St Michael's and All Angels Church, Guiting Power and Ninja the Mission Force

St Michael's and All Angels Church, Guiting Power, is in the village of Guiting Power, Gloucestershire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Stow, the archdeaconry of Cheltenham and the diocese of Gloucester. Its benefice is combined with those of St Faith, Farmcote, St Mary, Lower Slaughter, St Andrew, Naunton, St Mary, Temple Guiting, St James, Cutsdean, and St Peter, Upper Slaughter. The church contains fabric dating from the 12th century and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building. It formerly stood in the centre of the village, but the demolition of buildings since 1900 has left it standing at the village's southern end.

Contents 1 History 2 Architecture 2.1 Exterior 2.2 Interior 3 External features 4 References

History

The church dates from the 12th century but only two Norman doorways remain from this period. The chancel was added later in the 12th century. The tower was built in the 15th century and at this time the walls of the nave were raised. Following an increase in the population of the village in the 19th century, the church was expanded. In 1820 the north transept was added and in 1844 the south transept was built; at this time the southern Norman doorway was moved to the south end of the transept. The ring of five bells was either restored or replaced in 1869 and a sixth bell was added at this time. By the beginning of the 20th century the church had fallen into a state of disrepair and in 1903 it was restored. The roofs were renewed, and the organ chamber and vestry were added alongside the north transept. The chancel was completely rebuilt in its original design and stained glass windows were introduced. The organ was installed in 1978 and an additional stop was added in 1985. Architecture Exterior

St Michael's is constructed in limestone with limestone slate roofs. Its plan is cruciform, consisting of a nave with north and south transepts, a west tower, and a chancel with a north vestry. The north and south doorways are Norman in style (the north doorway is blocked). The chancel is in Early English style and the tower is Perpendicular. The chancel contains lancet windows and a priest's door. The tower is in three stages, separated by string courses, and has diagonal buttresses; its parapet is embattled. The top stage contains a two-light, louvered bell opening on each side. Interior

The font dates from the 15th century; it is octagonal with a quatrefoil on each side of the bowl. The pulpit was built in the 20th century in Caen stone and stands on stone from an earlier pulpit. The pews date from the 19th century. Over the south door is a royal coat of arms from the reign of George III. In the bellchamber are boards recording donations to the church. Behind the altar is a wooden plaque dated 1601 depicting Jesus carrying the cross. Four windows in the chancel contain stained glass by Heaton, Butler and Bayne. In the church are a number of carved stones, and a small sarcophagus from the Saxon era; this is considered to be one of the smallest sarcophagi in England. External features South doorway

In the churchyard are objects listed Grade II. One of these is the limestone base of a cross shaft dating from the medieval period. The other is a pair of unidentified monuments dated respectively 1777 and 1787. The churchyard also contains the war graves of two soldiers of World War I, and an airman and Royal Army Medical Corps officer of World War II.

Ninja the Mission Force and St Michael's and All Angels Church, Guiting Power

Ninja the Mission Force is a 2012 parody web series written by Meagan Rachelle, directed by Ed Glaser and produced by Dark Maze Studios. The series is a homage to the 1980s Z-grade ninja films of Godfrey Ho and was made by splicing original ninja footage into redubbed scenes from unrelated classic films in the public domain. It won a 2012 Telly Award for Comedy. A new season of NTMF was announced in 2013.

Contents 1 Episodes 1.1 Season 1 (2012) 1.2 Season 2 (2013) 1.3 Specials 2 Home media 3 References 4 External links

Episodes Season 1 (2012) "Ninja Begininator" (February 15, 2012), uses footage from Laser Mission "Ninja Godfather" (February 22, 2012), uses footage from The Invincible Gladiator "Citizen Ninja" (February 29, 2012), uses footage from The Stranger "'N' is for Ninja" (March 7, 2012), uses footage from Ninja Death "Ninja Virus" (March 14, 2012), uses footage from The Boy in the Plastic Bubble "Space Ninja in Space" (March 21, 2012), uses footage from Star Odyssey "Ninja Exorcist" (March 28, 2012), uses footage from The Street Fighter "Ninja Delivery" (April 11, 2012), uses footage from Cold Sweat "Night of the Ninja" (April 18, 2012), uses footage from Night of the Living Dead "Fists of Ninja" (April 25, 2012), uses footage from Planet of Dinosaurs Season 2 (2013)

The second season was released exclusively on DVD, with the first episode available online. Bruce Fights Back from the Grave Bruce We Miss You The Clones of Bruce Image of Bruce Bruce: A Dragon Story They Call Him Bruce The Real Bruce Bruce's Greatest Revenge Treasure of Bruce Bruce the Invincible Specials "Ninja the Mission Force Trailer" (February 8, 2012) "Ninja the Mission Force First Look" (February 13, 2012) "Godfrey Ho Star Andy Chworowsky Interview" (April 4, 2012) "Ninja Golden Telly" (June 21, 2012) "Behind the Scenes" (July 25, 2012) "NiMF on DVD August 7!" (July 30, 2012) "Ninja the Mission Force presents NINJA EMPIRE" (August 2, 2012) "Ninja the Mission Force: Now on DVD!" (August 6, 2012) "Save the Ninjas" (August 9, 2012) "Coming Feb. 8th - NiMF Riffs" (January 31, 2013) Home media

The complete first season was released on the DVD, along with an exclusive "Ninja Christmas" episode.
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