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‘Bishop’ comes from the Greek word for ‘overseer’. So a bishop is a senior Christian minister authorised to have oversight for God’s people. As well as duties given to deacons and priests, bishops confirm and ordain.

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At Holy Communion blessed bread and wine is shared, by which we receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ. The congregation gives thanks for Jesus’ life, his death and resurrection and his continuing presence. See also Eucharist.

Home News Centenary Celebrations for the First Church in Wales Church

Centenary Celebrations for the First Church in Wales Church

Provincial news Posted: 25 February 2025

The first church to be consecrated after the disestablishment of the Church in Wales in 1920 has just celebrated its 100th anniversary.

St Martin of Tours in Llay, near Wrexham, opened in 1925 as the village was being developed. It was built to serve miners at the new Llay Main Colliery and their families, and was described in a newspaper report at the time as being “cheering evidence of the courage and vitality of the Church in Wales”.

The Bishop of St Asaph, the Rt Revd Gregory Cameron, led a special service of celebration on Sunday 23 February. He said: “I always enjoy celebrating the milestone birthdays of our churches. It represents a huge chapter in the devotion of many ordinary men and women who are creating a holy place to which all are welcome.”