St John the Baptist Church in Kidderminster is marking the tenth anniversary of the installation of its magnificent stained-glass windows, which were installed in memory of the Stretton family, whose impact and legacy lives on in Kidderminster.
Rebecca Cambray was recently baptised at St Peter’s Church in Ipsley, Redditch by Canon Garth Nathaniel and after the service, she shared her testimony with us.
Members of St Stephen’s Church in Redditch have been sharing hope in different locations across Redditch, offering people free tea and coffee and a chance to talk about faith and about anything which might be worrying them.
At the celebration service for small churches service held in the Cathedral last May, a number of singers expressed a wish to be able to sing together more often. Mark and Linda Blackwell from Fladbury (Nr Evesham) felt called to use their experience to try to set up a choir made up from singers from the small churches across the Diocese to sing at occasional services at Worcester and other cathedrals.
Climate COP30 begins in earnest today, 10 November and runs to 21 November in Belim in Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon. An Anglican delegation is attending led by Archbishop Marinez of Brazil.
An article for December editions of parish magazines from the Revd Andy Todd, Diocesan Secretary.
Churches across Worcestershire and Dudley are marking Remembrance Day with stunning displays of knitted and crocheted poppies, often stretching down the tower or from the roof of the church.
At St Thomas’ Church in Stourbridge, members of ‘Chewsday Church’ have recently unveiled a large cross, intentionally crafted with a rough and imperfect surface to reflect the brokenness of our world.
A set of postcards, which can be used in parishes to help facilitate conversations about faith will shortly be distributed with the prayer diary.
Bishop Martin as Acting Bishop of Worcester has announced the appointment of the Revd Claire Cox as Rector of the Benefice of Pedmore and Wollescote.
The clergy housing team have recently worked on Harvington Rectory following the departure of the Rector there after 24 years in post. The team had just three months to prepare the house before the new Rector and his family moved in.
The long-awaited restoration of the landmark spire at St John’s Church in Bromsgrove has been completed, with the re-gilded weathervane cockerel returning to its lofty perch to enjoy the view for decades to come,
Red Hill CE Primary and St Martin’s Church, London Road, Worcester have received a silver Church and School Partnership Award. It was presented to them by Archdeacon Mark and Diocesan Director of Education, Tim Reid in a special service in the church.
Each October, churches are asked to count the numbers of children and adults attending different services to feed into the Church of England’s Statistics for Mission which need to be submitted before the end of January.
Clergy 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.
Former Corporate HR Manager, Grace Wrigglesworth, has been Operations Manager for Kingswinford parish for just over a year and her work is already making a difference to the whole Kingswinford community about which she is so passionate.
Cornerstone is a new initiative freely available to all our churches to help them with their stewardship and finances which has been funded and provided by the national Church.
Diocesan Director of Church Buildings, Mark Carter, offers an update on Martyn's Law (The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025).
An article for parish magazines on Remembrance Sunday.
Sunday 16 November is Safeguarding Sunday and on this day as well as over the following weeks, thousands of churches from diverse backgrounds and traditions will join together to shout about safeguarding and help protect vulnerable people.
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16th December 2025