New Vicar for Lye and Stambermill
Published: 11th May 2025Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Glen Ruffle as Vicar in the Benefice of The Lye and Stambermill in Greater Dudley Deanery.
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New Team Rector in Bromsgrove
Published: 27th April 2025Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Dr Alan Conant as Team Rector in the Benefice of Bromsgrove with special responsibility for All Saints’, Bromsgrove, St Godwald’s, Finstall and the Wychebrook Group.
Ordinations 2025
Published: 24th April 2025This year’s ordinations will take place over the weekend of 28 & 29 June. All are welcome to come along to the ordinations to support the candidates.
Canon John Paul Hoskins - RIP
Published: 2nd April 2025It is with enormous sadness that we announce Canon John Paul Hoskins, Precentor at Worcester Cathedral, died suddenly at his home yesterday afternoon.
New Director of Mission & Ministry
Published: 6th March 2025Joseph Diwakar has been appointed as the new Director of Mission and Ministry for the Diocese. Joseph is currently Tutor and Lecturer in Church History at St Mellitus College, London, as well as being a member of the Archbishop’s Council.
Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest
Published: 13th February 2025Sarah Roberts-Malpass has been licensed as the Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest for Kingswinford and Wall Heath, one of our renewal parishes. Her role is funded by the national church and will be very outward focussed, taking the church into the local community.
Alison Maddocks to retire
Published: 11th February 2025Alison Maddocks, our Dean of Smaller Churches will retire at the end of May this year. Alison has worked in the role since the start of 2021, supporting those churches with an active membership of 20 or fewer.
Diane Cooksey to be Team Rector in Gornal & Sedgley
Published: 26th January 2025Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Canon Diane Cooksey as Team Rector and Renewal Leader in the Benefice of Gornal and Sedgley.
New Team Vicar in Bromsgrove
Published: 20th December 2024Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Amanda Arthur as Part-time Team Vicar in the Benefice of Bromsgrove with special responsibility for Christ Church, Catshill and Holy Trinity & St Mary, Dodford.
New Team Vicar in Kidderminster East
Published: 24th November 2024Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Jacqueline Shalloe as Vicar in the Kidderminster East Team.
New Associate Priest in the Bromsgrove Team
Published: 18th November 2024Bishop Martin has licensed Ann Cogle as self-supporting Associate Priest in Bromsgrove Team, with special responsibility for Finstall.
Frank Bentley - RIP
Published: 16th November 2024The former Archdeacon of Worcester, Frank Bentley sadly died on Friday 15 November.
New Mission Priest in Kingswinford
Published: 15th November 2024The Revd Sarah Roberts-Malpass, currently a curate in Stourbridge, will become Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest in the Benefice of Kingswinford.
New Rector for the Worcestershire Severn parishes
Published: 8th November 2024Bishop Martin has announced Tim Williams as Rector of Elmley Lovett w Hampton Lovett & Elmbridge w Rushock and Hartlebury and Ombersley w Doverdale
Roger Latham to be Vicar of Great Malvern Priory
Published: 25th October 2024Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Roger Latham as the new Vicar of Great Malvern, St Mary and St Michael (The Priory).
New Rector for Hagley & Clent
Published: 4th October 2024The Revd Thomas Owen has been announced as the new Rector of the Benefice of Hagley and Clent.
James Williams appointed to Malvern Link with Cowleigh
Published: 16th September 2024James Williams is to become Curate in Charge in the Benefice of Malvern Link with Cowleigh. He will become Priest in Charge once his curacy ends.
New Lay Minister Licensed in Worcester
Published: 16th September 2024Rob Little was licensed as a new Lay Minister at St John in Bedwardine in Worcester yesterday. The service was conducted in his home church by Bishop Alan Winton, former Bishop of Thetford in the Diocese of Norwich who is now an Honorary Assistant Bishop in our diocese.
New non-stipendiary priest for Areley Kings & Astley
Published: 27th August 2024Bishop John has announced the appointment of the Revd Canon Andrew Hutchinson as House for Duty Priest-in-Charge of the Parishes of Areley Kings and Astley.
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.
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Celebrating our smaller churches
14th May 2025
People 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.