Lightship 2000
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Lightship 2000is a restored old red Lightvessel
with a cafe and chapel on board situated in Cardiff Bay
. During the redevelopment of Cardiff Bay, the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation called together the churches in Cardiff to discuss the role of Christianity in the Bay. Lightship 2000 is the result of these discussions.
on the Gower Peninsula
to warn of the Helwick Swatch, a treacherous sandbank. It was purchased in 1993 and refurbished as a floating Christian centre.
Minister, served as chaplain of Cardiff Bay until early 2010. Mills died on 1 December 2010. Since Monica departure as chaplain a team of local ministers have taken on various aspects of chaplaincy in the Bay.
Lightvessel
A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse. They are used in waters that are too deep or otherwise unsuitable for lighthouse construction...
with a cafe and chapel on board situated in Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff Bay is the area created by the Cardiff Barrage in South Cardiff, the capital of Wales. The regeneration of Cardiff Bay is now widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the United Kingdom. The Bay is supplied by two rivers to form a freshwater lake round the...
. During the redevelopment of Cardiff Bay, the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation called together the churches in Cardiff to discuss the role of Christianity in the Bay. Lightship 2000 is the result of these discussions.
History
The ship was launched in 1953 and from that year until 1989 it was a working Lightvessel in a number of locations around the UK, ending its working life at RhossiliRhossili
Rhossili is a small village and community on the southwestern tip of the Gower Peninsula near Swansea in Wales. Since the 1970s it has fallen within the boundaries of Swansea. It is within an area designated as the first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the United Kingdom...
on the Gower Peninsula
Gower Peninsula
Gower or the Gower Peninsula is a peninsula in south Wales, jutting from the coast into the Bristol Channel, and administratively part of the City and County of Swansea. Locally it is known as "Gower"...
to warn of the Helwick Swatch, a treacherous sandbank. It was purchased in 1993 and refurbished as a floating Christian centre.
Chaplains
Rev'd Monica Mills, a URCUnited Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
Minister, served as chaplain of Cardiff Bay until early 2010. Mills died on 1 December 2010. Since Monica departure as chaplain a team of local ministers have taken on various aspects of chaplaincy in the Bay.