Melissa Rose: 10 years of being an LLM
Published: 15th May 2025Melissa Rose is a Reader or Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) in Dudley. She was one of our first LLMs to be trained at Queen’s Theological college and was licensed in September 2015.
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Celebrating our smaller churches
Published: 14th May 2025People from churches across the Diocese gathered together in the Cathedral to celebrate the life of our smaller churches. Churches with 20 or fewer active members make up 45% of our churches and play an important role in their communities.
Supporting men's mental health
Published: 13th May 2025Matthew White is a member of the church of St Peter and St Paul in Rock. He has set up Men United, a social enterprise set up as a CIC (Community Interest Company), to support men who are struggling with their mental health.
New Assistant Bishop expected in Peru
Published: 13th May 2025Our companion Diocese of Peru is also in the process of selecting a new bishop - please pray for them as the synod meets on 31 May to elect a candidate to become Bishop Coadjutor.
Supporting mission across the Evesham area
Published: 9th May 2025Shellie Ward is Vicar of Broadway with Wickhamford and Childswickham but has begun working more widely across Evesham and the surrounding areas to create new mission opportunities and support parishes in vacancy.
Halas Parish invest in Dyslexia-friendly Bibles to help ensure inclusion
Published: 8th May 2025To support one of their Neurodivergent parishioners who is Dyslexic, the team in Halas has bought a special Dyslexia-friendly bible with coloured inlays. This enables more people to join the reading rota and share passages from the bible.
New Honorary Canons installed in the Cathedral
Published: 8th May 2025Five new honorary Canons have been installed at Worcester Cathedral in recognition of their work in both the Diocese and the wider Church. Appointments are made by the Bishop of Worcester (or Acting Bishop) in consultation with the Dean.
Partnership working in the Muddy Boots rural mission area
Published: 8th May 2025The Muddy Boots Rural Mission area covers 26 churches and 156 square miles. The area has a number of ministers and three stipendiary incumbents – Sallie Butcher, Julia Curtis and David Morris, who work closely together to support each other.
New ISingPOP inspired children’s service launched at St James Hartlebury
Published: 1st May 2025St James Church in Hartlebury village near Kidderminster has launched a new monthly energetic church service called ‘Jamie’s’ for children and families featuring ISingPOP’s catchy worship songs and dance routines. It takes place on the second Sunday of the month in the church at 4pm.
St John’s Halesowen launch post exam calm space for year 11 students
Published: 30th April 2025St John’s church in Halesowen is looking at ways they can build stronger links with and better serve their local community. This week they have launched a post exam calm space for year 11s about to embark on their GCSEs.
Funerals pilot in Pershore & Evesham
Published: 29th April 2025A pilot project to support parishes and increase the number of church-led funerals will be starting in Pershore and Evesham Deanery in the summer.
Listening to our churches
Published: 23rd April 2025A blog from Diocesan Lead for Transformation and Change, Nikki Groarke about conversations taking place in each of our churches over the next couple of months as we continue on our journey to improve the health and sustainability of our churches
Easter Sunday Baptisms take place across the Diocese
Published: 23rd April 2025Churches across the diocese baptised new people into the faith on Easter Day.
New Children, Youth and Families Minister in Worcester
Published: 22nd April 2025Heather Murphy has recently been appointed as Children, Youth and families Minister for three churches in Worcester that already work closely together.
Easter Eve confirmations in the Cathedral
Published: 20th April 202514 people from across the Diocese were confirmed at the Easter Eve service in the Cathedral on Saturday night.
Bishop Martin's Easter Day sermon
Published: 20th April 2025A sermon for Easter Sunday morning preached by Bishop Martin.
Lightbox shares Easter hope with Young People in Worcester
Published: 18th April 2025The Lightbox team braved the rain on Good Friday to offer activities as well as free food and drink to young people in Worcester City Centre.
St Peter’s Bengeworth launch Community Café
Published: 17th April 2025Last month St Peter’s in Bengeworth opened a Community Café inside the church called ‘The Point’. The café opens every Tuesday morning and aims to be a welcoming space for those who might not have been in the church before.
New starters funded by national church to help further support parish churches
Published: 16th April 2025Two new starters will shortly be joining our diocesan Transformation support hub. Sharon Boardman will be joining us as Transformation Project Manager, and Fiona Edlington as Parish, HR and Recruitment Adviser.
Schools mini conference on air pollution & net zero
Published: 15th April 2025Last month, members of the diocesan Education and Net Zero teams were invited to speak on the Diocese’s net zero Carbon work along with local MP Cat Eccles at a School Council mini conference hosted by Oldswinford CE Primary School.
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Melissa Rose: 10 years of being an LLM
15th May 2025
Melissa Rose is a Reader or Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) in Dudley. She was one of our first LLMs to be trained at Queen’s Theological college and was licensed in September 2015.