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Female Priests - Part One

This year sees 25 years since the General Synod of the Church of England approved the legislation allowing the ordination of women. David Grant is in Bicknoller in Somerset meeting Angela Berners-Wilson, the very first woman ordained into the Church of England. He talks to her about her feelings 25 years ago standing outside the General Synod; about her own journey to the priesthood and what is was like being the first female priest in the Church of England.

Men in Sheds

Today, there are an increasing number of elderly people facing isolation after retirement. Claire McCollum's been to meet men who've found an unusual, yet familiar place to make friends. At St Thomas Church Hall in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, some of the male congregation are using tools to build more than just woodwork in their shed; it's helping build their confidence too!

Jazz Praise

Josie d'Arby meets members of the brand-new Jazz Community Church in Birmingham and discovers how they see Jazz and Christian worship sitting side by side. Leaders Adam and Steph Sanders explain how the idea of improvisation united jazz and faith.

Female Priests - Part Two

At 聽we meet a group of women ordinands (some in training for the priesthood) who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty on the rugby pitch! David Grant chats to Laura Whitmarsh, Thea Smith and Laura Douglas-Bate to explore their individual journeys into the ministry.