Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Michael's
Church Road Bishop's Cleeve Cheltenham, GL52 8LJ, United Kingdom
Christingle is a Children's Celebration in which we place the child in the midst of all we do, just as the Christ is the centre of our lives. At the climax of the service, each child receives a lighted Christingle and in the darkened Church, the visual symbol tells the truth of the Christmas story that in the darkness of the world there has shined a great light.

St Michael's

St Michael's is a friendly, vibrant Anglican church community meeting regularly for services at the historic church in the heart of Bishop's Cleeve. 

No matter what your age, background or stage of faith, we welcome you – whether that's finding out more about the Christian faith, discovering different worship styles, activities for children and families, support with a wedding, baptism or bereavement, or simply to make new friends. 

We hold two Sunday services: 9.30am and 11.15am at St Michael's Church. Visit our website for updated services.

We are committed to investing in and growing God's work with children and families and have various groups available to children and parents on Sundays and during the week.

We welcome and encourage people looking for friendship and offer Life Groups, which are Christian-based small home groups, open to anyone looking to explore life and make new friends. 

We also offer outreach in the community and we are home to the Bishop's Cleeve Foodbank. 

Our church is founded on prayer and we offer regular prayer meetings, prayer ministry at our Sunday services and prayer initiatives throughout the year, such as Thy Kingdom Come.

We hope you feel you receive a warm welcome. Please do take a look at our website, or our Facebook group for more information about service times and all that we have going on.

We look forward to meeting you!

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Get in touch

St Michael's Church Office

Church Office
St Michael's Centre
School Road
Bishop's Cleeve
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire

GL52 8BA
Kate Bestwick, Administration Lead & PA to Rector
07354 874617
Tracy Ralph, Administration Assistant
07871 602525

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Christingle Service

for 1 hour
St Michael's
Church Road Bishop's Cleeve Cheltenham, GL52 8LJ, United Kingdom

Christingle is a Children's Celebration in which we place the child in the midst of all we do, just as the Christ is the centre of our lives. At the climax of the service, each child receives a lighted Christingle and in the darkened Church, the visual symbol tells the truth of the Christmas story that in the darkness of the world there has shined a great light.

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Safeguarding

The parish of Bishop's Cleeve: St Michael & All Angels is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Gloucester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

Please contact our Safeguarding Officer below with any concerns.

Lesley Sadler
Phone: 07462 647011
email: [email protected]

Brett Riches
Diocesan Safeguarding Manager & Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor
01452 835516
[email protected]
Out of hours: 07944 680320

Local Children's Services:
01452 426565
Out of hours: 01452 614194

Local Adult Services:
01452 426868
Out of hours: 01452 614194

If there is immediate risk or danger, please contact the police on 101.

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