Church in the Wild
Looking for creative ways to share the gospel in Upper Weardale, using the wilderness as a place of worship and inviting people to come to a different sort of church service.
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Month: June 2026
Microgrant for mission
Turning failure into opportunity. The Diocese of Durham offers micro grants for missional activities, managed by Linda Ransom the Growing Churches Enabler. I reached out for a grant for a wireless microphone and was encouraged to apply for a larger grant to cover the whole vlogging exercise.
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Harehope Gill Lead Mine
There is a short walk from Frosterley along the Weardale Way which allows us to wander the ruins of Harehope[…]
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The Church’s USP?
Thinking about the non-verbal communication of the church. Is it “Come to church we need your money and we have a job for you”, or is it “God knows you, loves you, and wants to set you free from the powers that crush you.”
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Outcomes of enquirer’s course
The face-to-face enquirer’s courses felt like they had failed… it felt like no one came. What have I learned from this?
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Minolta XG-9 picnic
The first roll of film through a secondhand Minolta XG-9 and I can see some problems with the images. There are light leaks and there is a scratch of blue along the bottom of each image. Lovely photographs though.
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New Walk Leicester
A difficult day, the film was both under and over exposed and I was trying to do some street photography… which I’m not fast enough to do.
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Enquirer’s course – fifth and final episode
The fifth and final enquirer’s course in Upper Weardale… how did it go?
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Easy Weardale Cycling
An easy 6 mile bicycle ride from Frosterley to Stanhope stepping stones and back… or 3 miles if you ‘pedal and puff’ when the train is running.
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