Our Sacred Waters Way downstream pilgrimage began on a sunny Sunday afternoon in early May, with a gentle wander from the ‘new’ (Victorian) St Mary’s church in Dartington to the ‘old’ (medieval) St Mary’s Tower. Myrtle Cooper of Wild and Curious Foraging took our wild church practice of ‘wandering and wondering’ to heart, as she … Read more
About a year after it was originally planned, our new pilgrimage ‘Sacred Waters Way‘ was launched at last on April 17th 2021 at St. Mary’s Dartington. Although much of the UK was sadly still unable to gather inside due to the ongoing lockdown, by virtue of our launch being ‘an act of worship’ we were … Read more
On Wild Water – by Myrtle Cooper I had the privilege of leading the first of this season’s Wild Church pilgrimages, the River Dart Wild Water Pilgrimage. We gathered high on the Dartington estate to begin our journey, meandering through path and field as we passed tree, flower, bird, punctuated by breath and silent whisper … Read more
It was a glorious sunny day for our 2018 Wild Church launch and so we had the rare experience of folks wanting to come to church to keep cool! It was indeed lovely to have the sun streaming in through the open door and arched windows, while the old stones gave us sanctuary from a … Read more
Our Maytide pilgrimage began under the linden tree in St. Mary’s churchyard, Dartington, as we paused to ponder the meaning of ‘church’. Every Wild Church gathering is made up of a unique group of people; we have folks who regularly return but there’s also always been someone new and so we are endlessly emerging as … Read more