School Life Religion
Religion
Religion
Millfield believes that true education must be concerned with spiritual and moral development. All students of the School, irrespective of their religion, are encouraged to explore and develop their own faith, in an atmosphere of tolerance towards others’ beliefs.
The School Chapel is dedicated for use as a place of worship for all faiths. Services for Protestants and Roman Catholics as well as a voluntary non-denominational service are held in the Chapel every week. Each year the School arranges a course leading up to confirmation, which is available for Protestant and Roman Catholic pupils.
In addition to this Roman Catholics attend Mass in Glastonbury, Muslims, Jews, Hindus and Buddhists meet regularly and there are arranged visits from time to time from a Muslim Sheik and a Rabbi. Each year every faith represented at Millfield takes an active part in the Start of Year Service held in the magnificent setting of Wells Cathedral. Spiritual works from so many different times and places, all searching for truth in their own way, can be heard here. This, as so many have described, can be a profoundly moving experience.