Collaborative Zoom training
Published: 29th November 2022The Churches of St Wulstan and St Barnabas in Worcester have started to come together to take part in diocesan training over Zoom.
News
Exploring Everyday Faith in Alvechurch Parish Magazine
Published: 24th November 2022For the past few months, there has been a new feature in the Alvechurch parish magazine which explores how people are living out their faith in their everyday lives.
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Supporting refugees
Published: 23rd November 2022The Halesowen Welcome Group was opened in 2008 with the aim of helping combat social isolation and financial exclusion of refugees locally. Started by Churches Together in Halesowen, they now support over 200 refugees and asylum seekers a year with many attending their Monday sessions each week.
Confirmation Candidates from The Community Link, Cradley Heath
Published: 21st November 2022Keith Williams and Shane Harrison were both confirmed at the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Both men only came to faith over the last few months after joining the ‘Worship Wednesday’ sessions at The Community Link, Cradley Heath.
31 confirmed at the Cathedral
Published: 21st November 202231 people from across the Diocese were confirmed yesterday evening in a service at the Cathedral for the Feast of Christ the King. Those being confirmed ranged from age 11 to 77 and came from 16 different parishes.
Faith Leaders gather in Dudley
Published: 16th November 2022Faith Leaders gathered at Dudley Council House yesterday to mark Inter Faith Week. Representatives from all the major faiths were present along with the Mayor of Dudley and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Midlands.
Messy Church goes wild in Elmley Castle!
Published: 14th November 2022Elmley Castle, has started a new worshipping community at St Mary’s Church. The service takes place outside – ‘Messy Church goes Wild’!
Celebrating the Calling Young Disciples project
Published: 11th November 2022Over 50 people gathered at Worcester Bosch yesterday to celebrate the Calling Young Disciples project as the main part of it comes to an end.
A new congregation at St Godwald's Church
Published: 8th November 2022St Godwald's Church in Finstall, Bromsgrove has been running Café Church since January & the new congregation continues to grow!
Fuel Poverty Awareness Day
Published: 6th November 2022Friday 2 December is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day.
What can I give, poor as I am?
Published: 6th November 2022An article from Archdeacon Nikki Groarke for December editions of parish magazines.
New dementia film project at All Saints, Sedgley
Published: 4th November 2022All Saints in Sedgley have launched an innovative new project to see how nostalgic films might help those with dementia. The launch was visited by the Mayor of Dudley.
St George's Church, Kidderminster wins national award
Published: 2nd November 2022St George’s Church in Kidderminster was recently a winner in the National Churches Awards run by the National Churches Trust, winning the 2022 Nayler Award for Excellence in Church Maintenance.
Experience Dudley at Top Church
Published: 1st November 2022Recently, over 330 children from Jesson’s CE Primary School visited Top Church for an ‘Experience Dudley’ week. The school’s entire Key Stage 2 visited the church over 4 days to learn about faith and the role of the church community throughout the town’s history.
Bishop's Certificates presented
Published: 21st October 2022People from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop John, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.
Funding classrooms in Morogoro
Published: 21st October 2022Severnside parishes, on the edge of Worcester have been fundraising to help the parish of Chamwino in Morogoro, Tanzania to provide two classrooms so local children can attend school.
Mission Accompaniers helping parishes
Published: 20th October 2022All parishes have the opportunity to receive support in the form of a Mission Accompanier. Read about how it's going for two of our Mission Accompaniers working in parishes in Dudley.
Eco Church success
Published: 20th October 2022Congratulations to the Kidderminster West Team and also All Saints, Bromsgrove for recently achieving Eco Church Awards. All Saints in Bromsgrove along with St John’s and Holy Innocents Churches in Kidderminster have achieved their bronze award with St Peter’s Church in Kidderminster achieving silver.
Anti-slavery day
Published: 18th October 2022Today (18 October) is anti-slavery day. Worcester Diocesan Mothers’ Union have been working on a special awareness raising campaign across our 50 Mothers’ Union Groups and churches where the Mothers’ Union has a presence, for the week around this day.
The Angel of Love in Alvechurch
Published: 13th October 2022A new sculpture has been unveiled in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church in Alvechurch during Baby Loss Awareness Week as a memorial to children who died too soon.
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Connecting with young people in Alvechurch
12th June 2025
St Laurence Church in Alvechurch, just outside Redditch, has a group of young people who attend church with their families. The Ministry team has been working with the group to explore ways of helping them feel that it’s their church too, involving them with different ministries.