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21 June 2018
Church of England schools line up for awards: Christ Church Primary School in Sparkbrook shortlisted
Two Church of England schools are in the running to become Primary School of the year, as the 10th national School Awards take place in London on Friday night (22 June). Read
19 June 2018
Remembering Windrush, Seeking Sanctuary
Birmingham hosts the nation's first official service of commemoration for Sanctuary Sunday. Read
4 June 2018
Drivers urged to join information-gathering effort against modern slavery in hand car washes
Anti-slavery campaigners and other key agencies, including the police and councils, are backing the Safe Car Wash App, which will take users through a series of indicators of modern slavery. Read
4 June 2018
Bishop's Comment: Hanging by a Thread
One of the strongest images from Paris recently is of the four year old child being rescued from a high balcony by a man who has climbed up the outside of the building to save him from death. Leaning down, his hand pulls the neglected boy to safety. Read
29 May 2018
MaintenanceBooker: the National Churches Trust’s online maintenance service for churches
MaintenanceBooker will enable you to request and receive no -obligation quotes for essential maintenance services Read
29 May 2018
Together for Hope Award
A group of friends from different faiths in Sandwell have become the world's first Together for Hope community. Read
24 May 2018
Parish Buying: GDPR e-learning course for only £10
Do you know what GDPR means for your church?In addition to the guidance available on Parish Resources, there are now ... Read
24 May 2018
Church of England brings prayers to millions with Alexa
The Church of England is launching an Alexa skill, enabling users to ask the Church of England for prayers, explanations of the Christian faith and where to find their nearest church for local events and services based on their location. Read
21 May 2018
Community Impact Day – Worship on the streets!
Going out as our act of worship was a good way to impact our community for the better, expressing our faith outside the church walls as well as sharing in God’s heart for caring for the environment as well as those who may be more vulnerable. Read
17 May 2018
Refugee Week 2018
World-wide over 60 million people are recognised as refugees. In Syria alone, more than 11 million people have either been displaced, forced from their homes or killed as a result of conflict. Read
16 May 2018
First Anglican Bishop to Remember Srebrenica
Bishop David becomes the first Anglican Bishop in the UK to pay respect to the victims of Europe’s 1995 genocide in Srebrenica. Read
16 May 2018
Pray for Ordinations
Please pray for the ordination of priests and deacons in June. Read
3 May 2018
Edgbaston Sleepout
Our team raised over £5,000 for homeless charities at the Edgbaston Sleepout. Read
21 June 2018
CofE - Birmingham
Sanctuary Sunday - rationale and resources #refugeeweek #sanctuarysunday focusonrefugees.org/sanctuary-sund… pic.twitter.com/kSYtJpmyxJ
21 June 2018
CofE - Birmingham
Only 3 weeks left to have your say on Christian unity in Birmingham and Solihull surveymonkey.co.uk/r/LHT6NVL… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Ceremonial robe featuring black history to be worn at Windrush service at @wabbey .... bit.ly/2yuMGhx pic.twitter.com/L7kvf42PtC
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Delighted that through school and parish working together, 11 new confirmation candidates made that special commitm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Confirmation tonight in South Petherton. So good to see them move from nervousness to confidence! pic.twitter.com/U0CjyIMgWi
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Has your local church applied for a grant from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust yet to host a #ThereButNotThere… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Church of England Schools line up for @tes awards, as eBay, vlogging and green fingers catch judges' eye...… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Here is today's prayer from the Church of England. You can access a text version through our website:… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Congrats to those who graduated from @sthildcollege and will go on to be priests. On Saturday the leavers were bl… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
21 June 2018
The Church of England
Such a great summer evening with younger leaders who form part of the Barnabas network in @diocswellnott passiona… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…