News from the Mint
Eco Church News September 2022
Young Church : 3 Generate From Saturday afternoon 1st Oct through to the morning service on Sunday 2nd Oct there will be a sleep-over at The Mint for young church members and their parents. This is our local version of the Methodist Church’s Children and Youth...
An afternoon of Music, Words and Cake!
A huge thank you to all who took part or supported this event on July 30th which raised £418.70 for Westbank, our charity for this year. Photos by Stephen Haddad and the Editor
Minister’s Letter September 2022
As I write this letter it happens to be my birthday. I am 54 years young/old and will be enjoying some time with the family tonight once my work is done. We don’t make a big thing of birthdays in our family but it is nice to pause for a moment and gather with friends...
Making Eco Friendly Choices July/August
Last year Martin and Debra Myhill invested in solar panels for free energy! Read on to find out why they took the plunge, and how it’s worked out for them. A year ago we used the Devon County Council scheme to install 16 solar panels, a 5.2KWh battery and 5 KWh...
Eco Church News July/August
Forthcoming events Following the talk in April on waste management by Lucy Mottram of Devon County Council, we have been offered the opportunity to visit the Devon Waste Management Plant on Tuesday 18th October, 10am -12 noon. There are places for 20 people, some of...
ECO CHURCH NEWS June 2022
Carbon footprint – Travel survey Here’s a reminder that the Eco Church Team will be doing a carbon footprint survey of the congregation after the services on June 12th, 19th and 26th. Part of our carbon footprint ishow, and how far we travel to church. We would...
Minister’s Letter June 2022
Camping is not everyone’s idea of fun but the weekend of 20th - 22nd May will be the church camp again. Sadly stalled for the last two years due to Covid it will be good to gather again in a field just outside Buckfastleigh. The current weather states that there will...
The Young Church Easter Arts and Crafts Event
On Saturday 9th April, the young church team ran an Easter themed arts and crafts event at The Mint, which was attended by members of young church, mini mints, the family café, brownies, and several with no affiliation to the Mint. In total around 40 children came,...