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Celebrating Easter in the Brierley Hill team

Published: 4th April 2024

The Brierley Hill team held a number of different services and activities to engage their community over the Easter weekend. Here, Licensed Lay Minister, Tracey Skidmore shares some of what happened.

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Lent lunch raises funds for the Friends of the Holy Land

Published: 27th March 2024

St Anne’s church in Wyre Piddle hosted a very happy lunch get-together last Thursday in their village hall in support of the Friends of the Holy Land.

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Easter messages from our bishops

Published: 26th March 2024

Read Easter messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.

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Hanley Castle Beer and Ethics Lent series now in 10th year

Published: 6th March 2024

The parish of Hanley Castle run a very successful Beer and Ethics Lent series, led by Sue Adeney, which is now in its tenth year. The principal is that people from the community that have interesting jobs, interests or circumstances are interviewed about their work but from an ethical point of view.

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Her Majesty the Queen to distribute Royal Maundy gifts in Worcester

Published: 4th March 2024

The annual Royal Maundy Service will be coming to Worcester on Thursday 28 March when Her Majesty The Queen will be distributing the Royal Maundy gifts on behalf of His Majesty The King at the Cathedral.

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Bishop John's Lent appeal for 2024

Published: 14th February 2024

Bishop John’s Lent Appeal this year will be for the Friends of the Holy Land.

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Praying for Climate Justice this Lent

Published: 1st February 2024

The diocesan Eco Church Group is inviting all of us to pray and work for a change of heart and mind in caring for our planet and responding to the climate emergency.

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Act on poverty this Lent

Published: 2nd January 2024

As the UK gears up for a much-anticipated General Election, Christian Aid has formed a new partnership with churches and other organisations to launch a new 6-week course called 'Act on Poverty'.

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Interactive treasure trail around Malvern

Published: 3rd April 2023

St Andrews and All Saints Churches in Malvern have developed a free interactive treasure hunt around the town and hills, which can be completed any time between 1 and 17 April.


Messages of hope this Eastertime

Published: 1st April 2023

This year's Easter messages from our bishops remind us that the Easter story always gives us hope in a difficult world.


Bishop John's Lent appeal 2023

Published: 3rd February 2023

Bishop John’s Lent Appeal in 2023 will be for the Anglican Diocese of Peru.


Easter messages from our Bishops

Published: 13th April 2022

Bishop John and Bishop Martin have both written messages for Easter.


Live Lent - Embracing Justice, Week 3

Published: 18th March 2022

Stephen Edwards, Vice-Dean of the Cathedral Offers a reflection on Justice as Encounter.


Live Lent Embracing Justice

Published: 11th March 2022

Dick Johnson from Faith at Work in Worcestershire offers a Lent reflection on Building Communities of Justice.


Bishop's Lent Appeal 2022

Published: 28th February 2022

Bishop John's Lent Appeal for this year will raise money for our partner diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania.


Go Green for Lent

Published: 18th February 2022

How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living? A blog from Eco Church.


Looking forward to Lent

Published: 10th January 2022

In a letter for the February editions of parish magazines, Bishop John looks ahead to Lent and his Lent Appeal.


An update from the Diocese of Peru

Published: 4th January 2022

Phil Bradford explains how the £10,000 raised through Bishop John's Lent Appeal in 2021 had a significant impact in the Diocese of Peru.


Diocesan Passion Play

Published: 1st April 2021

A virtual Passion Play telling the story of Jesus' last few days by people from all over the diocese.


A Lent Reflection from Foluso Enwerem

Published: 28th March 2021

A reflection from Foluso Enwerem, Assistant Curate at Top Church Dudley for the sixth week of Lent.

Latest News

Community enables repairs to Church of the Ascension clock

5th December 2024

The 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!...

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