A Bishop's Mission Order and a registered charity.
The Lightwave Community is a Bishop's Mission Order under the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich in the Church of England. This means that Lightwave aims to be Church for people who don't normally "do church", shining the light of Christ in various ways across Suffolk. Lightwave is also a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity No 1193242). We have a Board of Trustees known as the Lightwave Community Council which works in a similar way to a PCC in the Church of England and is accountable to the Bishop.
The 2025 Thank you Gathering and Annual General Meeting will take place on 27th May. All are welcome to attend. Full details at THIS LINK.
If you are part of the Lightwave Community we would strongly encourage you to join the electoral roll. You can do that here, or download a form to give to your group or hub leader at the AGM and Electoral Resources Link below, where you can also find a formal notice of Electoral Roll Preparation and (in due course) an AGM agenda
The current membership of the Lightwave Community Council consists of
Chair and Leader of the Lightwave Community - Ven Sally Gaze
Vice Chair - Revd Diane Grano
Bishops Visitor - Canon Sharron Coburn
Bishops Appointees - Revd Gemma Fraser, Trevor Reeve (Ecumenical Representative)
Elected Representatives of the Lightwave Community - Tony Ciorra, Emma Morris (secretary), Revd Diane Grano , Rosalyn Armstrong (safeguarding lead), Gordon Kerr
Appointed by the Trustee Body - Rev Sarah de Boulay
Officers in Attendance - ; Treasurer - Andrew Gosden, Mission -Enabler Katie de Bourcier
You can contact the Lightwave Community Council by emailing lightwave.community@cofesuffolk.org
You can download a copy of the constitution, terms of reference for Lightwave Community Council, minutes of recent meetings and our annual report below. Our Annual Meeting is a chance to say thank you to our trustees and all who minister in the Lightwave Community, as well as an opportunity to share how things are going and to elect Trustees.
What does being a Trustee of the Lightwave Community Involve? How do you apply?
Methodist Partners
The Lightwave Rural Hub in Red Lodge works ecumenically, with Anglicans and Methodists working especially closely together. To enhance this partnership, Trevor Reeve serves as the ecumenical representative on the Board of Trustees.
Rural Ministries
The Lightwave Community has a special heart for the countryside. Rural Ministries is a charity that is dedicated to supporting the life and mission of rural churches across the UK. Our story began with an investment from Rural Ministries in 2018, to enable listening to what God was saying about mission in rural Suffolk. We are part of the Rural Ministries network of churches. For more information click here.
Growing in God in the Countryside Project
The ongoing Lightwave Community was started as part of the Growing in God in the Countryside Project funded by the Church Commissioners from 2019-2025. The large part of its funding comes from this source in its early years. The Growing in God in the Countryside Board oversees this whole project and the Lightwave Community reports into this board for the duration of the Project.
More details of the Growing in God in the Countryside Project can be found on the Growing in God in the Countryside Page here on this website and on the Diocesan Website here
