NEWS
Healthcare chaplains - tea and chat
Tea & Chat for healthcare chaplains: a chance to get together and chew over the week before you go home.
Dates coming up soon!
Friday 18th December
Wednesday 23rd December
Wednesday 30th December
Friday 8th January
Friday 15th January
Links for joining these online events are:
Friday: Zoom Meeting ID:870 5327 8978 Password: 669993
Wednesday: Zoom Meeting ID: 892 5230 8978 Password: 956743
Meg Burton, Secretary for Healthcare Chaplaincy (pictured below), will host these events. Rev Mark Newitt will join FCG as the new Healthcare Secretary from mid January and Meg will post the dates for later in January at the beginning of the new year.
Meg provides the leadership on Healthcare Chaplaincy work at a national level for the Free Churches as well as in a multi-faith context.
(cover photo courtesy of Hello Light Bulb at Unsplash)
Rev Meg Burton
Season's Greetings from the Free Churches Group
May Peace be your gift at Christmas and may Joy, Hope and Love be your treasure in the New Year.
Best wishes from the Staff of Free Churches Group.
Coffee and chat at 4pm today for university chaplains
Coffee and chat for HE chaplains is a weekly opportunity to come together (virtually) with other chaplains. There is no fixed agenda, so you can bring questions, ideas, things that are bothering you, celebrations …
Each session lasts an hour and concludes with time for reflection and prayer, in a very relaxed and gentle way, often with visuals and music.
Coffee and chat takes place alternately on Monday mornings at 10 a.m. and Thursday afternoons at 4 p.m. We use Zoom as the platform and the codes are available on this page.
Coffee and Chat 4 p.m. today
Look out on our website for dates coming up in the new year.
Every blessing for a peaceful Christmas.
(photo courtesy of Tyler Nix at Unsplash)
Dynamic millennial Pentecostal leader appointed to CTE team
Churches Together in England (CTE) is delighted to announce the appointment of Shermara Fletcher to the role of Principal Officer for Pentecostal, Charismatic and Multi-cultural Relations, commencing in March 2021. Shermara will lead CTE’s work amongst Pentecostal and Charismatic churches, as well as facilitating CTE’s new Racial Justice Working Group.
For the full press release and learn more about Shermara:
On behalf of the Free Churches Group, we offer hearty congratulations to Shermara and we look forward to working with her in our ecumenical groups!
Shermara Fletcher
Vacancy for Free Church Chaplain at The University of Exeter
The University of Exeter are welcoming applications for the post of University Chaplain.
They are looking for an enthusiastic and creative person with excellent interpersonal skills and pastoral sensitivity, to take up this exciting new post as part of the Exeter University Multifaith Chaplaincy team. It will be a half time post of 20 hours per week.
Applications are invited from members in good standing with one of the sponsoring denominations (Baptist, Methodist, or United Reformed).
The closing date for the vacancy is 12th February 2021 and interviews will take place on 26th February.
For further information about the post and how to apply:
