Bethlehem resident speaks in the Cathedral
Published: 27th February 2025Supporters of the charity, Friends of the Holy Land, gathered in the Cathedral this week to hear from Father Mahmoud Abusada, Director of the School of Joy in Bethlehem.
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St. Wulstan’s Flourishing as Family and Community Focused Church
Published: 27th November 2024St. Wulstan’s Church, Worcester, has undergone a transformation since the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, evolving into a thriving, inter-generational community.
In[Visible] Exhibition Marks Sixteen Days of Activism
Published: 27th November 2024To mark 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence 2024, Worcester Cathedral is partnering with artist Stephanie Green to host the ‘[In]Visible’ installation in the Lady Chapel until 10 December.
Phil Bradford preaches in Lima Cathedral
Published: 21st November 2024On Sunday 17 November, Chair of the Peru partnership group, Phil Bradford, was invited to preach at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima at the service to mark the 75th anniversary of the cathedral.
Smaller Churches Conference attracts 90 delegates from across the Diocese
Published: 23rd October 2024On Wednesday 9 October we hosted a one-day ‘Smaller Churches Conference’ at The Pear Tree Inn, Worcester. The conference was attended by almost 90 delegates from smaller churches across the Diocese.
St Laurence, Alvechurch receives lottery grant
Published: 10th October 2024St Laurence Church in Alvechurch has received a £189,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund which will help them complete essential works to restore the church tower and clock face.
Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayer Guide
Published: 23rd September 2024The Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group (CJAG) is offering a monthly prayer guide which they hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
Prisons' Week 2024
Published: 9th September 2024Prisons’ Sunday on 13 October marks the start of the annual week of prayer to raise awareness of issues faced by those affected by the criminal justice system.
St Stephens Redditch holds prayer breakfast focusing on Renewal
Published: 21st August 2024St Stephens in Redditch held a prayer breakfast focusing on their Renewal journey. Fraser Oates who has been Assistant Curate at All Saints in Worcester will shortly be moving to Redditch to take up the role of Renewal Leader.
In celebration of Mission Accompaniers: Chris Bright supporting Nick Gowers
Published: 18th June 2024Mission Accompaniers are available to come alongside parishes to offer tailored support. Nick Gowers had been vicar nine years, when in 2022, Chris Bright became his Mission Accompanier.
ISingPop Inspired New Worshipping Community
Published: 16th June 2024Many schools and parishes in our diocese enjoy iSingPop visiting for one-off events, bringing their dance routines and faith-based songs for the children to learn. NWC Enabler Kim Brown visited a church and school in Gloucestershire who have taken it further, creating a new worshipping community in the school hall.
Looking for churches to take part in funded wellbeing pilot
Published: 5th June 2024The Church of England is partnering with registered charity, Renew Wellbeing to support churches in creating open spaces of welcome and inclusion for their local community.
70k in May for Christian Aid
Published: 16th May 2024David and Lynn Nichol are taking on the challenge of walking 70km in May to raise money for Christian Aid. They will be walking the West Highland Way from 24 – 31 May, actually walking a distance of 153km over the week!
Lightbox pops up to support young people across Worcester
Published: 17th April 2024Lightbox is a pop-up initiative run by a collaboration of churches in Worcester. It aims to provide a safe space and opportunities for young people to build community with each other through fun activities, discussion groups and challenges.
Partnership working enables new defibrillator
Published: 20th March 2024A new defibrillator has been installed on the outside of St Andrews church hall thanks to a joint project between St Andrew’s Church and Bridge Church Gornal as they seek to bless and serve their local community.
New joint appointment for the dioceses of Worcester and Hereford
Published: 22nd January 2024A new cross-diocesan appointment will see Gemma Martin become the next Diocesan Director of Education for Hereford Diocese and our Diocesan Director of Education, Tim Reid supporting Gemma as Executive Director of Education across both dioceses.
First churches in Greater Dudley deanery awarded funds to aid Renewal plans
Published: 17th January 2024Kingswinford with Wall Heath and St John in Halesowen are the first churches to have national funding released.
Climate justice prayer vigil
Published: 16th January 2024People up and down the country are giving some of their time during Lent for a 10-day climate justice prayer vigil outside the Houses of Parliament.
New rural mission area for Teme Valley
Published: 9th January 2024Three Priests in the Teme Valley who have recently joined together to work across a new wider mission area share the many advantages to grouping together in this new way
The Souls of our Shoes – 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
Published: 27th November 2023The Mothers’ Union has joined forces with the Cathedral and Worcester Community Trust for a powerful exhibition to raise awareness of domestic abuse and gender-based violence.
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Mission Accompaniers help prepare churches for mission
28th March 2025
An independent review of the Mission Accompaniers scheme has found that it effectively prepared churches for mission.