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FUNDING AWARDED TO SUPPORT SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT IN ST JAMES, CHRISTLETON
· by stefan | May 14, 2026, 12:30 p.m.
St James Church in Cheshire has been awarded a grant of £7700 to explore how scientific practice, particularly coding and computational thinking – can serve as a participatory tool in God’s Kingdom, not just an academic discipline.
St James Church is one of fifteen churches and Christian organisations in the UK to receive funding from Scientists in Congregations, a grant programme run by Equipping Christian Leadership in an Age of Science, for 2026-27. ECLAS is an ecumenical project based at St John’s College, Durham University, in partnership with the University of York and the Church of England. Full details of the awarded projects are available at www.eclasproject.org.
Our project will design, pilot, and evaluate a replicable model for children and young people (ages around 9-14) that integrates learning python programming with the Gospel of Mark. It will be used to seed a new multi-generational science and faith worshipping community. …
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