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Diocese of Bath & Wells

News from the diocese of Bath & Wells. The diocese of Bath &Wells covers the county of Somerset and a small area of Dorset.

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Vocations: Called to serve through chaplaincy

Christine Miles considers a specialist — and growing — area of ministry

08 Nov 2024

Vocations: ‘I journey with people’

Christine Miles speaks to a salaried chaplain to the construction industry

08 Nov 2024

Multi-million Lottery boost for repairs to Vicars’ Close, Wells

THE historic Vicars’ Close, in Wells, Somerset — home to most of the cathedral lay staff — has been awarded £4.4 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund so that a backlog of urgent repairs can be addressed

06 Aug 2024

Church works quietly in the background at Glastonbury . . .

02 Jul 2024

Funeral director puts out blanket appeal for chilly Somerset church

22 Mar 2024

Simon Robinson to be next Dean of Truro

17 Aug 2023

‘Hidden histories’ of slavery narrated in Wells

20 Mar 2023

UK news in brief

27 Jan 2023

Climate-change protest held during Wells Cathedral eucharist

01 Jul 2022

World news in brief

06 May 2022

Challenging times demand ‘faith and experience’ says next Bishop of Bath & Wells

29 Apr 2022

Dr Michael Beasley nominated for Bath & Wells

28 Apr 2022

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The Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI) seeks to appoint a Director of Contextual Formation.

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Five years after her move to Rwanda, Katie Garner reflects on this experience of the season

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The way to Canterbury: old directions may help

Before appointing a new Archbishop, is it time to revisit the ideas in the Hurd and Mellows reports, asks Rebecca Chapman