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Confirmation Candidates from The Community Link, Cradley Heath

Published: 21st November 2022

Keith Williams and Shane Harrison were both confirmed at the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Both men only came to faith over the last few months after joining the ‘Worship Wednesday’ sessions at The Community Link, Cradley Heath.


Faith Leaders gather in Dudley

Published: 16th November 2022

Faith Leaders gathered at Dudley Council House yesterday to mark Inter Faith Week. Representatives from all the major faiths were present along with the Mayor of Dudley and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Midlands.


Messy Church goes wild in Elmley Castle!

Published: 14th November 2022

Elmley Castle, has started a new worshipping community at St Mary’s Church.  The service takes place outside – ‘Messy Church goes Wild’!


Celebrating the Calling Young Disciples project

Published: 11th November 2022

Over 50 people gathered at Worcester Bosch yesterday to celebrate the Calling Young Disciples project as the main part of it comes to an end.


A new congregation at St Godwald's Church

Published: 8th November 2022

St Godwald's Church in Finstall, Bromsgrove has been running Café Church since January & the new congregation continues to grow!


Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

Published: 6th November 2022

Friday 2 December is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day.


What can I give, poor as I am?

Published: 6th November 2022

An article from Archdeacon Nikki Groarke for December editions of parish magazines.


Follow the Star: The Great Invitation

Published: 6th November 2022

Follow the Star – The Great Invitation is the Church of England’s Advent and Christmas campaign for 2022. Following previous ‘Follow the Star’ campaigns, the Church is creating new resources to be used alongside existing ones.


New dementia film project at All Saints, Sedgley

Published: 4th November 2022

All Saints in Sedgley have launched an innovative new project to see how nostalgic films might help those with dementia. The launch was visited by the Mayor of Dudley.


St George's Church, Kidderminster wins national award

Published: 2nd November 2022

St George’s Church in Kidderminster was recently a winner in the National Churches Awards run by the National Churches Trust, winning the 2022 Nayler Award for Excellence in Church Maintenance.


Experience Dudley at Top Church

Published: 1st November 2022

Recently, over 330 children from Jesson’s CE Primary School visited Top Church for an ‘Experience Dudley’ week. The school’s entire Key Stage 2 visited the church over 4 days to learn about faith and the role of the church community throughout the town’s history.


Funding classrooms in Morogoro

Published: 21st October 2022

Severnside parishes, on the edge of Worcester have been fundraising to help the parish of Chamwino in Morogoro, Tanzania to provide two classrooms so local children can attend school.


Bishop's Certificates presented

Published: 21st October 2022

People from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop John, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.


Eco Church success

Published: 20th October 2022

Congratulations to the Kidderminster West Team and also All Saints, Bromsgrove for recently achieving Eco Church Awards. All Saints in Bromsgrove along with St John’s and Holy Innocents Churches in Kidderminster have achieved their bronze award with St Peter’s Church in Kidderminster achieving silver.


Mission Accompaniers helping parishes

Published: 20th October 2022

All parishes have the opportunity to receive support in the form of a Mission Accompanier. Read about how it's going for two of our Mission Accompaniers working in parishes in Dudley.


Anti-slavery day

Published: 18th October 2022

Today (18 October) is anti-slavery day. Worcester Diocesan Mothers’ Union have been working on a special awareness raising campaign across our 50 Mothers’ Union Groups and churches where the Mothers’ Union has a presence, for the week around this day.


The Angel of Love in Alvechurch

Published: 13th October 2022

A new sculpture has been unveiled in the churchyard of St Laurence's Church in Alvechurch during Baby Loss Awareness Week as a memorial to children who died too soon.


Re-ordering work starts at St Helen's Worcester

Published: 12th October 2022

St Helen's Church in Worcester is part of All Saints' parish, one of our two resourcing churches. This week, a major refurbishment project has begun in order to restore the church back to its original layout and to provide an accessible, multifunctional and comfortable space in the very centre of city. 


New Associate Priest in Halas

Published: 12th October 2022

Sue Hale has been appointed as Associate Priest in the Halas Team Ministry in Halesowen.


Praying the psalms

Published: 10th October 2022

An article for November's editions of parish magazines from the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick.

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Improving Wolverley Church Hall

23rd July 2024

Two members of the congregation at Wolverley Church have redecorated the outside of the Church Hall as a service to the local community. Sam Neale and his friend Maff spent around three months improving the building which had fallen into considerable disrepair....

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