Do you know the meaning of your name? Let us know in the comments! Here's Jonathan, Youth Minister at St George & St Paul, with our latest blog post, exploring the significance of names and the many names of God. “What’s their name?” might be the first question we ask when we meet a new parent or hear of a friend who has had a newborn baby. Names are massively significant in our society and they can define who we are. When my parents decided to call me Jonathan, they did so b

In a productivity obsessed world, we can often lose sight of the things that matter the most. Here’s Jude, a Licensed Lay Minister at St George & St Paul, with our latest blog post, on the importance of rest and maintaining your relationship with God. Recently, I was really fortunate to be able to share in a Renew, Refresh Resource weekend at Lee Abbey with some of my lovely home group (small group). It’s a course that runs most months on a Friday to Sunday where you join wit

Do you sometimes find reading the Bible a challenge? You are not alone! Here's our latest blog post from Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand at St George & St Paul, Tiverton. Psalm 119: 105 'Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path' (NIV) It’s time for me to confess that I find reading the Bible quite hard sometimes. Do you? I didn’t hear many Bible stories as I was growing up so when I came to faith in my early twenties I recognized the really well known stories like Cr

How can we celebrate our differences and help others grow in relationship with Jesus? Here’s Debbie, our Children and Families Minister, with our latest blog post. Over the last few months, we have been changing and introducing new logos for our groups. Tiddlers and Toddlers, and Crèche, are just two providing information to help everyone have a taste of what attending a group might be like. Does everyone feel included, welcome, and receive the teaching in a way they can comp

What’s your favourite or hymn or worship song? Here’s our latest blog post from our Vicar, Andy, with why worship is an essential part of Christian life. Maybe you watched the jubilee service held at St Paul’s cathedral last week, it was a service to honour the faithfulness of 70 years from the Queen, but ultimately it was a service to thank God for His faithfulness. One of the hymns sung started like this ‘Glorious things of thee are spoken’ it is a hymn of praise to God! I

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

Last Sunday at our 10:45am service we sang about shining the light of Jesus 'from the inside out.' In this week's blog post, Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand, reminds us of the importance of taking good care of what's on the inside, so there's nothing in the way of that light. 'I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.' John 12:46 A couple of weeks ago I washed my car; it’s not my favourite job and was well overdue so I was ra

When life seems to be falling apart around us, how do we pick up the pieces and start again? Recently inspired by Spring Harvest 2022, Debbie Martin, our Children and Families Minister, shares how we can be inspired by Nehemiah in the Old Testament. I had the joy of attending Spring Harvest a few weeks ago. This was the first in person event since the pandemic and it was amazing to be back in person. The theme was Restore, Renew, Rebuild, based on the life of Nehemiah, and th

Life feeling like an uphill struggle? Jonathan Schnarr, Youth Minister at St George & St Paul, Tiverton, shares how we can be encouraged by Jesus, the Ultimate Overcomer. Last weekend, I drove to Okehampton to watch 2500 students from all over the U.K. embark on an incredible adventure as they attempted to finish the 35, 45 or 55 mile challenge, climbing 10 of the many tors dotted around Dartmoor. The groups left very early Saturday morning, camped overnight and returned back

Are you a perfectionist? Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand (that's sort of a fancy word for trainee vicar!), shares in our latest blog post how God doesn’t call us to be perfect, but invites us to be real with Him. No one likes to feel weak; in a culture that favours the strong in clear and subtle ways, it can be hard to know how to live with our flaws. But the Bible tells us that God has a different perspective on this. 2 Corinthians 12 verse 9 says “But he said to me, “My grace i

Fresh from a staff team retreat, Rev. Andy. reflects on how each one of us has an exciting opportunity to Be Church Together. A friend of mine in the U.S.A. planted a church a few years ago called ‘Church Together.’ They gathered around these principles: ~Worshipping together in Christ, because He is our hope. ~Growing together in community, because we need each other. ~Serving together for our city, because all are loved. As a new growing church they have had to be intention

When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did you fulfil those childhood ambitions, or did life turn out a little differently? Here's Debbie, our Children & Families Minister, with our latest blog post. Want or need? That is the question... I have been reading a book about helping children grow as disciples. It has added value for my Lent reflection too. There is a part in the book where it suggests asking children what they want to do when they are old

Would you recognise God’s voice if He called to you? Here’s Jonathan, our Youth Minister, with our latest blog post! It’s lambing season and fields around Devon are currently covered with ewes and their newly-born lambs. Farmers are over tired, trying to keep their flock safe and waking up at all hours of the night to feed orphans or help deliver stuck lambs. Yet, in the midst of the relentless workload, there is a real sense of excitement when lambs are skipping awkwardly ar

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

This week, we are delighted to share a Mother's Day reflection from Andrea Corrie, author, blogger and member of St George & St Paul, Tiverton. Image - garden statue at Mill House, Westleigh (Andrea Corrie) The late Maya Angelou said, “To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colours of a rainbow.” What better tribute to motherhood can there be? Sunday 27 March is Mothering Sunday, more commonly known as Mother’

How do we keep hold of hope in desperate times? Here’s Jude Taylor, Licensed Reader at St George & St Paul, with our latest blog post. Well, Covid-19 finally got me, but fortunately not my husband Reg or any of the people I had happily been with in the preceding days through church. Little miracles to be grateful for. It was always going to be ‘not if but when,’ and when it did, it took me by surprise. I had no idea where the infection came from, but it left its mark with low

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

It's easy to praise God when life is good, but how do we worship in times of hardship? Here’s Debbie, our Children and Families minister, with an encouragement! Do you find it a challenge to worship when the rain is falling, the wind is blowing and when your own life storms are raging around you? Is worship just meant for those sunny cheerful and happy days? It is amazing to worship however and whenever we can. In big groups, in a small group and individually. Worship can be

Have the effects of Storm Eunice, Covid-19, or perhaps recent news announcements left you feeling unsettled? Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand at St George & St Paul, Tiverton, shares how we can find peace in turbulent times. It seems that there is a lot going on to unsettle us at the moment. Whether it is the physical buffeting of stormy weather, the changing news around Coronavirus restrictions or international concerns about Russia and Ukraine, there is turbulence in the air. O

It's lambing season in Devon, England and Sarah Rock-Evans, Ordinand at St George & St Paul, Tiverton, shares how the local sheep have inspired her prayer. For the last few weeks I have been enjoying the company of some ewes and lambs in the field near our house. They are a noisy bunch! Their bleatings and baa-ings are fairly continuous through much of the day, and as I have listened they have challenged me to think about how I communicate with God. These lambs have no hesit