Dementia-Friendly Church Training (October 2025)

Community & Diversity

Saturday 4 October 2025

Dementia is part of every community – including our church communities. All are welcome to join this session to understand more about dementia and becoming more dementia-friendly churches, so that we can better stay in step with one another through advancing dementia.

For more information, contact sarah.thorpe@lichfield.anglican.org

Who is it for: Clergy, pastoral care assistants, anyone involved/interested in becoming a more dementia-friendly church, anyone affected by dementia, anyone who wants to understand a bit more about dementia.

Course Hosts: Sarah Thorpe (Dementia-Friendly Church Enabler, Diocese of Lichfield)

Time: Tea/Coffee from 9:30am, session starts at 10:00am and finishes at 12:30pm

Venue: St Matthew’s Centre, St Matthew’s Close, Walsall, WS1 3DG

St Matthew’s Centre is located across the green in front of St Matthew’s Church. Parking is on St Matthew’s Close or in nearby surrounding streets

Cost: Free

Booking Link: https://DementiaFriendlyChurchWalsall4Oct25.eventbrite.co.uk