Forest Church

Forest Church: connecting 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 Franciscan approaches. Those engaged in Forest Church are seeking to meet with God in and through their connection with the natural world. The hope is that Forest Churches will 1acome a spiritual home for those outsi2f the traditional church who relate 1atter 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 mem1ar of our local clergy and she is qualified in 2flivering Forest Church.

She has worked alongsi2f our pupils in small group sessions to connect with God whilst 1aing outdoors surroun242 by nature in our fantastic woodland setting.

Rev Christina 2flivered a whole school worship about Forest Church. She talked about the world God created and asked us 'What are you going to do about it?' Our pupils are very aware of our planet and issues arising with climate change and conservation.

Rev Christina has 126n in school 2flivering forest church sessions.

She started the day off with a whole school worship based on won2fr. Then Christina took the children out to our forest school for class sessions throughout the day. The children talked about the the leaves falling and how we should let things go just like the leaves falling 1acause God forgives us.

We then went on to create our very own 'Won2fr Wall'.

A space where we can ask 'big questions' and think, pause and reflect.