Kingdom People Fund enables TV purchase
Last Updated: 7th March 2025 | Published: 7th March 2025Last Sunday, a new 75” TV screen was installed at St Peter’s Church in Martley, made possible thanks to a grant from the Kingdom People Fund.
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Ashes To Go in Wall Heath High Street
Last Updated: 5th March 2025 | Published: 5th March 2025Today, on Ash Wednesday, following a service to mark the start of Lent and the giving of Ashes at Church of the Ascension in Wall Heath, Mission Priest Sarah Roberts-Malpass and Curate Chris Smith, visited the nearby high street to offer ‘Ashes to go’ to passersby.
Introducing the diocesan children, youth and families ministry network
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 25th February 2025As more children, youth and families’ workers have been recruited in the diocese over the last few years, the diocesan Programme Lead for Children and Young People, Simon Hill, has created a Children, Youth and Families Ministry Network for paid workers.
Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest
Last Updated: 4th March 2025 | Published: 13th February 2025Sarah Roberts-Malpass has been licensed as the Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest for Kingswinford and Wall Heath, one of our renewal parishes. Her role is funded by the national church and will be very outward focussed, taking the church into the local community.
Special service held in Bewdley to mark Racial Justice Sunday
Last Updated: 10th February 2025 | Published: 10th February 2025A diocesan service entitled ‘A Coat of Many Colours’ was held for Racial Justice Sunday on 9 February, at St Anne’s Church in Bewdley. The service was planned by members of the Diocese of Worcester Racial Justice Forum.
Myriad learning community enters second year of journey
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 4th February 2025On the last Saturday in January, teams from churches who are part of the Myriad learning community, and are hosting and developing New Worshipping Communities, met together for the next session. This group first met this time last year.
New guide to New Worshipping Communities
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 30th January 2025A new guide to New Worshipping Communities (NWCs) in the Diocese has been launched. It will support parishes who are looking to find creative ways of reaching people beyond our existing congregations as we look to reach our target of creating 100 NWCs by 2030.
Introducing Claire Biggs, New Worshipping Communities Co-ordinator in Halesowen
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 30th January 2025Claire Biggs started as New Worshipping Communities (NWC) Co-ordinator at St John’s in Halesowen in November 2024. This appointment will assist with our diocesan priority to create 100 New Worshipping Communities by 2030.
Expanding work with children, families & schools in Pershore
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 23rd January 2025As a paid Children and Families’ worker at Pershore Abbey (funded in part with a grant from the Healthier Churches Fund), Sam Andrews has been able to expand the Abbey’s work with children, families and schools in the local area.
Finding faith through 'Early Birds' NWC
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 9th January 2025St Andrew's Church in Malvern has a new worshipping community called ‘Early Birds’ aimed at families with young children. Recently, one of the parents that attends, shared her testimony on how Early Birds brought her on her own faith journey.
Encouraging signs of growth for diocesan transformation programme
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 17th December 2024In 2023 we launched a seven-year transformation programme, assisted by funding from the national church, aiming to transform communities through churches that are growing in health and sustainability. The first data back from churches is showing encouraging signs of growth.
Messy Vintage in Malvern
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 12th December 2024Last week, Holy Trinity in Malvern hosted a special festive ‘Messy Vintage’ service, with people coming to sing carols, create a Christmas card and enjoy refreshments together.
Community enables repairs to Church of the Ascension clock
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 5th December 2024The Church of the Ascension in Wall Heath had been without a working clock since the Spring but thanks to the generosity of the local community and their incredible response to a Crowdfunding appeal, it has now been fixed!
Introducing Fraser Oates: Renewal Leader for St Stephen's Church, Redditch
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 28th November 2024In September 2024, Fraser Oates was appointed as the Renewal Leader for St Stephen's Church in Redditch and has relocated there, marking a new chapter for him and his family as well as the church and community.
St. Wulstan’s Flourishing as Family and Community Focused Church
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 27th November 2024St. Wulstan’s Church, Worcester, has undergone a transformation since the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving into a thriving, inter-generational community.
Community Link expansion following move to new premises
Last Updated: 13th August 2025 | Published: 5th November 2024New premises for Community Link in Cradley Heath will enable the church-run charity to better serve their local community.
Why are the Statistics for Mission parish returns important?
Last Updated: 23rd October 2024 | Published: 23rd October 2024During October, all churches are encouraged to think about the numbers attending different services for data collected as part of the Statistics for Mission process. Read why this is important and who should be counted!
Smaller Churches Conference attracts 90 delegates from across the Diocese
Last Updated: 23rd October 2024 | Published: 23rd October 2024On Wednesday 9 October we hosted a one-day ‘Smaller Churches Conference’ at The Pear Tree Inn, Worcester. The conference was attended by almost 90 delegates from smaller churches across the Diocese.
Steve Chalke Shares his Manifesto for Hope
Last Updated: 10th October 2024 | Published: 9th October 2024Last Thursday, Oasis UK founder Steve Chalke shared his ‘Manifesto for Hope’ with attendees from churches across the Diocese at an evening event at Top Church. ‘Manifesto for Hope’ sets out 10 principles for transforming the lives of children and young people and their families, and how churches can and should be involved in that.
New Children and Young People worker for Worcester South East Team
Last Updated: 3rd April 2025 | Published: 26th September 2024Debra Hill has been recruited as Children and Families Worker for the Worcester Southeast Team and St. Barnabas. Debra has lots of ideas and is very keen to get going. She hopes to see children’s ministry flourish at all the churches.
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Kingswinford Parish Hosts Joyful iSingPOP Holiday Club
14th August 2025
During the first week of August, Kingswinford parish hosted an exciting iSingPOP holiday club at St Mary’s Church featuring iSingPops catchy worship tunes and dance moves. The club proved hugely popular, with attendance peaking at 53 children.