A Christmas message from Bishop Martin
Published: 23rd December 2025In this year's Christmas Message, Bishop Martin talks about finding joy and peace in the Christ Child this Christmas.
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First gold Church and School Partnership Award
Published: 22nd December 2025St George’s CE Primary School and St George’s Church in the parish of Kidderminster East are the first to receive a gold Church and School Partnership Award. It was presented to them by Bishop Martin at a special assembly at the school.
Epiphany Blessing for 2026
Published: 22nd December 2025There is a tradition of blessing chalk at Epiphany to mark the threshold of our homes with a new year blessing. Doug Chaplin, Discipleship and Lay Training Officer has produced some simple prayers for you to do this at home or at church.
Making the most of Christmas opportunities to fuel growth
Published: 17th December 2025Many people will come into our churches for Christmas services who might not attend at other times of the year. This provides great opportunities including informing your local community of exciting things coming up. Here are some ways in which our renewal churches are planning to do that.
Bringing the community together through iSing Blakedown
Published: 16th December 2025A new service for families has been launched at St James’ the Great Church in Blakedown, just outside of Kidderminster, using iSingPOP songs and the PopBox resource. The launch event for iSing Blakedown last Sunday attracted 18 children and around 40 adults to the small church.
Diocesan office staff volunteer at ‘bigger than ever’ Toy Appeal
Published: 16th December 2025The Redditch Toy Appeal organised by the Redditch Mission Area has helped provide Christmas presents for over 1000 children this year! With more referred than ever before, staff from the diocesan team, including Archdeacon Nikki volunteered to help.
1000s join the ‘peg nativity’ at Great Malvern Priory
Published: 11th December 2025Great Malvern Priory are encouraging people to be part of the Christmas story this year by decorating a peg person to add to the church’s nativity scene. So far 1500 peg dolls have been decorated by people visiting the Priory and it’s hoped there will be lots more before the parish nativity service on 21 December.
Puddings and Prayers in Evesham
Published: 10th December 2025A special event organised by Evesham Curate, Prajna Pal-Lad with support from Evesham Welcomes Refugees, saw people from across the globe who now live in Evesham sharing their favourite puddings at All Saints’ Church.
A school partnership means a warm winter for St Peter’s Church
Published: 9th December 2025Northleigh Primary School has provided the congregation of St Peter’s Church with a warm home this Winter. The church will be using the school hall for its Sunday worship during the Winter months creating a warm and welcoming space while a new heating system is installed in the church.
Bishop Hugh's service of welcome
Published: 8th December 2025We will welcome Bishop Hugh as he starts his ministry among us on Saturday 17 January at 2pm in the Cathedral. All are welcome.
Silver Church & School Partnership Award for Lindridge
Published: 5th December 2025Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School and Lindridge Church in the parish of Teme Valley North are the latest to be awarded a Sliver Church and School Partnership Award. Representatives from both the school and church were presented with the award at a special service in church.
Christians in education gather at St Stephen’s Church
Published: 4th December 2025St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has hosted a gathering of Christians in education from across the West Midlands. The event aimed to connect school staff, volunteers and students across the region to find creative ways of working together to share the gospel.
Debra Hill: Boosting Family Ministry Across Five Worcester Churches
Published: 4th December 2025Debra Hill is Children, Families and Youth worker for five churches in the Worcester South East team with St Barnabas, in a post that is in part financed by the Healthier Churches Fund. Here Debra reflects on her first year in the role.
Criminal Justice prayers December 2025
Published: 1st December 2025The diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs group offers a bi-monthly prayer guide which they hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes. December's prayers focus on children affected by parental imprisonment.
Bishop Hugh officially confirmed as next Bishop of Worcester
Published: 30th November 2025Bishop Hugh Nelson was officially confirmed as the 114th Bishop of Worcester by the Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally at a special service at St Mary-le-Bow Church in London on Friday.
Muddy Boots Magi to travel Worcestershire
Published: 28th November 2025This year, the Muddy Boots Mission Area has some very special visitors. The Magi—Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar—along with Drusilla the Camel, set off from Rock Church on Sunday to follow the star in search of the new King.
Bishop's Certificate Presentations 2025
Published: 27th November 2025People from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop Martin, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.
The Bare Necessities
Published: 25th November 2025The congregation of Holy Trinity Church, Malvern, recently enjoyed a service featuring 'Telephones and Toilets', led by Reader Eileen Tomlin. As a result, enough money was raised for seven local toilets to be 'twinned' with other toilets in more deprived areas of the world, providing safer sanitation.
Marking 80 years of Christian Aid
Published: 24th November 2025The CEO of Christian Aid, Patrick Watt, met supporters of the charity in Worcester on Saturday for a special event to mark Christian Aid’s 80th anniversary.
Christ the King confirmations
Published: 24th November 202530 people from across the Diocese were confirmed by Bishop Martin in the Cathedral on the Feast of Christ the King, with one person also being baptised.
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A Christmas message from Bishop Martin
23rd December 2025
In this year's Christmas Message, Bishop Martin talks about finding joy and peace in the Christ Child this Christmas.