Spirituality and sport flourish together
Published: 11th April 2024Project Touchline recently delivered a six-week programme of sport, collective worship, Bible teaching and prayer for the children and teachers at Broadwas CE Primary.
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‘Singing Angels’ singing group remastered by Curate Claire Cox
Published: 3rd April 2024Curate Claire Cox launched a new multigenerational singing group last month at Old Swinford Church in Stourbridge. This is the third time Claire has found success with her ‘Singing Angels’ format as a way to praise God and build community.
Experience Easter in Worcester
Published: 28th March 2024St George’s and Claines churches in Worcester gave their local primary schools the opportunity to Experience Easter in an engaging way this year. Six stations were set up around the churches, which take the children through Holy Week, from Palm Sunday through to Easter Sunday.
Introducing Helen Laird C&YP Worker for three Worcester churches
Published: 20th February 2024In Autumn 2023 three churches in Worcester joined together to recruit a full-time Children and Young People Worker following a successful application to the Healthier Churches Fund. Helen Laird was appointed.
Redditch Mission Area helped provide Christmas presents to over 600 children
Published: 13th February 2024The 12 Anglican churches which make up the new Redditch Mission Area came together for the Make Christmas Special Toy Appeal 2023 providing Christmas gifts to 605 children.
St James Norton Hosts Exhibition of Local Children’s Artwork
Published: 7th February 2024On Friday 2nd and Saturday 3rd February St James church in Norton Worcester hosted an exhibition of local school children’s artwork.
Thursday family club in Malvern
Published: 29th January 2024Malvern Link with Cowleigh has started an after-school club for local families in the hall at the Church of the Ascension. Parents with primary school age children can come along to the club, to do craft and games together and then have a hot meal.
Working with children, young people and families in Norton and Wollaston
Published: 26th January 2024Keri Robinson is the Children and Families worker at both St James’ Church in Wollaston and St Michael’s Church in Norton, on the edge of Stourbridge.
Christ Church Quarry Bank launch Toddler group thanks to funding
Published: 24th January 2024Christ Church Quarry Bank have this week launched a much-needed Toddler group at the church, made possible thanks to a grant from the Kingdom People Fund.
New reflection and prayer space at Hartlebury Primary School
Published: 18th January 2024Bishop John visited Hartlebury CE Primary School this week to bless their new reflection and prayer space which has been created by the pupils themselves.
Pilot project to recruit more children & youth work volunteers
Published: 13th December 2023Worcester is one of five dioceses to pilot a new national volunteer recruitment toolkit next Summer. Find out how your parish could get involved!
Nativity travels around Clifton, the Shelsleys and Harpley
Published: 27th November 2023Clifton-upon-Teme Primary School helped to launch this year’s travelling nativity which will be visiting locations around Clifton, the Shelsleys and Harpley (villages in the countryside to the West of Worcester).
Madresfield Walk of Wonder
Published: 22nd November 2023The whole village gets involved in the Madresfield Walk of Wonder, a free event being held over the weekend of 9 & 10 December.
Cradley CE Primary pupil wins national competition
Published: 15th November 2023Emilia, age 10, from Cradley CofE Primary School in Halesowen has won a NATRE (National Association of Teachers of Religious Education) competition for her artwork celebrating diversity.
Second Silver Global Neighbours Award for Overbury C Of E First School
Published: 25th October 2023Overbury C of E First school has been awarded a silver Global Neighbours award for the second time.
St Barnabas CE Primary Harvest Festival
Published: 20th October 2023St Barnabas CE Primary in Worcester held a whole school harvest festival at St Barnabas Church this week. The service included the presentation of certificates to the winners of a harvest poetry and art competition which was run by the Church for children at the school.
Partnership enables Worcester churches to appoint Children and Youth Worker
Published: 10th October 2023Three churches in Worcester have worked together to apply to the Healthier Churches Fund and appoint a full-time Children and Youth Worker, who will build on previous work in each of the parishes to engage children and young people.
Children's Society's Good Childhood Report
Published: 20th September 2023The Children’s Society has now launched its 12th annual Good Childhood Report. The report shows the latest trends in children’s wellbeing.
New Church Children and Youth Worker Appointed
Published: 30th August 2023Sian Morgan has become the latest person to join our network of Children and Youth Workers, as we seek to double the number of children and young people worshipping in our churches by 2030.
New holiday club for Greater Dudley Church of Ascension
Published: 23rd August 2023The Church of Ascension in Wall Heath in Greater Dudley deanery ran a new holiday club for primary school aged children this summer.
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Muddy Boots Magi to travel Worcestershire
28th November 2025
This 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.