About

Throughout history flowers have been brought to places of worship. Today flower arrangers from all over the country carry on the tradition, arranging and caring for flowers in the tranquil setting of their parish churches.

The Church of England Flower Arrangers’ Association (CEFAA) was founded in 1981, in the Liverpool Diocese, to help and encourage all those who tend flowers in churches and link them in fellowship and friendship. It is open to all those baptised in the Christian Faith. The aims are to expand interest in church flower arranging, to use talent to enrich places of worship and to use flowers as part of worship and to support what theology and creation try to teach.

CEFAA is a charity excepted from the requirement to register, with a constitution that covers the work members do in churches, church buildings and at church events. The Association is not a sponsored organisation and is non-competitive. A quarterly magazine “Faith & Flowers” is sent to all members, containing an exchange of news, views and announcements.

The Association has its own prayer, which can be viewed and downloaded here.

The Association’s branches are active in many ways: holding workshops and demonstrations on flower arranging, crafts and also other social events relating to flower arranging in parish churches and in some cathedral churches.

Branches are based on the Anglican dioceses in England although not all dioceses have their own branch. CEFAA currently have branches in, Derby, Liverpool, London, and groups in Birmingham and York.

You can also find us on Facebook at Church of England Flower Arrangers CEFAA

and on Instagram at @cefaa_faith_and_flowers.