Christian Arts Festival Cheltenham

04/05/2026

All details: https://pipandjims.org.uk/concertsandevents

22/04/2026

22/04/2026

Always the most awesome escape from the world's craziness......highly recommend!

Wonder awaits us all in St Laurence Church, Stroud on Saturday 25th April as the Festival of Wonder’s new experience, ‘Moments of Wonder’, comes to town.

Brought to you by Ignition Gloucestershire, the team behind Stroud’s Festival of Wonder, the church will once again be transformed into a world of exploration as people are encouraged to ‘reawaken wonder in an age of exhaustion’.

For one day only catch a glimpse of a brand new bespoke art installation by local artists Pyrite Creative and circus performances by Stroud’s ‘School of Larks’, alongside creative and reflective spaces for all ages.

Rev Simon Howell, Stroud Parish Churches Pioneer Minister, sets the scene: “When you arrive you will quickly spy the incredible art piece but as you look closer you discover that everything in enveloped by a shroud of strangely beautiful veils. And as you try to pass through to get close to main structure - almost as if you are being drawn in by magnets - keep your eyes peeled as young circus artists, the Scrubland Punks, appear as if from nowhere to distract you from your quest with their wizard-like circus skills.”

“The FREE event runs from 10.30am to 3pm although we invite everyone to experience the story behind the art at 11am, 12pm, 1pm and 2pm as we introduce Brendan McMoses and the Scrublands Punks with spoken word, circus and more,” says Simon Howell.

Alongside the hourly performances there will be a reflective space and plenty of interactive creative activities, face painting and circus skills for all ages and abilities - all FREE! Plus pay as you feel refreshments.

And on Sunday 26th April at 9.30am, St Laurence Church will host ‘Punk Monks’, described as ‘not your usual Sunday morning service’. This special service will be based around the Pyrite Creative art installation, with members of School of Larks performing, as the theme of ‘Punk Monks – spiritual life lived in intensity’ is explored.

28/03/2026

Reminder of this talk tonight..Margaret never fails to deliver a stimulating and thought-provoking talk....

19/03/2026

This event draws on art from the 4th to the 20th century and from cultures as diverse as Korea, Italy, Africa and Britain. Different aspects of Gethsemane are explored: prayer, acceptance, betrayal, desertion and arrest. Reflections accompany the images and these are in a booklet people can take away. This is art for everybody.

13/03/2026

The Garden of Gethsemane
28 March ...very much worth adding to your diary:
This event draws on art from the 4th to the 20th century and from cultures as diverse as Korea, Italy, Africa and Britain. Different aspects of Gethsemane are explored: prayer, acceptance, betrayal, desertion and arrest. Reflections accompany the images and these are in a booklet people can take away. This is art for everybody.

13/02/2026

13/02/2026

Why the TEMPEST?

This series explores The Tempest through the lens of Christian theology, prayer, fear, and forgiveness.
Diocese of Gloucester Cheltenham Arts Council William Shakespeare Glosinfo Visit Cheltenham

22/11/2025