Bishop Hugh enjoys tour of Pershore and Evesham deanery
Published: 13th May 2026Bishop Hugh enjoyed a tour of Pershore and Evesham deanery yesterday, as he continues to get to know the churches and communities of our diocese.
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Church bells welcomed by school children
Published: 11th May 2026New church bells arrived at Grade 1 listed Elmley Castle Church this morning, welcomed by the village as well as children from Elmley Castle CE First School.
Celebrating 70 years at St John’s choir in Bromsgrove
Published: 11th May 2026While the world has traded vinyl records for streaming and telegrams for smartphones, Dave Banner has continued to sing in the choir of St John’s Church in Bromsgrove. On 10 May Dave celebrated 70 years as a chorister at the church!
Bookkeeping service for parishes
Published: 7th May 2026The finance team at the diocesan office now offers a bookkeeping service for parishes. It is hoped that this will be particularly useful for those churches who have treasurers wishing to retire or inexperienced treasurers who might need some support taking on the role, particularly with the legal aspects.
'Clipping' Whittington Church
Published: 6th May 2026On Friday 1 May children from Key Stage 2 at Whittington CE Primary School gathered in the grounds of Whittington Church, stopping at various places to pray for our church and community.
Bishop Hugh's art competition for schools
Published: 5th May 2026Students in Church Schools across the Diocese are being encouraged to get creative and enter our new diocesan art competition.
Saltmine Theatre company bring bible to life through school performances
Published: 5th May 2026Saltmine Theatre company delivered interactive performances to pupils at five schools in diocese of Worcester last week to help bring the bible to life and make it fun, memorable and accessible to the primary aged children.
Dudley churches support the consecration of Bishop James Treasure
Published: 3rd May 2026Over 90 people from Dudley churches made their way down to St Paul’s Cathedral last Friday to support former Rector of Dudley, James Treasure as he was consecrated as Bishop of St Germans in the Diocese of Truro.
Community celebration in Whittington
Published: 30th April 2026Whittington CE Primary School and the Church of St Philip and St James in Whittington have come together for a community celebration day. There were activities for the children at both the church and the school throughout the day and parents were invited to come in and take part alongside their children.
Alpha Youth in Redditch
Published: 30th April 2026St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has recently been running Alpha Youth alongside their adult Alpha course. 28 young people have been taking part ranging from age 10 to 17.
Support and resources for NWCs via national Greenhouse project
Published: 30th April 2026Steve Hollinghurst, our diocesan New Worshipping Communities Lead, is inviting churches looking to start or grow New Worshipping Communities (NWCs) to join the national C of E initiative called ‘Greenhouse’. Churches joining Greenhouse have the freedom to choose what resources and support will be most helpful.
Statement from Bishop Hugh
Published: 30th April 2026The Bishop of Worcester has issued a statement following the attacks in Golders Green, praying for the victims and committing to work with people of all faiths or none to consign antisemitism and violent extremism to history.
Award for Café Chad in Kidderminster
Published: 29th April 2026Café Chad at St Chad’s Church in Kidderminster has been given a ‘No Barriers’ Award for its work to ensure the café is a warm and welcoming space for all in the community.
Chris Smith appointed to St Mark's Church in Pensnett
Published: 26th April 2026Bishop Hugh has announced the appointment of the Revd Chris Smith as Curate in Charge (to be Priest in Charge) of the Benefice of St Mark, Pensnett.
Making use of the Cornerstone grants database
Published: 24th April 2026Grace Wrigglesworth, Operations Manager at Kingswinford and Wall Heath has used the Church of England’s grant database on the Cornerstone platform to raise £100k for their two churches in the past two years.
Redditch Easter Blessings Hub Reflections
Published: 23rd April 2026Around 300 bibles and Easter Eggs were given out to people in Redditch at the Redditch Mission Area ‘Easter Blessings Hub’.
Upton teenager wins preaching prize
Published: 16th April 2026Solomon Unwin from Upton on Severn parish was this year’s winner of the Premier Unbelievable and Spring Harvest Youth Preaching Prize for Skegness.
Longstanding PCC member at Upton Snodsbury steps down
Published: 16th April 2026This year’s APCM at St Kenelm’s Church in Upton Snodsbury marked an historic moment! For the first time in over 60 years, Betty Turgoose was not present because, after serving on the PCC for the majority of her life, Betty had resigned.
Kidderminster churches delighted with new easy to maintain website
Published: 16th April 2026One of our Kidderminster benefices has recently launched a new website. They are very pleased with their new site, finding it easy to update and maintain. The website uses the HUBB Church platform and was created by editing pre-populated templates.
Could your parish benefit from the Healthier Churches Fund?
Published: 9th April 2026The Healthier Churches Fund was created using money which has been freed up from investments alongside some Lowest Income Communities funding from the National Church. Parishes can apply for funding for projects to help make a difference in reaching out in their community and bring more people to faith.
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Bishop Hugh enjoys tour of Pershore and Evesham deanery
13th May 2026
Bishop Hugh enjoyed a tour of Pershore and Evesham deanery yesterday, as he continues to get to know the churches and communities of our diocese.