Regional News

At Christmas a team from Jaguar Landrover came to Birmingham City Mission (BCM) to help deliver sacks of presents to families. Later, one of the volunteers contacted us to see if we could help him. ...

Just 3 miles east of Bromsgrove you’ll find outdoor activity centre Blackwell Court. For one weekend in July 380 young people and their youth leaders descend on it for an event known as Spree.Spree weekends ...

We would like to inform you that Andrew Halstead will be retiring at the end of this year. We are grateful for his many years of service as Diocesan Secretary. Andrew took up the position in 2011 and ...

Pauline Weaver from the Kings Norton Team has put together a resource pack for churches wanting to engage with the knife crime issue in our city region. We are asking every church in the City to promote ...

Get 5-16yr olds registered for Birmingham's biggest free holiday programme ... activities, life skills and great summer meals across 218 venuesClubs run 4 hours x 4 days x 4 weeks Varied programme for kids and teens ...

St Edburgha’s Church, parts of which date back over 800 years, making it one of the oldest churches in the Midlands has received initial support* of £29,200 from the Heritage Lottery Fund for Roof Repairs ...

Churches around Birmingham are facing the challenges of climate change together.On Saturday 29 June people from across the city came together to learn about how global warming is already affecting our world, and to say ...

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 ...

The Revd Nicola ShephardAston University Chaplain, Diocese of BirminghamTo be: Teaching Fellow Aston University; to hold the Bishop’s Permission to Officiate (Teaching post from 25 April 2019; PTO from 1 July 2019)The Revd Joe RobertsAssistant ...

It was on 7th May 1969 that Canon Law in the Church of England was changed to make it clear that women and men could be admitted and licensed as Readers. Readers are lay people ...

The Church of England has published social media advice aimed at tackling offensive behaviour and misleading content and encouraging a positive atmosphere for online conversations.The guidelines encourage positive engagement across all national social media accounts ...

At a recent Clergy Conference prayer, poetry and politics combined in a call to speak truthfully and act prophetically.With the theme ‘rooted and grounded in love’ (Ephesians 3:17) participants had the opportunity to deepen their ...

When we create new films we upload them onto our Facebook page and these films get shared and liked and commented on. Yay! But inevitably they lose momentum.It’s a shame to create videos about great ...

Would you like the opportunity to say THANK YOU for any outstanding service that has made an impact and difference to someone in their caring role or for employers who demonstrate an understanding of the ...

Churches and communities thrive when engaged with each other. Results from a survey* show that our local parish churches are out in front in making community engagement an integral part of vision, mission and worship.The report ...

WHEN the Revd Daniel Ramble and his wife, the Revd Judith Ramble, moved to their new parish, St James’s, Hill, in Sutton Coldfield, they uncovered some of the huge social needs that existed. They managed to ...

St George’s Church in Edgbaston, Birmingham has benefited from a gift of £3,500 from Allchurches Trust to their LET THE STONES LIVE Appeal – Phase 2.This gift as well as other equally generous grants from ...

Members of St Peter’s Church, Balsall Common have a long standing involvement and affection for our sisters and brothers in Malawi. We have a strong link with the Mothers’ Union there and every year we ...

At Diocesan Synod in March, members adopted a three-part motion of prayer, practical action and partnership working in response to the increase in knife crime around the diocese.PrayerWe can all pray regularly for the victims, ...

As a member of the House of Lords, the second chamber of Parliament that focuses on revising and scrutinising legislation, I am often asked about Brexit. Of course my answers are only as useful as ...