Outdoor Church
Inspiration, guidance and more to guide you in your Outdoor Church journey.

“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all mankind."

Job 12:7-10

Getting started

If you’re taking your first steps on your Outdoor Church journey then make sure to watch this video, which offers you some great advice on location, group sizes and number of activities you should run during your session, plus materials you can use. 

Models, Inspiration and Safeguarding

St Mark’s Dolphinholme have been running a Forest Church for many years. Read about them in our news article where you can discover how they run their sessions plus contact details.

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An incredible group started by the Salvation Army. Their site provides great model and ideas for getting started, especially focused around Toddler groups.

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Eco Church is a Rocha UK’s award scheme for churches in England and Wales who want to demonstrate that the gospel is good news for God’s earth. Discover more by visiting their website.

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Muddy Church has grown into a collection of people and groups looking to build worshipping communities and opportunities outside.  Muddy Church is intergenerational and unique to each space and event as people connect with the places they are in and others around them.  Everyone is welcome to journey together, talk, explore, grow, have fun and be.

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Based in Milton Keynes, Church without Walls don’t have a set building. They run regular Forest Church, and during lockdown have found creative ways to meet outdoors.

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The Diocese of Gloucester have put together a document details the tradition values and ideals of Forest Church.

See their document

Planning your session

Our Resources

If you’d like ideas or session structure then click through to discover the growing range of resources which can give you activity inspiration and more to use in your Outdoor Church setting.

Outdoor Christmas

Outdoor Christmas bring you three fantastic activity sheets for families to complete together. Scroll down to read more about each one.

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Pinterest

Click the image or scan with your phone to open our special Pinterest Board dedicated to all things Forest and Outdoor Church. You will find activities which cover all seasons, so if you love one of the themes in our resources, but you are running it in a season that isn’t summer, you can easily find an alternative activity to suit.

We LOVE hearing about how you use and adapt our resources, so please do get in touch via any of our social media platforms to let us know how you’ve been getting on.