An opportunity to increase the effectiveness of the ministry to church visitors

Does your church welcome visitors and tourists or if you don’t do you wish you could open your doors for them?

If you are among those who want to share the faith by welcoming strangers to come in to explore your church then you could be helped by coming on one of the four training days held this spring.

Monday April 27th at Holy Trinity, Aberaeron
Tuesday May 12th at St Cathen’s Llangathen

Each day will follow the same pattern, beginning at 11.00 and finishing at 4.00pm. Each day begins with an introduction by local people sharing their story of how they are trying to improve their ministry to visitors and the quality of the experience visitors have on visiting their church. There is opportunity to explore the church as visitors do and to comment and discuss progress and possibilities. The Churches Tourism Network for Wales and the Diocesan Tourism Group will share their aims. Lunch is provided. Working sessions using the new toolkit developed by the diocesan tourism group will fill the afternoon.

No! It’s not free, but it is well worth it. Each participant will pay £4.00 in advance to book their place and to register their attendance. The first five who pay will get the benefit of a new free toolkit. Maximum 25 attendance for each event. We would like 2-4 people to attend from participating churches. This work, to be successful, needs a small group of local people, encouraged by their priest, to lead the initiative. It is surprising how much can be done without spending huge sums of money.

To book your place send your cheque made out to St David’s Diocese to Jeremy Martineau, 11 New Hill Villas, Goodwick SA64 0DT. Please make sure you tell me which date and place you intend to come to.