The Free Churches Group Nourishing Roots sessions are a series of quiet days designed to give chaplains an opportunity to recharge, relax and re-energise. The days are arranged with FCG chaplains in different sectors in mind, but opened up to others interested in attending. Booking via Eventbrite. 

Cost: £10 for FCG chaplains and £20 for all others (including lunch and refreshments).

This is a Free Church Healthcare Chaplain Annual Study day which will be on Wednesday 12th June. It will take place at Central URC Church, 60 Norfolk St, Sheffield S1 2JB. The title of the day will be ‘Chaplaincy on the Edge: exploring being on the margins through research, art and story’ and there will be input from Tim Dixon, Suzanne Nockels and Kate Cornwell.

Register here.

If you are a Free Church Healthcare Chaplain, please contact Thandar at thandar.tun@freechurches.org.uk for the discount code.

The Leaders of the FCG member Denominations are invited to a special evening event at the FCG office on 23rd April 2024, 18:00 – 20:00.

Guest Speaker: The Revd Professor Philip McCormack MBE, the Vice Chancellor and Principal of Spurgeon's College.

For more information and RSVP, please contact Sabina Williams at sabina.williams@freechurches.org.uk.

Reflective practice will be facilitated by Bob Whorton. Please contact Mark Newitt at mark.newitt@freechurches.org.uk for more information to join.

Things move fast in education and there are always new challenges. If your church wants to build a relationship with your local school, you need to understand what schools are like now and where the opportunities are.

Bev Smith from Youth for Christ, and Sarah Lane Cawte, FCG Education Officer, will talk about schools – how they operate, what they teach, the lives and needs of students, and more – so that you can start to think about ways in which you can support the schools in your area.

The webinar is free to join, and you can register here.

The webinar flyer is available to download here.

Is your faith community supporting people who have left prison? (Or do you want to?)

Join The Welcome Directory's multi-faith Welcome Connections event: sharing stories, hearing from someone who has left prison and learning about how the work of connected organisations can support you.

This session will feature Rev'd Bob Wilson sharing about Prisons Week, and the organisation Shewise, who supports vulnerable and marginalised women, including those affected by the criminal justice system.

Register your place HERE.