Board games in Bredon
Published: 5th February 2026A new initiative in Bredon is bringing people together to play board games once a month on a Friday morning in the village hall.
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Soul Food NWC demonstrates the value of connection in Wall Heath
Published: 13th January 2026Church of the Ascension in Wall Heath host ‘Soul Food’ NWC every other Tuesday evening from 5pm. In their last session before Christmas the theme was ‘joy and connection’. As well as discussing this theme, they also demonstrated it, filling shoeboxes with gifts for families in need.
New community 'Tin Bank' at St James' Church, Hartlebury
Published: 8th January 2026From 21 January, St James' Church in Hartlebury will be launching a new weekly Community Tin Bank, which grows out of prayer, local concern, and a desire for the church to serve its village in practical and compassionate ways.
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Published: 17th December 2025Many people will come into our churches for Christmas services who might not attend at other times of the year. This provides great opportunities including informing your local community of exciting things coming up. Here are some ways in which our renewal churches are planning to do that.
Diocesan office staff volunteer at ‘bigger than ever’ Toy Appeal
Published: 16th December 2025The Redditch Toy Appeal organised by the Redditch Mission Area has helped provide Christmas presents for over 1000 children this year! With more referred than ever before, staff from the diocesan team, including Archdeacon Nikki volunteered to help.
Halesowen Messy Church with film-showing welcomes ninety people
Published: 20th November 2025St John’s church in Halesowen welcomed over 90 people on Saturday 15 November for a special Messy Church, which included a film-showing of 'The Snowman' by candlelight, bringing the whole community together!
Joyful Light Trail event for families in Claines
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Claines Church to launch new ‘Bubble Church’ service thanks to grant funding
Published: 6th November 2025In January 2026 Claines Church, will be launching a new and exciting church service for children called ‘Bubble Church’. This has been made possible thanks to a grant from the ‘Healthier Churches Fund’.
Partnership with iSingPOP has successful first year
Published: 6th November 2025Parishes across the Diocese working with Kirsty Pierson from iSingPOP this year, have reported how much this support has helped them reach new families and children. We hope it will be possible to extend the pilot to see how this initial success can be further embedded and built on.
Exploring the mission opportunities of new housing
Published: 17th October 2025Clergy and others gathered at St Helen’s Church in Worcester for a day on exploring the mission opportunities of new housing developments. Speakers spoke about the process that new developments go through, how churches can get involved and different ways in which churches can come alongside those in new homes and help to build community.
Steve Hollinghurst appointed as New Worshipping Communities Lead
Published: 14th October 2025The Revd Steve Hollinghurst has been appointed as our New Worshipping Communities Lead. Steve is joining our Transformation Support Hub team, which is funded by the national church, replacing Kim Brown.
What makes a good Church Noticeboard?
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St John's Halesowen Step In To Host Uniform Exchange
Published: 4th September 2025St John’s Church stepped in to host the Halesowen Uniform Exchange during the school holidays, after the usual venue had become unavailable at short notice.
St John’s Halesowen host GCSE results day ‘Donut Club’ to bless local students
Published: 3rd September 2025On the morning of Thursday 21 August St Johns church in Halesowen hosted a special session of what has come to be known as 'Donut Club' to support local year 11s who were collecting their GSCE results.
Film: Paul Wilcox shares how New Worshipping Communities have led to growth
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Community Link’s Uniform Bank serves hundreds of local families
Published: 19th August 2025Church run charity Community Link on Cradley Heath high street run a Uniform Bank in the school summer holidays where they give out second-hand school uniform for free. The charity report hundreds of families now use the service.
New families reached through summer holidays Story Time group in Whittington
Published: 19th August 2025Children, Young People and Families Minister Debra Hill and her volunteers have engaged new families through 'Story Time with the classics' at Whittington Church in the school summer holidays.
Supporting mission across the Evesham area
Published: 9th May 2025Shellie Ward is Vicar of Broadway with Wickhamford and Childswickham but has begun working more widely across Evesham and the surrounding areas to create new mission opportunities and support parishes in vacancy.
New ISingPOP inspired children’s service launched at St James Hartlebury
Published: 1st May 2025St James Church in Hartlebury village near Kidderminster has launched a new monthly energetic church service called ‘Jamie’s’ for children and families featuring ISingPOP’s catchy worship songs and dance routines. It takes place on the second Sunday of the month in the church at 4pm.
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Board games in Bredon
5th February 2026
A new initiative in Bredon is bringing people together to play board games once a month on a Friday morning in the village hall.