News and reflection
KWM Strategic Review
17th August 2026
The last strategic review was carried out in 2021. We have analysed the developments since the immediate post COVID objectives were set and have seen how Kent Workplace Mission has grown and developed in that time. We have recruited a second Lead Chaplain to cover East Kent. There are some...
Emergencies & Resilience
17th August 2026
KWM is the only county-wide ecumenical mission and so we also oversee KECS – the Kent Emergency Chaplains Scheme. In recent years this has, fortunately, been very low key but the 'blue-light' world is suddenly realizing that faith groups have a lot of people with a heart for caring and they also...
New KWM Vice Chair, Stefan Carney
13th August 2026
Stefan is the Senior Executive Assistant to the Secretary of the Methodist Conference and brings a wealth of experience from careers in healthcare, business, Parliament and the Church. Alongside his professional roles, he serves as a Director of the Council for Professional Chaplains and Pastoral...
Dover Crew Room Facilities
28th July 2026
Richard Oliver announces that we are now proud to have a new Crew Facilities Room at Dover Cruise Terminal 2. It provides a much-needed space for crew workers as they come ashore, and an opportunity for chaplaincy. There are early conversations of other rooms being located in other parts of the...
Richard Oliver - our new East Kent Lead Chaplain
28th July 2026
Who’d have known it 12 months ago? I had decided to take early retirement from full-time ministry, when at the September meeting of Trustees, a discussion was had regarding the possible appointment of a part-time paid post for KWM in East Kent. I sat amazed at God’s timings and plans for my...
Mind the Gap
12th May 2025
Mind the Gap A few years ago, a distressed woman stood on the platform at Embankment Tube station. Trains passed, but she didn’t get on. She just stood and listened as the announcements played, “Mind the gap”. She approached the staff and asked why the voice had gone. Which voice, they...
A Time for Hygge?
6th January 2025
Have you heard of hygge? Pronounced "hooga", it is a concept used in Nordic and Scandinavian countries. It can be translated as “cosiness”, but its meaning embraces a lot more. In Britain, we tend to soldier on, through the coldest and darkest months, expecting to carry on with our busy...
Advent Reflection - Not Quite Perfect
9th December 2024
We all want the perfect Christmas – the sort you see on the telly, Delia’s food, handmade table decorations and an Amazon wish list of presents under the Christmas tree. What we actually get is underdone turkey, crackers with no snap and squabbling with our family over who has the TV remote....
For All the Saints
1st November 2024
November 1st is All Saints and November 2nd is All Souls, the days we commemorate and remember with gratitude all those who have died in the faith. From the early followers of Jesus who established the Church like St Peter and St Paul, many of whom were martyred, to those friends and family who...
Lent Series on BBC Local Radio
26th February 2024
In the season of Lent, BBC Local Radio has been running a Lent series based on Chaplaincies in Kent Surrey and Sussex. The series started on 18th February with our Kent Workplace Mission Coordinating Chaplain, Penny Culliford, talking about Retail Chaplaincy at Bluewater Shopping centre. The...
