Each September, the churches in the Halas Team in Halesowen come together for ‘HalasFest’, a joint service which celebrates the whole team and all they are doing in their communities. This year they were joined by Bishop Martin who was able to dedicate a set of new toilets which have recently been built inside the church.
As plans for the Redditch Mission Area begin to come together and new roles are being recruited for, churches across Redditch will be coming together to pray on Tuesday 23 September, at 7pm at St. John's Church Hall, Greenlands.
During Black History Month this year, the diocesan Racial Justice Forum is recommending the book, ‘Black Voices on Britain’ edited by Hakim Adi.
St Barnabas' Church, Rainbow Hill in Worcester, opened all day on Wednesday 3 September to pray for all those returning to school.
The 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.
Last 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.
People 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.
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.
Do 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.
An article for October editions of parish magazines from the Bishop of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester, Martin Gorick.
Prisons Week takes place this year from 12 to 18 October.
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.
Rosie 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.
We 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).
Children 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).
Since launching as a renewal church, the congregation at St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has already doubled in size and some of the funding they have received from the national church is being used to build a core team which will help support continued growth.
St Mary’s Church in Hanley Castle, just outside Upton on Severn in the south of our diocese has become the first church in the Diocese to achieve a gold Eco Church award, which was recently confirmed following a visit from the A Rocha assessment team!
One of the Worcester Deanery’s Priorities is prayer and, following the positive response to last year’s ’No Limits!’ event, the Deanery is hosting another one in September.
Three people on the Auxiliary Pathway will be ordained Deacon at the Cathedral on Sunday 28 September at 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend and support the candidates.
After a short wait of just 150 years the congregation of Holy Trinity, Trimpley is celebrating having a toilet! The new facility was blessed by Bishop Martin at a celebration service last month.
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6th November 2025