There are 48 Cathedrals in England and Wales with over a thousand people visiting each cathedral on a weekly basis, and this number rises over bank holiday week ends and special days. What a tremendous opportunity this is to tell people not just about the cathedral and how it was built and the significant points about the architecture but also to present Jesus as a personal Saviour.

This project aims to provide an exhibition in textiles that will enhance the experience of everyone who sees it. The art work tells a story which may be in picture, word or sound format. Each of the exhibitions is put together using a Bible theme and aims to be contemporary and accessible to all. The challenge is to tell each person a little bit more about God and also by way of a Christian Enquiry Agency freepost response card (see below) to invite a response, particularly from those who do not know Christ as their Saviour. This is illustrated by a recent comment made by a Cathedral Guide:

Just to say how much I admire your embroidery in the Cathedral. The 3 displays we have seen this year have been both beautiful & thought provoking. I'm a Guide in the Cathedral & sometimes work with 1st year secondary school children. Your work has been a great help in explaining various concepts to them. Congratulations & thanks to you both & everybody else involved in the production of your work.

Each theme is put on a series of up to 10 screens, the whole work is commissioned by the Deo Gloria Trust and then loaned to the various partner Cathedrals for a given period.

The finished screens are hung on specially designed stands that fit into and with the architecture and style of the Cathedral. Currently they can be seen at Bristol, Coventry, Exeter and Rochester. A diary showing the current location of each of the exhibitions is available here.

The Deo Gloria Trust has worked in partnership with:

As well as the many staff at Bristol, Coventry, Exeter and Rochester Cathedrals.

Freepost Christian Enquiry Agency cards are provided with each of the exhibits. When returned the enquirer is sent appropriate literature and offered further help in the form of prayer, a local course on the Christian faith and the offer of contact with a local Christian through Contact for Christ.