Parish Communications
Changing Lives is all about reaching out and engaging with your local community. Good communications is essential to this and in helping parishes spread and express joy in the Gospel.
Parish magazines, news releases, weekly notice sheets, notice boards and parish websites are five key communications tools that churches are using to good effect.
We want to support you in this important element of your mission and outreach.
Practical advice and guidance
Helping you Communicate the Good News in your parish with a wealth of practical tips and guidance on writing media releases, design, revamping your website, getting started in social media and more...
Supporting parish magazine editors
The communications team collates and distributes a monthly mailing of snippets, news and information, including a personal message from our Bishop’s to editors on the 10th of every month. Sign up by emailing comms@bathwells.anglican.org.
If you haven’t discovered Parish Pump yet – what are you waiting for? It’s full of cartoons, snippets and articles to help you during the quieter months.
Handling the media
Need advice with attracting coverage or responding to a tricky issue? Contact James Butterworth on 01749 685 276.
Publications
Manna magazine is produced by the comms team, working with an editorial panel of clergy and lay people from across the Diocese. The magazine goes out to parishes quarterly – consider how you might use this tool to communicate the Gospel and what it means to be Christian.
Connect, the diocesan monthly e-newsletter is packed with articles, news and events – feel free to reproduce any material. The same goes for items from the e-bulletin or anywhere on this site. Your diocese - your content.
Communications contacts
Ph: 01749 685111
Gillian Buzzard
Communications Manager (on maternity leave)
Ph: 01749 685111
Email Gillian
Helen Hawthorne
Communications Officer
Ph: 01749 685145
Email Helen
James Butterworth
Communications Officer
Ph: 01749 685276
Email James
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