We welcome visitors as individuals or in groups and offer a number of resources to help visitors get the most from their visit.
A church guide booklet is available and groups are welcome to contact us in advance to see if someone can be present to guide and inform their visit.
For schools and colleges we have a number of resources that teachers may wish to use in preparation for a visit.
Where a visit to the parish church of St John the Baptist may help support and reinforce learning, teachers are welcome to arrange such a visit by contacting us.
Our Church School
Background information on our Church School site - the location of the ancient Rectory Farm and Tithe Barn (pdf download)
Resources for Education:
A series of related pdf files including material on -
Storytelling:
* St Aldhelm and the beginning of Frome
* Parables
* Jesus as story teller
* Visual stories in churches: The Poor man’s Bible
* Cartoons and Comic strips
* The story of St John the Baptist in stained glass
* Timelines
* Spot the difference: the 1860’s and 1920’s windows telling the story of St John the Baptist
Seasons of the Church's year:
Lent - Booklet 'Journey through Lent to Easter'
Advent - Booklet on Keeping Advent at Home
The Christmas story illustrated with images of Stained glass windows and other parts of our church.