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Our new Link church - St.Paul’s in Muyama, Western Tanganyika
Our new link church in Tanganyka (Tanzania)
The Diocese of Gloucester is linked with the Anglican Diocese of Western Tanganyika, a large and mainly rural diocese.
As part of this relationship a direct link has been formalised between St.Mary’s, Woodchester and St.Paul’s church, Muyama in Western Tanganyika……
Monthly Message from our Rector - August 2026
How Many?
Getting off the plane at Cochin airport, in India, I was picked up by a helpful person from the church. I'm sure he had as many questions about the church in England as I had about the church in India, but I cannot forget his opening question. He simply wanted to know the size of our congregation, but it was the way he asked it. “How many families do you have?”
It stopped me in my tracks. And it was a thought that I came back to again and again, that we in the West have become so individualistic, even in our churches. Yet in contrast, the lowest unit of church membership that he used was family, and even then an extended multi-generational one.…….
Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
Venezuela Earthquake Appeal
Tearfund is an agency that we support, as a benefice, that works with local churches to support areas of utmost need in our world. If you would like to help in the Venezuelan relief effort following the two earthquakes, Tearfund have provided detailed prayer guidance, from their people on the ground as well as a facility to donate…….
Update on Church Bells - Ringing and Practices
While most in our community welcome the sound of the church bells we realise the need to limit ringing times, so no one living nearby starts to think they are getting too much of a good thing!
We’ve taken a couple of steps recently to help with this……..
Mission Update - Tanzania
Diocese of Gloucester Visit to Theological College in Western Tanzania
In February, a small team from the Diocese visited the theological college in Tanzania where our two sponsored ordinands Obadiah and Redemta are studying……….
Give a gift!
Can you help give a Bible to College students in Tanzania?
The Gloucester Diocese link team with the Diocese of Western Tanganyika in Tanzania (DWT) have recently heard that the Bible College students in DWT are short of Bibles. It would be great to fund new Bibles for them, particularly needed by those who are studying in English. The Bibles can be purchased locally in Tanzania.
We invite you, if you would like, to contribute towards this cause………
A series on: Living Out our Faith
Outside church, members of our congregation try to live out their faith in all sorts of ways depending on their individual gifts, strengths and interests. We have invited some church members to summarise their particular ministries: how they witness to others in their every day lives………
No 1. Elizabeth Cole - Science and Faith for Children