how the life of the diocese is funded and supported and have your say.
St John's Midsomer Norton welcome Bishop Michael as part of Benefice Visit
4th April 2025“It was a wonderful occasion and made for a special time for everyone.”
Journeying towards Easter
3rd April 2025In Holy Week Bishop Michael will be out and about around the diocese, joining in with churches as we journey toward Easter.
Independent Safeguarding Audit of the Diocese of Bath and Wells
3rd April 2025An update from Bishop Michael and Ben Goodhind, Safeguarding Manager as the two-week safeguarding audit visit to the diocese by INEQE, the independent auditors appointed to evaluate the quality of safeguarding practice in all Church of England dioceses across the country, comes to an end.
Recruiting the next Bishop of Taunton
3rd April 2025Bishop Michael has written to people across the diocese asking them to share their views on the recruitment of the next Bishop of Taunton.
Partnering locally to care for creation
1st April 2025God’s generosity can be witnessed in the most unexpected ways and places
Church environment colleagues together at British Antarctic Survey HQ
28th March 2025More than 120 people working to look after the environment across the Church of England gathered at the headquarters of the British Antarctic Survey in Cambridge to share ideas and learnings.
Empowered by Christian hope - Diocesan Synod March 2025
27th March 2025“Our calling as God’s people in these days that we have been given to live in is not to be people of denial or despair but people of hope. Hope is one of the great Christian virtues that we are called to live out,” said Bishop Michael at March's Diocesan Synod
Benefice plans for Growing Good in Weston-Super-Mare
21st March 2025The PCC of All Saints and St Saviour, Weston-Super-Mare, recently enjoyed a session with Deanery and Parish Development Adviser, Claire Horton, as part of their Lent exploration Growing Good.
A decade of brews and bonds: two coffee monings celebrate 10 years of community
21st March 2025On shrove Tuesday St Paul's Kewstoke, celebrated the 10 year anniversary of their coffee morning with pancakes and prosecco. And in Peasdown the women's coffee morning also marked over a decade of support for women in their community.
Winter Warmer Lunches
21st March 2025Set up as a simple way of offering connection, the Winter Warmer Lunches offer care, and support to people in their community during the colder months. Since autumn 2012, the lunches have provided not just a warm meal, but also a space for conversation, and companionship.
Sing Lasagne!
21st March 2025St Andrew’s Church in Burhham-on-Sea hosts a 'Thursday Open to All Service’. It is a demential friendly event attended by different members of the Burnhan community. This week they were joined by Bishop Michael.
Easter Safeguarding Newsletter
21st March 2025Ben Goodhind, Safeguarding Manager for the Diocese of Bath and Wells has shared his Easter newsletter for Parish Safeguarding Officers and all those who want to keep up to date with the latest news from the safeguarding team.
Church clock restoration uncovers its historic significance
20th March 2025The community of St Catherine’s Church, Montacute, has been told by experts that it may be home to one of the oldest working timepieces in the country, follow a recent assessment that dates its clock back to the 1400s. Originally believed to have been made in the 1600s, around the time of the Reformation, the clock’s historical significance was uncovered during a restoration assessment in 2024.
Diocesan work on racial justice boosted by national funding
18th March 2025Thanks to funding from the Church of England National Justice Fund, the diocese has appointed Anira Khokhar as Racial Justice Consultant to help the diocese explore issues around racial justice. Wells Cathedral has also benefited from funding, allowing them to continue their work looking into and responding to its historic legacy of the transatlantic slavery.
Clergy told 'not to let your well run dry'
14th March 2025Clergy met for a wellbeing day this week (13 March) to reflect on preventive and restorative support.
