Welly Church at St Kenelm, Clifton on Teme
Published: 23rd July 2025A new half-hour monthly act of worship is taking place at St Kenelm’s Church in Clifton-on-Teme, with people of all ages gathering outside for Welly Church!
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Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayers July 2025
Published: 20th July 2025The Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes. This edition focusses on substance abuse.
Young People achieve Archbishops' Award
Published: 11th July 202511 children from the Church of the Ascension CE Primary School in Wall Heath, Dudley have achieved the Archbishops’ Young Leaders Award. The children were presented with their certificates by Bishop Martin at a special collective worship in school.
Attending the mass climate lobby
Published: 11th July 2025Sue Adeney, NSM Minister and diocesan Eco Church lead, travelled to London this week to lobby her MP. She joined with approximately 5,000 people from across the country whose organisations were asking MPs to ‘act now, change forever’.
Retiring after 24 years in the ARCH benefice
Published: 10th July 2025Richard Thorniley will retire at the end of this month after serving as Rector of Church Lench with Rous Lench & Abbots Morton & Harvington (the ARCH benefice) since 2001.
New funding for additional curates
Published: 10th July 2025Three additional stipendiary curates will be able to be recruited for 2026 thanks to new funding from the national church.
Diocesan Headteachers' Conference
Published: 9th July 2025On Friday 20 June the Diocesan Education Team hosted their annual headteachers’ and senior leaders’ conference. This year, the conference was entitled: ‘Towards a Sustainable Future’ and was themed to inform our leaders and support them in their journey towards net zero carbon.
Celebrating those involved in ministry with children and young people
Published: 8th July 2025On Tuesday, Sian Morgan, Children, Youth and Families Minister in Kingswinford and Wall Heath, went to represent the Diocese at an afternoon tea at Lambeth Palace.
Giles Joiner to move to Gornal & Sedgley
Published: 6th July 2025Bishop Martin is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Giles Joiner as Team Vicar in the Benefice of Gornal and Sedgley.
Renewing our partnership with Germany
Published: 3rd July 2025At the service to ordain priests last weekend, Bishop Martin and Bishop Bettina from the Evangelical Church of Central Germany recommitted to our partnership by signing a new partnership agreement.
Supporting Gypsy Roma Traveller Groups
Published: 1st July 2025A recent meeting of clergy from Pershore and Evesham Deanery heard about how churches can deepen relationships with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities (GRT).
Trading Sales for Service: Introducing new Ops Manager Tim Hancock
Published: 1st July 2025Tim Hancock’s latest career move has made him feel like his life has gone full circle. Moving to work for Holy Trinity Old Hill, the church he was raised attending and where his father once served as vicar, has taken him out of the fast-paced world of AV corporate sales...
Glenn Reading to be Rector of the ARCH Benefice
Published: 30th June 2025Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Glenn Reading as Rector of Church Lench w Rous Lench & Abbots Morton & Harvington in Pershore & Evesham Deanery.
11 new Priests and Deacons ordained
Published: 29th June 202511 candidates were ordained over the weekend to serve in parishes across the Diocese.
The online faculty system is changing
Published: 26th June 2025The online faculty system which all churches use to request permission to repair or make changes to their buildings under the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules is being upgraded to a new Building Management Portal.
Join the mass climate and nature lobby
Published: 26th June 2025On Wednesday 9 July, the Revd Sue Adeney from our diocese will join thousands of people from every corner of the UK in Westminster for a mass climate and nature lobby and deliver a powerful message to our MPs.
Increased support for safeguarding
Published: 24th June 2025Following last year’s safeguarding audit, which recommended that the diocesan safeguarding team should be further strengthened, Casey Gallagher has joined the team as Assistant Diocesan Safeguarding Officer.
Different generations sing together in Leigh Church
Published: 23rd June 2025On Sunday 22 June, Animato, the children's choir who rehearse each Thursday in Leigh church, joined with the extended Leigh Church Choir (Leigh Singers) for a concert in Leigh Church.
The value of learning communities (film)
Published: 18th June 2025Teams of people from churches across the Diocese looking to start or grow a New Worshipping Community have been part of the Myriad learning community since January 2024. In this video we hear about what's it's like to be a part of a learning community.
Second cohort progressing well on Auxiliary Pathway
Published: 18th June 2025The second Auxiliary Pathway cohort started in September 2024. This group includes people who are training to be Licensed Lay Ministers (Readers) alongside those who are exploring a vocation to be ordained.
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Make the 'Great Switch' this Creationtide
2nd 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.