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New appointment at Top Church, Dudley

Published: 25th January 2019

Former town planner, Nathan Conway has been appointed to bethe new Operations Director at Top Church in Dudley. Nathan will take the lead in setting up thechurch of St Thomas and St Luke as a resourcing church, so it can best supportthe local communi


Bishop John criticises Council cuts in the House of Lords

Published: 24th January 2019

Bishop John today gave a speech in the House of Lords criticising the County Councils proposal to cut 405,000 from the Archive service, describing it as cutting to the bone.


New Vicar for Pensnett

Published: 14th January 2019

​An announcement from the Bishop.


Understanding Facebook Insights

Published: 10th January 2019

Reach and EngagementUnderneath each new post on your Facebook feed, you will see two numbers: reach and engagement. But what are they?People reached: this refers to the number of unique people who your content was seen by.Engagement: the amount of ti


Diocesan Taizé Pilgrimage 2019

Published: 10th January 2019

Following onfrom last years joyous and spiritually meaningful pilgrimage to Taiz, BishopGraham is leading, with The Revd Sue Adeney, another pilgrimage for 18-29year-olds from in and around the Diocese of Worcester.The dates forthe 2019 pilgrimage wi


A great success for St Barnabas Drake's Broughton

Published: 21st January 2019

Christinge Coffee Morning & Sunday service - A great success


St Valentine

Published: 10th January 2019

St Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14 February.


Social action is thriving in our churches

Published: 8th January 2019

In many churches that I visit there is a box next to a sign saying, For the Food Bank Thank You. I hear about numerous lunch groups, knit and natter sessions and after school clubs, and once I saw a poster that read Down in the mouth? Join our Lonel


How your church can use Twitter more effectively

Published: 8th January 2019

Make sure you look the partHave you made sure that all of your Twitter profile is filled in? Read our checklist for setting up your Twitter account to make sure. Ensure people recognise you quickly in their feed by having a clear logo as a profile pi


New Priest for St Wulstan, Worcester

Published: 10th December 2018

​An announcement from the Bishop.


A new listening service for students in Bromsgrove

Published: 3rd January 2019

Calling Young Disciples Mission Enabler, Amy Stokes has beenworking with the Anglican Churches in Bromsgrove to set up a listening servicefor local secondary schools.A group ofvolunteers have been trained to go into the schools with individuals takin


Values & vision in batik

Published: 7th October 2019

Astley CE Primary School have celebrated the launch oftheir new values and vision this term with a whole school art project. Thechildren were tasked with linking each value with a scene or place.The school worked with Sarah andMarie-Therese from Eekb


Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome

Published: 1st October 2019

42 pilgrims from across our diocese and the RC Archdiocese of Birmingham are currently visiting Rome on a week long trip led by Bishop John and Archbishop Bernard Longley. Discipleship and Lay Training Officer, Doug Chaplin, shares some of his t


A new resource for your baptism families

Published: 4th October 2019

This October, a new project is launching in the Diocese, designed to help churches better connect with families who come to them for baptism and help keep their promise to baptism parents, to welcome baptised children and uphold them in their new lives.


Stourbridge lady awarded Wulfstan Cross

Published: 20th January 2019

The Bishop of Worcester, DrJohn Inge has presented Wendy Tranter, long standing member of St Marys Church in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, with the Cross of St. Wulfstan.


Letter from Archdeacon of Dudley

Published: 4th September 2019

Over the summer I read the Good Childhood Report 2019published by The Childrens Society, and was sad, but not surprised, to learnthat children and young people have become increasingly unhappy as childhoodbecomes ever more complex. The societys resea


Feckenham Church gains funding for safe tower access

Published: 18th January 2019

The National Churches Trust has contributed 3,000 towardsthe cost of creating a new access to the roof of the tower of the Church of StJohn the Baptist. The old access did notmeet modern safety standards and its replacement now allows safe access for


New worship director for All Saints, Worcester

Published: 2nd September 2019

Phil Wade has started as the new Worship Director for AllSaints Church in Worcester. Phil will lead a voluntary team of around 25musicians and technicians as well as support other local churches as part ofAll Saints role as a resourcing church for th


Tower project at Norton Juxta Kempsey receives lottery support

Published: 2nd September 2019

St James the Great has received a National Lottery HeritageFund grant of 205,100 for urgent repairs and exciting heritage projects inNorton Juxta Kempsey, Worcester. Madepossible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on ess


Mothers' Union 'Away from it all' scheme

Published: 29th August 2019

Mothers Union members here in the Diocese of Worcester regularlyprovide various types of breaks for many people a year through their long running"Away From It All" scheme, which is intended to supportfamilies who are experiencing stressful times and

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St John’s Halesowen launch post exam calm space for year 11 students

30th April 2025

St John’s church in Halesowen is looking at ways they can build stronger links with and better serve their local community. This week they have launched a post exam calm space for year 11s about to embark on their GCSEs.

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