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Exciting times at St Stephen's Church in Redditch

Published: 8th October 2025

It has been just over a year since Fraser Oates was installed as the Renewal Church Leader at St Stephen’s Church in Redditch. The church has received funding as part of our renewal programme and the team are already seeing new people encountering God and growing in faith.

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EKM Partnership update

Published: 3rd October 2025

An update from the Group which leads on our partnership with the Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland (Evangelical Church in Central Germany).

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Faith at Work in Worcestershire becomes completely volunteer-led

Published: 2nd October 2025

Faith at Work in Worcestershire (FWW) is an independent ecumenical charity which exists to encourage and support local churches in their ministry to those in work. The charity supports around 20 volunteers who offer chaplaincy to local businesses, working particularly in the retail sector and Worcester Livestock Market.

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Harvest at Lye

Published: 30th September 2025

A wide selection of goods has been donated by the congregation of Christ Church Lye at the recent Harvest celebration, which will be donated to the Black Country Foodbank.

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Six new Lay Ministers licensed

Published: 27th September 2025

Six people from parishes across the Diocese were admitted to the office of Reader on Saturday in Worcester Cathedral. The Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick, conducted the service, licensing the individuals to minister in the parishes they have been called to serve.

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Celebrating the Halas Team (and some new toilets!)

Published: 22nd September 2025

Each September, the churches in the Halas Team in Halesowen come together for ‘HalasFest’, a joint service which celebrates the whole team and all they are doing in their communities. This year they were joined by Bishop Martin who was able to dedicate a set of new toilets which have recently been built inside the church.

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Coming together to pray for the Redditch Mission Area

Published: 22nd September 2025

As plans for the Redditch Mission Area begin to come together and new roles are being recruited for, churches across Redditch will be coming together to pray on Tuesday 23 September, at 7pm at St. John's Church Hall, Greenlands.

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Read 'Black Voices on Britain' during Black History Month

Published: 15th September 2025

During Black History Month this year, the diocesan Racial Justice Forum is recommending the book, ‘Black Voices on Britain’ edited by Hakim Adi.

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Praying for those returning to school

Published: 12th September 2025

St Barnabas' Church, Rainbow Hill in Worcester, opened all day on Wednesday 3 September to pray for all those returning to school.

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Elmley Castle Bells to be restored

Published: 11th September 2025

The bells at Grade 1 listed Elmley Castle Church in the Bredon Hill Group are being restored after the project group was successful in securing almost £120,000 from the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Commissioning Service for St Clement's CE Primary School

Published: 10th September 2025

Last week, staff at St Clement’s CE Primary School, were formally commissioned into their roles for the new academic year during a special service held at St John-in-Bedwardine Church in Worcester.

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Malvern & Upton Deanery Pilgrimage to the Cathedral

Published: 8th September 2025

People from across the deanery of Malvern and Upton took part in a pilgrimage to the Cathedral on Saturday with two groups of walkers coming from Great Malvern Priory and Upon on Severn Parish Church and collecting people en route.

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Visit a church during the Heritage Open Days

Published: 4th September 2025

Churches across Worcestershire and Dudley are opening their doors for this year’s Heritage Open Days with a range of activities for all ages and a chance to discover the story behind our historic churches and the communities they serve.

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Could your church sign up to Church Action on Poverty Sunday?

Published: 4th September 2025

Do you want to deepen your church’s ongoing commitment to justice, and help to overcome some challenges facing your community? One possible step would be to sign up for Church Action on Poverty Sunday, which takes place on 19 October.

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Changing seasons

Published: 3rd September 2025

An article for October editions of parish magazines from the Bishop of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester, Martin Gorick.

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Prisons' Week 2025

Published: 3rd September 2025

Prisons Week takes place this year from 12 to 18 October.

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Make the 'Great Switch' this Creationtide

Published: 1st September 2025

This Season of Creation, churches across the country are making the Great Switch to a green tariff - and we’d love you to be a part of it.

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JustMoney Movement

Published: 29th August 2025

Rosie Venner is a member of St Martin’s Church, London Road Worcester and is also Director of Movement Building at The JustMoney Movement, a national Christian Charity which works towards a fairer, greener world.

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Data breach relating to DBS checks

Published: 27th August 2025

We have been made aware that the external organisation that we use for DBS checks (APCS) has had a significant data breach and information found on documents used to check identification may have been compromised (names/ addresses/ passport details etc).


Holiday club in Wyre Forest West

Published: 26th August 2025

Children from Wyre Forest West Churches have enjoyed a summer activity day on the theme of Kingdom Builders (based on the Roots Kingdom Builders Holiday Club resource).

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Sharing Hope in Redditch

14th November 2025

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.

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Every two weeks we produce a short video reflection. These cover a range of topics and themes and are published on the website and our social media channels.

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