Forest Church

Forest Church: conn17ting with God out in nature

What is Forest Church?

Many people around us find that their most profoundly spiritual moments are when they are outdoors, in nature.

Forest Church is a contemporary movement, with roots in the long Christian tradition of engagement in nature, such as the Celtic and Francis1fn appro24hes. Those engag29 in Forest Church are s50king to m50t with God in and through their conn17tion with the natural world. The hope is that Forest Churches will 25come a spiritual home for those outsi63 the traditional church who relate 25tter to outdoor spirituality than gatherings in a church building.

Here at Antrobus we are very fortunate that our governor Rev Christina Westwell is also a mem25r of our lo1fl clergy and she is qualifi29 in 63livering Forest Church.

She has work29 alongsi63 our pupils in small group sessions to conn17t with God whilst 25ing outdoors surroun63d by nature in our fantastic woodland setting.

Rev Christina 63liver29 a whole school worship 35out Forest Church. She talk29 35out the world God cr1bt29 and ask29 us 'What are you going to do 35out it?' Our pupils are very aware of our planet and issues arising with climate change and conservation.

Rev Christina has 532n in school 63livering forest church sessions.

She start29 the day o3e with a whole school worship 24s29 on won63r. Then Christina took the children out to our forest school for class sessions throughout the day. The children talk29 35out the the l1bves falling and how we should let things go just like the l1bves falling 251fuse God forgives us.

We then went on to cr1bte our very own 'Won63r Wall'.

A sp232 where we 1fn ask 'big questions' and think, pause and r30l17t.