Dudley Passion Play 2024
Published: 1st May 2024The Dudley Passion Play 2024 saw crowds gather in the historic town as joy and raw emotion filled the streets with the power of a story that changed the world.
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Collaboration enables new youth group in Evesham
Published: 30th April 2024‘YouNite’ is a new youth group for 10 to 18-year-olds in Evesham which has been set up as an ecumenical collaboration between different churches in the town. It is currently attracting around 25 young people each Friday evening.
New Regional Racial Justice Director
Published: 29th April 2024The Revd Dr Evie Vernon O’Brien has been appointed as the Racial Justice Director for the Church of England in the West Midlands. In the first collaborative project of its kind, from July Evie will work across six dioceses.
Flyfords Walking Church
Published: 29th April 2024A small group from the Flyfords group of Churches, just outside Pershore, met on 28 April for their first walking church.
Supporting other parishes
Published: 25th April 2024A number of churches across the Diocese overpay their Ministry Share as a way of supporting other parishes, with these extra contributions forming part of the Ministry Support Fund.
Lightbox pops up to support young people across Worcester
Published: 17th April 2024Lightbox is a pop-up initiative run by a collaboration of churches in Worcester. It aims to provide a safe space and opportunities for young people to build community with each other through fun activities, discussion groups and challenges.
Supporting Church Buildings - can you help?
Published: 16th April 2024We are looking for people with expertise in a number of different areas to support our Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC).
New ALM Worship Leaders across Dudley
Published: 12th April 202411 people from parishes across the Greater Dudley Deanery have been presented with certificates to mark the completion of their course to become Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs) as Worship Leaders.
Spirituality and sport flourish together
Published: 11th April 2024Project Touchline recently delivered a six-week programme of sport, collective worship, Bible teaching and prayer for the children and teachers at Broadwas CE Primary.
Have you completed the Energy Footprint Tool?
Published: 10th April 2024We would like as many parishes as possible to complete the online Energy Footprint Tool for their churches. Here's how we can support you in doing it.
Christian Aid Week 2024
Published: 9th April 2024This year, Christian Aid Week runs from 12 - 18 May - seven days, so many ways to make a difference.
Celebrating Easter in the Brierley Hill team
Published: 4th April 2024The Brierley Hill team held a number of different services and activities to engage their community over the Easter weekend. Here, Licensed Lay Minister, Tracey Skidmore shares some of what happened.
40 people from our diocese receive Maundy Money
Published: 27th March 202440 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.
Easter messages from our bishops
Published: 26th March 2024Read Easter messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.
Partnership working enables new defibrillator
Published: 20th March 2024A new defibrillator has been installed on the outside of St Andrews church hall thanks to a joint project between St Andrew’s Church and Bridge Church Gornal as they seek to bless and serve their local community.
Hagley Music Festival
Published: 19th March 2024The Hagley Music Festival as been organised by the Church in Hagley since 2001 and has grown over the years! Read about why it started and how it's going!
Celebrating the ministry of women
Published: 15th March 20242024 marks 30 years since women were first ordained priest. A special service to celebrate the anniversary and all that has been achieved since then will be held at Pershore Abbey on Thursday 20 June at 7pm.
Being a Distinctive Deacon
Published: 13th March 2024Chris Sheehan is a Pioneer Minister in Evesham having been ordained six years ago. With a ministry focussed on working in the community, he decided to stay as a distinctive deacon rather than being ordained as a priest at the end of the first year of his curacy.
New Bishop's Adviser for Worship and Liturgy
Published: 13th March 2024Doug Chaplin has taken on the role of Bishop’s Adviser for Worship and Liturgy.
Teme Valley utilises funding to host very successful Alpha course
Published: 12th March 2024Twenty-five people recently completed an Alpha course in the Teme valley, which was supported by a grant from the Healthier Churches Fund.
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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.