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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Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Glen Ruffle as Vicar in the Benefice of The Lye and Stambermill in Greater Dudley Deanery.
Bishop 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.
This 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.
It is with enormous sadness that we announce Canon John Paul Hoskins, Precentor at Worcester Cathedral, died suddenly at his home yesterday afternoon.
Joseph 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.
Sarah 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, 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.
Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Canon Diane Cooksey as Team Rector and Renewal Leader in the Benefice of Gornal and Sedgley.
Bishop 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.
Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Jacqueline Shalloe as Vicar in the Kidderminster East Team.
Bishop Martin has licensed Ann Cogle as self-supporting Associate Priest in Bromsgrove Team, with special responsibility for Finstall.
The former Archdeacon of Worcester, Frank Bentley sadly died on Friday 15 November.
The Revd Sarah Roberts-Malpass, currently a curate in Stourbridge, will become Anglo-Catholic Mission Priest in the Benefice of Kingswinford.
Bishop Martin has announced Tim Williams as Rector of Elmley Lovett w Hampton Lovett & Elmbridge w Rushock and Hartlebury and Ombersley w Doverdale
Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Roger Latham as the new Vicar of Great Malvern, St Mary and St Michael (The Priory).
The Revd Thomas Owen has been announced as the new Rector of the Benefice of Hagley and Clent.
James 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.
Rob 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.
Bishop 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 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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