Whether you are a royalist or not, there is so much to celebrate about the life and service given by Queen Elizabeth. Here's Jude, Licensed Lay Minister, with our latest blog post, this Platinum Jubilee Weekend. For 70 years Queen Elizabeth II has lived as she promised, a life of service, dedicated to the people of our country and the Commonwealth, still working at the age of 96 with few complete days off as the ‘Red boxes’ (full of important documents and decisions to be mad

As Spring draws ever close there are signs of growth around us as plants reach for the light. This week Sarah our Ordinand encourages you to lean towards the light of Jesus as plants lean towards the Sun. A while ago my eldest daughter was given a seed kit to grow some chives, basil and parsley. She recently decided to have a go at putting this together and seeing what would grow. I wondered if we were perhaps a bit early in the growing season to do this but we assembled the

How and where does God reveal His presence to you? Fresh from the 2022 New Wine Leadership Conference, Vicar Rev. Andy Humm brings us our latest blog post. I was at a conference last week, where the theme was 'In His Presence!' It was a chance to worship with some of our team members, and many other church leaders from across the UK. More importantly, it was a time to be renewed by the power of the Holy Spirit and then to be challenged by key speakers. However, it was of cour

With just a few weeks to go until embarking on his next adventure, former Royal Marine Commando, Rev. Justin Montague, brings us our latest blog post. ‘Royal Marines to your duties, quick march!' These powerful final words of the Commandant draw a conclusion to the Pass Out Parade of a Royal Marine Recruit, commissioning them to march off the parade square and out of Commando Training Centre to face new challenges across the world, wearing the hard-earned Green Beret. They al

Does this week find your faith in wintery conditions? Take heart and read the latest blog post from Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand at St George & St Paul, Tiverton. January is regarded by many of us as a cold, dreary month – and not unreasonably so. The days are still short, temperatures low and sunshine is often in short supply. As I write, the last few days have been particularly grey, as if the sky is depleted of energy, and nature is lacking in life. But in case you feel I

Our latest Alpha course begins next week (27th January 2022). Whether you have been a Christian for years or are just beginning to explore faith for the first time, or if you have been attending church but want to go deeper, Alpha is a great place to start. Click here to find out more and to sign up. We are grateful to Andrea, a member of our church, Special Guest Blogger and author who has shared her experience of the Alpha course and how it has changed her life. Read her st

Here's Rev. Justin Montague with our final blog post of 2022! Christmas and New Year blessings to you! I write this final message of 2021, aware that when it is received, our individual and national circumstances and the way in which we celebrate Christmas and New Year might have changed yet again due to Covid-19. My prayer for you all this Christmas, is that amidst any uncertainty, you may find great comfort, security, and reassurance in the promises of God, promises fulfill

What makes a 'perfect Christmas?' Here's our latest blog post from Rev. Justin Montague. One of the major fascinations at this time of year are the Christmas adverts. Over recent years we have had John Lewis and Boots focus on the perfect gift for the perfect person. For Tesco it was the perfect Christmas food and Amazon offering everything for the perfect Christmas get-together. Whilst a previous Morrisons advert served up the rather bold claim; ‘Christmas – Morrisons makes

Rev. Justin Montague shares why following in the 'wake' of Jesus, is an essential part of discipleship. This summer has seen an abundance of different vessels moving through the waters of the Grand Western Canal in Tiverton. Kayaks and swans, boats and ducks, increasingly popular stand-up paddle boards and the returning horse-drawn barge after a Covid-19 absence. On a particularly lethargic running morning, I often wonder whether it would be quicker to leap into the water and

It's been a few weeks since we updated our blog. Here's a moving piece from Rev. Justin Montague, former Royal Marine. Will you join us in praying for peace? In September 2006 I stepped onboard an airplane at RAF Brize Norton to begin a journey that would change my life irrevocably. Seven months later as the aircraft wheels touched the tarmac at Exeter Airport with a reassuring bump and a screech, replacing the noise and rumble of gunfire, I stepped onto British soil with san

Jonathan Schnarr, our Youth & Children's Minister, reflects on worship over the last few months. After 69 weeks of no congregational, sung worship in our church building, we were finally allowed to join the worship band in praising God out loud again last Sunday – and it was such a different feeling! We could hear the person next to us singing out loud, some of us lifted their hands as a sign of pure joy and others just stood and listened to this new sound in the building. Do

Expanding on the theme of light a little further, Rev. Andy Humm, Vicar at St George and St Paul, Tiverton, shares how we can shine with the Light of Christ. Over the last few weeks we have had a number of light bulbs blow in our house. It seemed to be (and perhaps it is the same for you) that none of the spare ones we had lying around seemed to work or either were the wrong size or fitting! It is commonly reported that Thomas Edison took many attempts to perfect the light bu