Piloting the new Buildings Management Portal
Published: 26th February 2026Our diocese has been chosen as one of four dioceses to pilot the new Buildings Management System (BMP) to be launched this year.
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Paddington Bear fun in Webheath
Published: 23rd February 2026St Philip’s Church in Webheath, Redditch recently welcomed families from across the area for a lively Paddington Craft and Film Day filled with creativity, colour and a great deal of orange peel.
Pancake fun in Sedgley
Published: 19th February 2026All Saints Church in Sedgley held a pancake party in the church hall on Tuesday morning with over 85 children attending. Many of the parents present expressed an interest in bringing their children to other things, including potential New Worshipping Communities being planned.
Ash Wednesday at St Stephen’s Church in Redditch
Published: 19th February 2026Bishop Hugh visited St Stephen’s Church in Redditch on Ash Wednesday where they were hosting a ‘Lightbox’ drop in event for young people, followed by jacket potatoes for the community ahead of their Ash Wednesday service.
New co-Chairs of diocesan Racial Justice Forum
Published: 18th February 2026The Revd Jacqueline Shalloe and Joseph Diwakar have become co-chairs of the diocesan Racial Justice Forum, taking over from Kashmir Garton and Bishop Martin who previously shared the chairing of the group.
Kingswinford Parish bring ‘Ashes to Go' to Shopping Parade
Published: 18th February 2026Today, on Ash Wednesday, to mark the start of Lent, Mission Priest Sarah Roberts-Malpass took to the streets and visited a Kingswinford shopping parade to offer ‘Ashes to go’ to passersby.
Kidderminster POP-up Church NWC celebrates one-year anniversary
Published: 17th February 2026POP-up Church is a New Worshipping Community set up at St John’s Church in Kidderminster in partnership with St John’s CE Primary school, following an iSingPOP main event in school in January 2025. Last weekend they celebrated their one-year anniversary!
Lent Appeal 2026: Francis of Assisi Mission in the Amazon rainforest
Published: 17th February 2026This year’s diocesan Lent Appeal will be for our partner diocese of Peru, where they are asking for donations towards their Mission Church in the Amazon rainforest.
Bishop's Lent Message 2026
Published: 17th February 2026In this year's Lent message, Bishop Hugh encourages us to consider using the 40 days to commit to a specific discipline which will help us to live life more fully with God and for God.
Lottery grant for St James Church, Welland
Published: 16th February 2026St James Church in Welland has been awarded £140,533 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards their project “Future-Proofing our Heritage”. The funding will primarily enable both the organ and 1897 Jubilee clock to be refurbished, and for a new infrared heating system to be installed.
Worcester priest visits Norway
Published: 15th February 2026Jamie, Klair, Assistant Curate at All Saints in Worcester has visited a church in Norway which is part of the Porvoo Communion, a group of 15 churches throughout Europe who have agreed to ‘share a common life’ and ‘to pray for and with one another’.
General synod backs Worcester diocesan synod motion
Published: 12th February 2026The General Synod has today backed a diocesan synod motion from our diocese encouraging churches and cathedrals to explore ways of arranging flowers that are both beautiful and environmentally responsible.
Retired clergy meet for Candlemas lunch
Published: 10th February 2026Over 60 people came to the annual Candlemas lunch for retired clergy and bereaved clergy partners, held at the Old Palace in Worcester on 3 February.
What have flowers got to do with acting more sustainably in our churches?
Published: 10th February 2026As General Synod prepares to consider our diocesan motion on Sustainable Church Flowers (SCF) on Thursday, Kate Hurst, churchwarden in The Shelsleys and founding member of the SCF Movement, explains why she got involved and why all churches can benefit.
Special Service held in Kingswinford to mark 85th ATC anniversary
Published: 9th February 2026Yesterday to mark the 85th anniversary of the formation of the Air Training Corps, a special service was held at St Mary’s church in Kingswinford, attended by Bishop Hugh.
Board games in Bredon
Published: 5th February 2026A new initiative in Bredon is bringing people together to play board games once a month on a Friday morning in the village hall.
St Stephen’s church Redditch brings music and hope to dementia wards
Published: 5th February 2026Over the past seven months St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has been regularly present on Ward 12, a dementia ward at the Alexandra Hospital, offering music as a simple but powerful way of meeting people where they are.
Teaching morning on climate justice
Published: 28th January 2026The latest Bishop’s teaching morning was focussed on setting out a prophetic challenge to climate and economic injustice.
St Barnabas CE School perform in London
Published: 28th January 2026Twenty children from St Barnabas CE Primary represented the Diocese of Worcester at the Festival of Flourishing in London last week.
ALMs celebration service held at Worcester Cathedral
Published: 26th January 2026A service of celebration for Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs) was held at the Cathedral on Saturday 24 January. This year’s ALMs have been trained to become children and youth work ministers, worship leaders or New Worshipping Community (NWC) ministers.
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Piloting the new Buildings Management Portal
26th February 2026
Our diocese has been chosen as one of four dioceses to pilot the new Buildings Management System (BMP) to be launched this year.