Partnerships
Churches Together in England
Churches Together in England is the national ecumenical instrument supporting and encouraging churches from a wide range of traditions to work together in unity. The Quiet Garden Movement is a Body in Association member
National Estate Churches Network
National Estate Churches Network (NECN) supports people active in Christian ministry on social housing estates in England and Wales. We do this via a network of local groups plus conferences, estate-specific resources, helpful emails and social media, strategic representation and much more.
NECN’s membership includes church and community leaders and workers, clergy, residents and others who live, work and serve God on housing estates across England and Wales.
Small Pilgrim Places Network
SPPN Brings together people who support the ethos through prayer and practical support.
SPPN encourages members to promote the key elements of SPPs – quiet prayer and meditation, hospitality, silence, space and simplicity not only in SPPs but also in their own personal situations.
It Is mutually supportive, encouraging the exchange of experiences, inspiration and practice
Green Spirit
GreenSpirit is a network who, “celebrate the human spirit in the context of our place in the natural world and Earth’s own evolutionary journey”.
They bring together, “the rigour of science, the creativity of artistic expression, the passion of social action and the wisdom of spiritual traditions of all ages”.
The Green Spirit network attract those of many faith traditions.
Julian Meetings
The Julian Meetings offer opportunities for people to meet together for silent prayer.
They foster the teaching and practice of contemplative prayer and meditation in the Christian tradition.
They Encourage people to practise contemplative prayer and meditation in their daily lives, and to explore ways of doing this which are appropriate for them.
They Support the individual ecumenical Julian Meetings – groups whose members meet regularly to practise Christian contemplative prayer and meditation together.
Green Christians
The Quiet Garden Trust is a member of Green Christian We are responsible for our impact on God’s creation as a whole. Green Christian helps members to understand and relate these responsibilities to their faith.
The Retreat Association
The Retreat Association is a national Christian organisation set up to help people find ways of exploring and deepening their journey with God through spirituality and prayer.
They provide a range of resources, ideal for use by individuals as well as group
Pilgrim Paths
Pilgrim Paths is based in the UK and run by Jim Bailey. Jim organised the worldwide labyrinth day for the labyrinth society 2018-2021. He is a member of the labyrinth society and advanced labyrinth facilitator for Veriditas in the UK. He is a part of the Northumbria community , Rocha and ordained minister His work is entirely voluntary and he is based in Derbyshire.
The pilgrim Paths website has lots of free resources to help you make your own labyrinth and ideas for how to use labyrinths with different groups, as well as physical labyrinths.