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Changing the name of the church hall in Headless Cross

Published: 25th January 2019

The Church Hall in Headless Cross is changing its name toThe Bridge Church Community Hall to reflect the name of the church itself. TheBridge Church was established over ten years ago with the merger of St LukesCE Church and Headless Cross Methodist


Bishop John criticises Council cuts in the House of Lords

Published: 24th January 2019

Bishop John today gave a speech in the House of Lords criticising the County Councils proposal to cut 405,000 from the Archive service, describing it as cutting to the bone.


A great success for St Barnabas Drake's Broughton

Published: 21st January 2019

Christinge Coffee Morning & Sunday service - A great success


Stourbridge lady awarded Wulfstan Cross

Published: 20th January 2019

The Bishop of Worcester, DrJohn Inge has presented Wendy Tranter, long standing member of St Marys Church in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, with the Cross of St. Wulfstan.


Bishop Graham visits Top Church, Dudley

Published: 18th January 2019

The new Sunday afternoon service at Top Church was busy lastSunday as a visit from Bishop Graham brought worshippers together from both themorning service and afternoon gathering. In a time of worship, Bishop Grahamwas interviewed by Vicar James Trea


Feckenham Church gains funding for safe tower access

Published: 18th January 2019

The National Churches Trust has contributed 3,000 towardsthe cost of creating a new access to the roof of the tower of the Church of StJohn the Baptist. The old access did notmeet modern safety standards and its replacement now allows safe access for


New Vicar for Pensnett

Published: 14th January 2019

​An announcement from the Bishop.


Launching Parish Giving Scheme

Published: 10th January 2019

The Parish Giving Scheme launches in the Diocese in February.


St Valentine

Published: 10th January 2019

St Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14 February.


Understanding Facebook Insights

Published: 10th January 2019

Reach and EngagementUnderneath each new post on your Facebook feed, you will see two numbers: reach and engagement. But what are they?People reached: this refers to the number of unique people who your content was seen by.Engagement: the amount of ti


Diocesan Taizé Pilgrimage 2019

Published: 10th January 2019

Following onfrom last years joyous and spiritually meaningful pilgrimage to Taiz, BishopGraham is leading, with The Revd Sue Adeney, another pilgrimage for 18-29year-olds from in and around the Diocese of Worcester.The dates forthe 2019 pilgrimage wi


Social action is thriving in our churches

Published: 8th January 2019

In many churches that I visit there is a box next to a sign saying, For the Food Bank Thank You. I hear about numerous lunch groups, knit and natter sessions and after school clubs, and once I saw a poster that read Down in the mouth? Join our Lonel


How your church can use Twitter more effectively

Published: 8th January 2019

Make sure you look the partHave you made sure that all of your Twitter profile is filled in? Read our checklist for setting up your Twitter account to make sure. Ensure people recognise you quickly in their feed by having a clear logo as a profile pi


A new listening service for students in Bromsgrove

Published: 3rd January 2019

Calling Young Disciples Mission Enabler, Amy Stokes has beenworking with the Anglican Churches in Bromsgrove to set up a listening servicefor local secondary schools.A group ofvolunteers have been trained to go into the schools with individuals takin

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40 people from our diocese receive Maundy Money

28th March 2024

40 people from across Worcestershire and Dudley received ‘Maundy Money’ from HM the Queen this morning in recognition of their exemplary Christian service to church and community over many years....

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