Many years ago, before Frome found its way onto the Sunday Times Best Place to Live list, there was a spate of vandalism in the town and the windows of Christ Church fell victim to an air rifle. The solution at the time was to cover all the windows with polycarbonate sheeting.Decades passed, times changed and the polycarbonate sheeting weathered to a yellow opaqueness that reduced Christ Church's kerb appeal to zero with many people commenting that they thought the church was derelict and abandoned.In 2024, Christ Church Future formed to help realise the long held dreams of the congregation to 'energise our sacred space' and create a welcoming and accessible building that will serve the whole community into the future. The larger project involves creating an accessible entrance and to ensure that the roof no longer leaks.On Monday 22nd December the work began as John Yeo a local stained glass expert, began removing the first four of the panels. The transformation is astonishing and even inside the church the quality of the light is very different.The intention is to experience the church without the panels before beginning work in the Spring to either replace them or to remove even more....
Mary's House is a new community for the spiritually curious, exploring what Christian wisdom might teach us about how to live more fully in an uncertain world.Mary's House Community is emerging and dispersed with a home at St. Mary's Church. We meet each fortnight for contemplative prayers and in 2026 there is a series of workshops that are open to all. You can download the poster for the upcoming event below and find the whole programme too.All are welcome and you can book using the QR codes
