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Community Link expansion following move to new premises

Published: 5th November 2024

New premises for Community Link in Cradley Heath will enable the church-run charity to better serve their local community.

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Community bonfire & fireworks in Redditch

Published: 4th November 2024

In a warm show of community spirit, St Philip’s Church in Webheath, and St Bartholomew’s Church in Tardebigge hosted their first shared bonfire and fireworks night, welcoming around 350 people from across the area.

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Why are the Statistics for Mission parish returns important?

Published: 23rd October 2024

During October, all churches are encouraged to think about the numbers attending different services for data collected as part of the Statistics for Mission process. Read why this is important and who should be counted!


Tardebigge parish launch monthly Forest cafe church

Published: 22nd October 2024

Tardebigge parish have launched a new Forest Cafe church at St Bartholomew's that meets on the first Sunday of the month. 

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Poppy cascade in Inkberrow

Published: 21st October 2024

Knitters and crocheters aged from six to 92 aiming to make 4,000 poppies for a Remembrance Sunday cascade from Inkberrow Church bell tower have smashed their target by more than 2,500 well ahead of time.

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Steve Chalke Shares his Manifesto for Hope

Published: 9th October 2024

Last Thursday, Oasis UK founder Steve Chalke shared his ‘Manifesto for Hope’ with attendees from churches across the Diocese at an evening event at Top Church. ‘Manifesto for Hope’ sets out 10 principles for transforming the lives of children and young people and their families, and how churches can and should be involved in that.

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Tardefest 2024

Published: 26th September 2024

St Bartholomew’s Church in Tardebigge held its first ever Tardefest on Saturday 14 September with a wide variety of music, food and other activities hosted in and around the church grounds.

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Prisons' Week 2024

Published: 9th September 2024

Prisons’ Sunday on 13 October marks the start of the annual week of prayer to raise awareness of issues faced by those affected by the criminal justice system.

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Explore connections at Hampton Lovett Church

Published: 6th September 2024

Visitors to St Mary and All Saints’ Church in Hampton Lovett this weekend will be able to see a specially created miniature railway in the church, complete with a scale model of the church and other landmarks which would have been seen in the local area in the 1940s.

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Visit a church during this year's Heritage Open days

Published: 29th August 2024

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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Summer events in Wyre Forest West

Published: 27th August 2024

Wyre Forest West churches have recently held two events to reach out to their local communities. 

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Introducing the diocesan Transformation Support Hub Team

Published: 14th August 2024

Thanks to funding from the national church, the Diocese of Worcester has been able to create a new team to support parishes as we work together towards achieving the outcomes of our diocesan vision and Transformation programme.

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'Experience Dudley' at Top Church expands following successful pilot

Published: 13th August 2024

‘Experience Dudley’ is a faith, community and heritage project that started as a pilot at Top Church in 2022, partnering with one local school. Thanks to funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, this year staff have been able to expand it to partner with three local schools, reaching close to 1000 children.

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Successful Ark Lunches to fund free Christmas dinner for Alvechurch community

Published: 13th August 2024

Three times per year, St Laurence Church holds 'Ark lunches' for the community. Over 60 people attended the most recent Spring Lunch paying a small charge. The success of these events mean the team will be able to offer Christmas dinner for free to the community!

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'Star Church' in Tardebigge

Published: 30th July 2024

Can you imagine spending 24 hours at Church? On Saturday 27 July, that’s what 26 excited people and two dogs did at St Bartholomew’s Church in Tardebigge as they took part in the first ‘Star Church’ camp.

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Support with introducing worship to social groups

Published: 30th July 2024

Soulspace is a free resource available online that offers advice on how to gently introduce an optional worship element to established groups either before or after the main activity.

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Celebrating the Redditch Mission Area

Published: 15th July 2024

Churches in Redditch gathered for a special service on Sunday to celebrate working together and forming a new Mission Area. During the service, the High Sheriff of Worcestershire presented some awards and Paul Lawlor was also commissioned as Area Dean with Special Responsibility for the Redditch Mission Area.

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Food, Glorious Food: Oakville sing for Worcester Foodbank

Published: 14th July 2024

​​​​​​​Food was to the fore at Hallow Church on Saturday 15 June both literally and in song as Oakville Singers performed a concert in aid of Worcester Foodbank.

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All animals welcome at Ripple's pet service

Published: 10th July 2024

Last Sunday, all creatures great and small were welcome at the pet service at Ripple Church in the south of the Diocese. Alongside nearly 40 people were 21 dogs, 1 cat, 2 chickens and even a pony!

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Jess Fellows: Student and 20s Missioner

Published: 10th July 2024

Jess Fellows is Associate vicar at All Saints in Worcester where she is ‘Student and 20s Missioner’. Her role is a five year post funded by the national church as part of All Saints’ resourcing church.

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Parish book club tackles racial justice issues

6th November 2024

A group from the benefice of Ribbesford w Bewdley & Dowles & Wribbenhall used Black History Month in October as an opportunity to explore the book, ‘Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith’ by Selina Stone....

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