Ordinations 2025
Published: 24th April 2025This year’s ordinations will take place over the weekend of 28 & 29 June. All are welcome to come along to the ordinations to support the candidates.
News
Listening to our churches
Published: 23rd April 2025A blog from Diocesan Lead for Transformation and Change, Nikki Groarke about conversations taking place in each of our churches over the next couple of months as we continue on our journey to improve the health and sustainability of our churches
Praying for the appointment process for our next bishop
Published: 31st March 2025The Crown Nominations Commission will be meeting on 9 May to shortlist candidates to be our next bishop and interviews will take place on 12 & 13 June. Can you commit to pray for this process? Find resources and sign up for a 15-minute time slot here.
Janet Fox – Clergy Development Officer
Published: 12th March 2025Janet Fox has worked as our Clergy Development Officer for the past year. She came from an NHS background with significant experience in coaching and mediation, and during her first twelve months has spent time getting to know clergy to understand how we can best support their ongoing development and wellbeing.
New Director of Mission & Ministry
Published: 6th March 2025Joseph Diwakar has been appointed as the new Director of Mission and Ministry for the Diocese. Joseph is currently Tutor and Lecturer in Church History at St Mellitus College, London, as well as being a member of the Archbishop’s Council.
Introducing the diocesan children, youth and families ministry network
Published: 25th February 2025As more children, youth and families’ workers have been recruited in the diocese over the last few years, the diocesan Programme Lead for Children and Young People, Simon Hill, has created a Children, Youth and Families Ministry Network for paid workers.
Introducing iSingPOP’s Kirsty Pierson Seconded to Diocese for One Year Pilot
Published: 25th February 2025Kirsty Pierson has been recruited by iSingPOP and seconded to the Diocese to work with seven churches initially as part of a pilot project to strengthen links between schools and churches, bringing local families into this one community.
Alison Maddocks to retire
Published: 11th February 2025Alison Maddocks, our Dean of Smaller Churches will retire at the end of May this year. Alison has worked in the role since the start of 2021, supporting those churches with an active membership of 20 or fewer.
Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayers_Feb25
Published: 10th February 2025The Diocese of Worcester hosts a group whose focus is criminal justice. The group offers a faith perspective on criminal justice matters and raises awareness of the issues. CJAG offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
Special service held in Bewdley to mark Racial Justice Sunday
Published: 10th February 2025A diocesan service entitled ‘A Coat of Many Colours’ was held for Racial Justice Sunday on 9 February, at St Anne’s Church in Bewdley. The service was planned by members of the Diocese of Worcester Racial Justice Forum.
New Mothers' Union President
Published: 7th February 2025At the beginning of the year Mothers’ Union began a new triennium, with a new Diocesan President and Trustee Board.
Retired clergy Candlemas lunch
Published: 6th February 2025Fifty retired clergy and clergy partners enjoyed a Candlemas lunch on Thursday 30 January in the Old Palace, Worcester.
Former Archdeacon to become Chair of the DAC
Published: 3rd February 2025The former Archdeacon of Worcester, Robert Jones, is to become the new voluntary Chair of the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC).
New guide to New Worshipping Communities
Published: 30th January 2025A new guide to New Worshipping Communities (NWCs) in the Diocese has been launched. It will support parishes who are looking to find creative ways of reaching people beyond our existing congregations as we look to reach our target of creating 100 NWCs by 2030.
New Honorary Canons appointed
Published: 24th January 2025Bishop Martin, in his role as Acting Bishop of Worcester, has announced that four people from across the Diocese have been appointed as Honorary Canons in the Cathedral.
John Stanbury - RIP
Published: 10th January 2025John Stanbury, who was our Diocesan Secretary during the 1990s has died after a long illness.
Racial Justice Sunday 2025
Published: 5th January 2025A diocesan service for Racial Justice Sunday on 9 February will be held at St Anne's Church, Bewdley at 4pm. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the importance of racial justice, to give thanks for human diversity, and to commit to end racism and acts of discrimination.
Encouraging signs of growth for diocesan transformation programme
Published: 17th December 2024In 2023 we launched a seven-year transformation programme, assisted by funding from the national church, aiming to transform communities through churches that are growing in health and sustainability. The first data back from churches is showing encouraging signs of growth.
New Director of Finance for the Diocese
Published: 13th December 2024Sarah Powell has been appointed as the new Director of Finance for the Diocese, replacing Shaun Mooney who is leaving the role in January.
Mary and Joseph to travel the Diocese
Published: 29th November 2024During Advent this year, Mary and Joseph will be travelling around the Diocese as they journey towards the Cathedral for Christmas Eve.
Latest News
Funerals pilot in Pershore & Evesham
29th April 2025
A pilot project to support parishes and increase the number of church-led funerals will be starting in Pershore and Evesham Deanery in the summer.