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Diocese of Morogoro evangelism ministry in the Maasai areas

Published: 25th July 2025

The Revd Pasis Simon was one of the first women to be ordained in our partner Diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania.  She teaches at the Morogoro Bible College.  She is also responsible for a Maasai church plant about two hours from Morogoro town, to which she travels every Sunday to lead worship.

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Celebrating learning disabilities

Published: 24th July 2025

A service to celebrate Learning Disability Week was held at Cookley Sports Club on 22 June at 3pm in conjunction with St Peter’s Church. Cookley.

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Welly Church at St Kenelm, Clifton on Teme

Published: 23rd July 2025

A 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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Lent Appeal thank you

Published: 23rd July 2025

A thank you from the diocesan Morogoro Partnership Group for the £4,792.05 raised for the Morogoro Bible College Scholarship Fund in this year's Lent Appeal

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Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayers July 2025

Published: 20th July 2025

The 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.

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Invitation to tender - community outreach project

Published: 17th July 2025

The West Worcester Beacon Healthy & Sustainable Churches Team (HSCT) is seeking an experienced and flexible partner organisation to carry out effective community engagement work in new neighbourhoods in the benefice; and to lead a Comms Strategy Review for the benefice.

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Signs of Growth: Transformation journey update two years in

Published: 17th July 2025

As we continue on our seven-year journey of transformation to ensure our churches are growing healthier and more sustainable, real progress is being made in our Transformation programme priority areas. Churches across the Diocese are starting to see the green shoots of growth.

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Children’s holiday clubs running during summer

Published: 17th July 2025

Many of the members of our diocesan network of paid Children, Families and Youth workers have plans to engage families this summer through holiday clubs and other activities.

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Lifepath: Celebrating life of monks with schools in Great Malvern Priory

Published: 15th July 2025

Over 600 children from 19 local primary schools plus 100 volunteers joined forces at Malvern Priory during the week of Lifepath to celebrate the lives of the Benedictine monks who founded the church almost 1000 years ago.

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Attending the mass climate lobby

Published: 11th July 2025

Sue 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’.

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Young People achieve Archbishops' Award

Published: 11th July 2025

11 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.

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New funding for additional curates

Published: 10th July 2025

Three additional stipendiary curates will be able to be recruited for 2026 thanks to new funding from the national church.


Retiring after 24 years in the ARCH benefice

Published: 10th July 2025

Richard 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.

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Diocesan Headteachers' Conference

Published: 9th July 2025

On 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.

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Celebrating those involved in ministry with children and young people

Published: 8th July 2025

On 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.

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Giles Joiner to move to Gornal & Sedgley

Published: 6th July 2025

Bishop Martin is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Giles Joiner as Team Vicar in the Benefice of Gornal and Sedgley.

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Renewing our partnership with Germany

Published: 3rd July 2025

At 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.

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Mothers' Union Celebrates!

Published: 3rd July 2025

There have been a number of celebrations for the Mothers' Union recently.

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World Day against Trafficking 2025

Published: 3rd July 2025

This year, World Day against Trafficking falls on 30 July


Bringing Peace

Published: 3rd July 2025

Archdeacon of Worcester, Mark Badger has written an article on peace for the August editions of parish magazines:

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Celebrating learning disabilities

24th July 2025

A service to celebrate Learning Disability Week was held at Cookley Sports Club on 22 June at 3pm in conjunction with St Peter’s Church. Cookley.

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