Faith Stories
Petertide Ordinations 2019: Claire is jumping in with both feet!
Claire Jones will be ordained as a deacon in Truro Cathedral on June 28. She will be one of 11 being made a deacon during that service and once ordained, […]
For the love of Evensong, outreach and egg sandwiches
Tony Hocking is a familiar, well-loved face around St Piran’s Church, Perranzabuloe. From church warden duties to leading Evensong, Christmas tree festival organiser to newsletter editor, intercessor to egg sandwich […]
Leaving fear behind between Grenfell and Cornwall
It’s hard to know where God is when something as terrible as the Grenfell Tower fire ripped through the lives of the residents, neighbours and fire-fighters, leaving a heart-breaking trail […]
Serving breakfast and hope for the homeless of Truro
“Go out and preach the Gospel and, if necessary, use words,” has been attributed to St Francis of Assisi but taken to heart by Ann Boorman in the most practical […]
Tegan – a teenager in flight for her faith
It’s no secret that there are very few young people in church in Cornwall. In fact, the UK has the lowest church attendance among young people in Europe. So it […]
Petertide Ordinations 2018: Tess shares her extraordinary story of obedience
For some, the pathway to becoming ordained is a clear calling that is impossible to ignore and fulfilling to follow. For many others, the journey can take rather longer, the […]
Petertide Ordinations 2018: Richard remembers the dream God had for him
Richard was fourteen and at Spring Harvest when he first heard the call to be ordained, but it was almost three decades later before he said yes. “As a teenager […]
Petertide Ordinations 2018: Ben never wanted to be a vicar!
Ben never wanted to be a vicar, he says. And yet when you talk to him about the journey he’s been on and the life he anticipates that lies ahead, […]
Petertide Ordinations 2018: Alex’s family excited to be joining St Illogan Parish
Alex Sharp’s first experience of living in Cornwall was as a student studying for a Fine Art degree at the then University College Falmouth (now Falmouth University). On completing his […]
Petertide Ordinations 2018: Stephen is open to wherever God leads him
Stephen Williams, who worships at St Mabyn Church, is not completely new to ministry having previously been a Methodist minister serving in a number of circuits including north Manchester, Nottingham, […]
