Praying for those returning to school
Published: 12th September 2025St 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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New Bishop’s Adviser for Pastoral Care and Counselling
Published: 11th September 2025Kim Lennard has been appointed as the new Bishop’s Adviser in Pastoral Care and Counselling, following the retirement of David Mair.
Elmley Castle Bells to be restored
Published: 11th September 2025The 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.
Commissioning Service for St Clement's CE Primary School
Published: 10th September 2025Last 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.
New Bishop Consecrated in Peru
Published: 10th September 2025Recent months have seen significant changes in our partner Diocese of Peru. Back in May, Victor Condori was elected as Bishop Coadjutor in the diocese and on Saturday 30 August, he was consecrated in the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima.
Malvern & Upton Deanery Pilgrimage to the Cathedral
Published: 8th September 2025People 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.
Visit a church during the Heritage Open Days
Published: 4th September 2025Churches 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.
Could your church sign up to Church Action on Poverty Sunday?
Published: 4th September 2025Do 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.
St John's Halesowen Step In To Host Uniform Exchange
Published: 4th September 2025St John’s Church stepped in to host the Halesowen Uniform Exchange during the school holidays, after the usual venue had become unavailable at short notice.
St John’s Halesowen host GCSE results day ‘Donut Club’ to bless local students
Published: 3rd September 2025On the morning of Thursday 21 August St Johns church in Halesowen hosted a special session of what has come to be known as 'Donut Club' to support local year 11s who were collecting their GSCE results.
Make the 'Great Switch' this Creationtide
Published: 1st September 2025This 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.
JustMoney Movement
Published: 29th August 2025Rosie 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.
Data breach relating to DBS checks
Published: 27th August 2025We 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 2025Children 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).
New Curate in Charge at St Nicholas Warndon
Published: 25th August 2025Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of The Revd Richard Wood as Curate in Charge of St Nicholas, Warndon in Worcester.
Behind the scenes at the Diocesan Office
Published: 21st August 2025Jayne Parker recently spent several days at the Diocesan Office on a curacy placement, gaining insight into the behind-the-scenes work that supports the life of the Church.
All Saints Worcester interviewed by ITV News about 'The Quiet Revival'
Published: 21st August 2025ITV Central News visited All Saints Worcester's 6pm service on Sunday 17th August to interview young members of the congregation and Rev Rich Johnson about 'The Quiet Revival', that is the research data that shows that more young adults are coming to church!
Film: Paul Wilcox shares how New Worshipping Communities have led to growth
Published: 20th August 2025In this short film Paul Wilcox from West Worcester Beacon Benefice shares how their three New Worshipping Communities have led to the growth of their main congregation at Hallow.
Church Buildings Team visit spire works at St John's Bromsgrove
Published: 20th August 2025The Diocesan Church Buildings Team recently visited St John's church in Bromsgrove where works are underway to replace, restore and repoint parts of its Spire.
Community Link’s Uniform Bank serves hundreds of local families
Published: 19th August 2025Church run charity Community Link on Cradley Heath high street run a Uniform Bank in the school summer holidays where they give out second-hand school uniform for free. The charity report hundreds of families now use the service.
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Praying for those returning to school
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.