Inclusive Church

30/05/2026

It's a hot one today! Have a fab day if you're out at a Pride event. I know York and Durham are on today

Drink lots of water and embrace the shade when you need to!

Happy to be sent pics of y'all flying the flag for Inclusive Church love, grace and genuine affirmation for everyone :)

If you've got an event coming up and would like some IC branded stuff for it get in touch! I've got just the cards for you....

Rev'd Chantal

Christians at Pride
Open Table Network
OneBodyOneFaith

29/05/2026

This looks like a great evening. 10th June Free to attend but please RSVP for refreshment planning :)

Join us for this talk by Christina (Tina) Beardsley, Visiting Scholar at Sarum College where she teaches on chaplaincy, spirituality, gender and Victorian religion. Tina has co-authored a trilogy of books about being transgender and Christian including This is My Body: hearing the theology of transgender Christians (2016). Entry is free but please book in advance as their will be light refreshments.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/does-pride-still-matter-tickets-1989820950026?aff=oddtdtcreator

29/05/2026

Fabulous to be at York Minster tonight to meet Inclusive Church friends and to worship at the pre-Pride service and celebrate the Minster joining our network 🎉

Chantal Noppen Christians at Pride

29/05/2026

If you're wondering what small act of solidarity and support you can do today for (some of) those being attacked, blamed and targeted by unjust systems...

Here's an Open Letter from NION on women's rights and not pinning stuff on Trans and NB folks that isn't theirs to own.

Read, sign and share!

Rev'd Chantal
IC National Coordinator

Inclusive Church , Student Christian Movement , Together for the Church of England , Women And The Church

https://notinourname.org.uk/petition/not-in-our-name-women-in-support-of-the-trans-community/?top_err=duplicate&fbclid=IwVERDUASGeN9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR6OS2XMURF7--1SIx9XxbE7_uDFxq-_m1VRx-gMF4AWoDC4fnrNAc8KunpC2w_aem_jJqTipO3LR1yjDEKd7YoGg&utm_source=facebook

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24/05/2026

Fabulous news from the Anglican Diocese of Botswana last weekend.

Don't believe it when people tell you women ministers are a sign of the end times and/or that no GMH dominant church will ever accept anything approaching equality.

Reality begs to differ!

Women And The Church National Association of Diocesan Advisers in Women’s Ministry

Ordination to Priesthood - Class of 2026

BACK ROW: Rev Precious Tonny Mosarwe,
Rev Onicah Lentshikang, Rev Gasetoro Ncube, Rev Ethel G. Moseki-Matlala,
Rev Mosetsanagape Sepora,
Rev Florence K Bogopa, Rev Margaret Mere, Rev Bosinki Matlapeng-Ndzinge.
Rev Beauty Autlwetse

FRONT ROW
Rev Mercy Molefe, Rev Lesedi Bahayesi,
Rev Lesego Bosimele, Rev Hilda Ncaagae - Tshabadira, Rev Dijeng Motsepe-Lebatha

Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross Botswana
Anglican Youth Of Botswana
Anglican 11 Football Team
SAFE Church- Anglican Church of Botswana
St Matthew Anglican Church Mochudi
St Patrick's Anglican Church
Anglican Palapye - St. Mary Magdalene
Anglican St Carantoc’s Parish - Botswana
St Stephens Anglican Church - Tonota Parish ''Botswana"
Anglican Men's Fellowship
Anglican Diocesan Conference Botswana
St Michael & All Angels Broadhurst Church
Anglican Francistown Parish
Anglican Cathedral BW
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
ANGLICAN DIOCESE OF LAKE MALAWI
Diocese of Newcastle, Church of England Newcastle Cathedral
Newcastle in Botswana
Vicentia Kgabe
Metlhayotlhe Beleme Bishop of Botswana

24/05/2026

Happy Pentecost folks!

This morning I had the opportunity to preach with my OH, something we've never actually done formally before. Choosing to really lean into the different perspectives and approaches we bring, and celebrating how that difference grows our understanding and appreciation of the broadness of God's radical love and invitation. Someone said it was like a "podcast in a pulpit". And that's probably fair!

Lovely to be at a pastorate service with 4 churches gathered together, with a good range of ages, ethnicities, languages, knowledge, musical tastes, mobility, outlook...

I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to make good use of the colouring material and crafts that were also available.

Plus lunch afterwards too.

Thanks for having me Newcastle Central URC 😀

Here's a pic of my asymmetrically red/pink spotty shoes and a selfie of Tony and I in our finest fire coloured clothing!

Hope you all had an inspiring Pentecost too

Rev'd Chantal
IC National Coordinator
Free-range Priest

14/05/2026

As today we celebrate "Jesus going up with a loud shout" (Ascension day) so too are York Minster celebrating enabling folk to go up... Though maybe not with such a loud shout?!

Either way, it's a great thing to be able to share the news of their new ramp, unveiled today. The biggest change to their building in a very long time ... And rather well timed as they also celebrate joining Inclusive Church, making them (I think) our first cathedral in the Northern Province of the CofE.

I know they're also planning an event in a few weeks time before York Pride, for which I'll share details soon.

Welcome IN York Minster it's great to have you with us! :)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp8pzxe1032o?app-referrer=deep-link&fbclid=IwdGRzaARy6g5jbGNrBHLp_GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHvA4HNK-q5EJYb6yP4ABMwjoBu2oXkxAURCx6gbY6ZYz2eegxjEA89_SBtMC_aem_P1V-DonCUYVqmMTuAhgsjQ

The installation of the ramp means that visitors can access the quire without needing to use steps.

11/05/2026

My apologies folks, the newsletter came out last week and I forgot to share it across onto here.

Sorry!

Here it is now :)

And yes, it does say March and I do mean May... Hopefully the link will take you to the right place either way...

An empty tomb. An absent body. Friends staring into space at Ascension, wondering what on comes next now Jesus has gone from their sight. So much of the Easter story is, paradoxically, about what is no longer there.

07/05/2026

'Reclaiming Belonging' is a day conference for anyone wanting to
explore how to maintain Scriptural integrity whilst championing the full participation of LGBTQ+ people in the life of the church.

Together, we’ll be re-examining traditional interpretations of Scripture through an expansive and compassionate lens, to propose that celebrating and including LGBTQ+ people is what it
means to be faithful to the God revealed in the Bible.

Everyone is invited! Whether full inclusion has been your conviction and practice for years, or you are tentatively stepping out to explore what feels like a new possibility. ‘Reclaiming Belonging’
is a safe space for all who have a generous curiosity to explore the Biblical case for the glorious belonging of LGBTQ+ communities in God’s Church.

May 16th, 9.00-2.30pm St Johns Friern Barnet (London)

To book:

Scripturally-rooted conversations around LGBTQ+ inclusion in the life of the Church

06/05/2026

It's that time of year again! We have an opening for a new trustee to join the board.

For details and to apply see: https://www.inclusive-church.org/2025/04/07/become-a-trustee-of-inclusive-church/

Deadline midnight 30th May '26

Interviews (on zoom) between June 15th and 26th.

Please do share with anyone who may be interested.

Become a Trustee of Inclusive ChurchBy Jack Woodruff / April 7, 2025 Could you be a Trustee of Inclusive Church? We believe in a church which affirms everyone – and we’re seeking committed people who share our vision. As a trustee you’ll use your skills and experience to help guide us through ...