News
13.05.2026
We are delighted to announce that John McGinley will be coming to St Austell in October to speak at a mini-conference and also to give the address at our Annual Gathering. Details here https://ceec.churchsuite.com/events/upgvggnb and https://ceec.churchsuite.com/events/7zfmr92s
26.03.2026
Clergy and lay leaders from across the Diocese met to encourage one another, pray together and to consider how best to benefit from the DEF network across the Diocese. It was suggested that a mini-conference might be possible in the Autumn.
28.08.2025
Instead of our usual approach to an Autumn gathering (a public event in St Austell on Saturday evening ) the TDEF committee are proposing a lunch to assemble clergy and lay leaders on the 8th October in Bodmin. It is hoped that this will give us time to build relationships and support one another across our various roles and responsibilities across the Diocese. Please do get in touch if you would be keen to attend.
27.02.2025
Thank you to all those who attended our online 'Paying Attention to Power' event with Mark Meynell. We hope that it proved a helpful event. Details of our next gathering will follow soon.
17.01.2025
Following feedback last Autumn we can announce that our Spring gathering will be held online and will move to a Thursday evening, the 27th February. We are delighted to announce that Mark Meynell has offered to speak on a vitally important subject. With the Church of England reeling from recent revelations we will be looking at the timely topic of 'paying attention to power'. Our speaker Mark Meynell has recently co-edited a book on the subject called Not So with You: Power and Leadership for the Church (2023) addressing the critical issue of healthy use of power according to the Bible's pattern.
Mark has served in various roles, including as a freelance writer, a chaplain in Whitehall, and Director (Europe & Caribbean) for Langham Preaching. His other books include What Makes Us Human? - a profound exploration of identity and meaning, A Wilderness of Mirrors exploring themes of power, trust and authority in modern society, When Darkness Seems My Closest Friend and Cross-Examined.
We hope that our time together will help churches across the Diocese to navigate this vital issues. Due to being online, our meeting will be shorter than before, but will still include a chance to meet people from across the Diocese and prayer in small groups. We will have a short annual meeting as part of the event.
05.10.2024
Thank you to all those who gathered with us at our October meeting. We were very grateful for the Revd Canon Dr Andrew Goddard's visit and whirlwind 'Roadmap of LLF'. As always it was a great encouragement to share fellowship together.
04.03.2024
It was a huge encouragement to gather this past weekend to share fellowship and hear from +Jill. Thank you to all who played a part in hosting. The plan is that our next larger public gathering will be on the 5th October.
09.02.2024
We are delighted to announce the details of our Spring gathering which includes the opportunity to hear from Rt Rev’d Dr Jill Duff, the Bishop of Lancaster, as she joins us (via Zoom) to give an address and offer a chance for Q&A. The meeting will take place at Holy Trinity, St Austell, on Saturday 2nd March, 7-9pm. Alongside hearing from +Jill, and the chance for Q&A, we will
worship God together in singing, praying and encouraging one another. There will also be a very short annual meeting as part of this gathering.
01.10.2023
Thank you to all who attended last night's Autumn Gathering of the TDEF, and in particular to all those who hosted us and served in various ways. It was such an encouragement to be reminded of the power of the gospel, and hear the challenge to break boundaries in building relationships with people outside of our 'comfort zone'. We are thankful to Natalie Gavan and Rob Fowler for all that they shared. We will meet next in February 2024. Please sign up to our mailings below in order to stay 'in the loop'.
21.06.2023
Following on from the celebration and launch of the Truro Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship back in February we are pleased to announce an Autumn meeting on the 30th September. This meeting will focus on encouragement and inspiration in sharing the gospel. This meeting is open to all and you can find further details and sign up to attend here.
02.03.2023
Thank you to all those who attended the celebration and launch of the Truro Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship last Saturday. We were hugely encouraged to see so many people there and enjoy fellowship with representation from a range of churches across the Diocese. We are also very grateful to Holy Trinity for hosting us all so well. Our next in-person meeting will be in the Autumn.
06.12.2023
We are pleased to announce that the TDEF will, God willing, be meeting at Holy Trinity St Austell on the evening of Saturday 25th February. This meeting is for all church members who might be interested to join us and will include an informal time of fellowship, sung worship, pudding, prayer, the appointment of the TDEF committe and a keynote address from the Rev'd John Dunnett, former General Director of CPAS and now Director of Strategy and Operations at CEEC. More details and sign up here.
22.09.2022
A group of leaders from evangelical churches in the Diocese met to re-form* the Truro Diocesan Evangelical Fellowship and agreed to adopt the Constitution. The Constitution and Basis of Faith aligning with those of the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC).
*It appears that a DEF existed previously, but not for quite some time.