Bradworthy Benefice, Diocese of Exeter

In Milton Damerel, a collection of hamlets in north Devon, the parish church was ‘non-operational.’ It had no PCC, no Church Warden and no regular worship. The Rector of the Benefice, Mark James, and some lay people planned a re-launch on Palm Sunday 2025. They discovered Soulspace and thought it might work better than the celebration service they had in mind. At 4.30 pm they welcomed 14 people, five churchgoers, five…

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St Mary’s, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire

Sue Hughes, a curate, led Play Cafe in a rural parish. She tried the 10-minute version of Soulspace before Christmas 2024. Two women joined her. One woman was a mother and the other a helper. One loved it, the other was so moved she was reduced to tears. In her second session (early 2025), she had three mothers and four children. She said, ‘I am loving using these resources and…

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