Seeing a side of God I’ve never seen before
Revd Sue Cooke talks frankly about her experience of God through her husband's advancing dementia.
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Deep connections at St Luke’s Endon
St Luke’s Church, Endon sits in the Staffordshire Moorlands with wide, panoramic views. It is a place of beauty and tranquillity. For two years, its small, elderly pastoral team has been exploring new dementia-friendly pastoral care. The Dementia-friendly Churches Certificate provides a framework. But the real story lies in the relationships formed and sustained.
Dementia-Friendly Signage & Noticeboards
What makes for a dementia-friendly physical environment, in our churches and beyond?
Inner peace amidst dementia
Finding deep peace in Tettenhall Church – the building, hymns & liturgy
Dementia-friendly Cathedral visit
Tour adaptations to accommodate people living with dementia
'Book of Prayers' through dementia
Sharing the story, ordering your copies
Dementia-friendly physical environment for churches
In our buildings, what’s helpful or unhelpful for someone with dementia?
Fully Known
Knowing and welcoming individuals - in Rocester
Nana’s Washday
Turning a church into a laundry, complete with thunder and lightning is perfectly normal for Julie and Louise as they support adults with complex needs and people affected by dementia.
Prayers through Dementia
For Dementia Action Week 13–19 May 2024
Network Engagement and Impact
Across our Dementia-friendly Churches Network, what's working? What's helpful? What's important? A report from Staffordshire University helps us take stock.
Time Together
The warmth of the atmosphere is what struck me first and foremost as I arrived at Time Together, run by Churches Together in Whitchurch at Bargates Hall beside St Alkmund’s Church. St Alkmund’s has had a dementia-friendly church Certificate since 2018.
