Regional News

Kids Club Kampala, a locally run Birmingham based children's charity with a mission to bring hope and love to vulnerable children and to transform poor communities in the slums of Kampala, Uganda.Founded in 2009, Kids ...

Christian Music Ministries are excited to announce a new radio show – Heart & Soul – on Wednesday evenings from 6-8pm. It features Christian music, interviews and chat. They are looking for interesting stories from ...

Click here to see Birmingham Cathedral's latest newsletter. This edition includes pictures from the Ordination Services, a Divine Beauty update and our new volunteers at the cathedral.

We are working with our friends at Youthscape and CPO to celebrate youth work and young people: September 23rd this year, is going to be ‘Youth Work Sunday’!Youth Work Sunday is a day to pray ...

The 2018-19 3D Course will be taking place in venues all over the diocese, starting in late September with weekly meetings in a small group with a tutor. Booklets have been sent to each church ...

The Ven Hayward Osborne is retiring from his post as Archdeacon of Birmingham, formally at the end of October. A service to mark his achievement of 45 years of ordained stipendiary ministry in the Church ...

The Revd Dr Richard SudworthPriest-in-Charge, Sparkbrook Christ Church, and Bishop’s Projects Officer for the Yardley and Bordesley DeaneryTo be:National Inter Religious Affairs Advisor and Secretary for Inter Religious Affairs to the Archbishop of Canterbury; Permission ...

Jo Squires from our Growing Younger (Children & Families) team has collated a pocket sized treasure trove of games and ideas to engage with children and families. A Little Book of Ideas contains fun, practical ...

In October 2017 the House of Bishops’ issued two practice guidance documents. A PCC is required, under safeguarding legislation, to ensure that these guidance documents are implemented in their church.The Church of England – Birmingham ...

We are sad to learn of the death on June 27 of John de Wit, a priest who gave great service to this Diocese in a succession of parishes. Ordained in Birmingham in 1978, he ...

The Places of Worship Protective Security Funding scheme is now open for applications with a closing date of 10 August.Funding is available for places of worship that have been subject to, or are vulnerable to ...

The Church of England has a formidable track record in ethical investment and engagement with owners and asset managers. This expertise comes from exercising responsibility for the Church’s historic endowment and its purposes in providing ...

Flex is a new way of learning, with a focus on growing your skills, gifts, faith and experience.Flex is full of variety offering all kinds of learning in lots of styles.Flex is flexible: start when ...

Every summer the Church of England celebrates the ordination of new deacons and priests.Over 400 ordinands will be ordained as deacons. On Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, some of their stories will be highlighted in the ...

The booklets for the next 3D Course are now available in your church – ask your vicar for one!The 3D Birmingham Diocesan Course for Developing Disciples starts with a special service in the Cathedral in ...

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).Christ Church Primary School in ...

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 ...

It all started in Sandwell... A group of eight friends from different faith backgrounds received the world's first Together for Hope award. Together for Hope is a sister organisation to Coventry Cathedral's Community of the Cross of Nails ...

What is worship? When we leave the church building after most services we hear the call “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord,” and we reply, “In the name of Christ, Amen.” What ...

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. The week beginning ...