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Responding today to the Chancellor’s Budget Statement, the Bishop of Birmingham, Rt. Revd David Urquhart, Convenor of the Lords Spiritual, said: “I do not envy the Chancellor the task he faced today and our prayers are with him.“Th

What is Fruitbowl?Put simply Fruitbowl is a pack of 50 cards, each one a conversation starter. The Fruitbowl cards help you discuss the fruits of the Spirit with others whilst using the Bible as a base. They are great at facilitating group discussion

I’m sure you would be interested to know about some savings in both carbon and money made by All Saints, Kings Heath and St Hilda’s Warley Woods when they changed over to LED lighting. Both churches have made significant reductions to the

My Special PlaceHow can we use places to encourage and inform friendship, understand and discussion between people of different faiths?The Faithful Friends: On Tour project has done just that; by choosing places of special meaning and visiting them t

Children and young people across the UK have been offered a helping hand to spot the signs and avoid becoming victims of modern slavery as new schools’ resources were launched today by the Church of England. Lesson plans and worship materi

Since Phil Metcalf started in his new role as West Midlands FE Chaplaincy Ambassador in January 2018, there have been significant developments in promoting new Further Education chaplaincies.Phil is currently working with 14 FE Colleges with the pote

Water Orton village has never had an external War Memorial although men from the village are remembered by plaques on the walls of the church as having given their lives in the two World Wars. Well a group of people set out to remedy this!On Saturday

On the 1st of March 2018 Chelmund's Fish & Chips opened its doors for the first time. The chippy was set up with the help of two ministers from local churches in Chelmsley Wood.“It was the coldest day on record and yet the queue was li

On Saturday 13 October the Cathedral Church of St Philip, Birmingham hosted a service of thanksgiving and celebration for Black History Month.This service also saw the commissioning of the Reverend Dr Sharon Prentis as the Dean of Black & Minorit

A groundbreaking project led by Natural England to help churches that host large bat roosts has been granted £3.8 million of funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).This new round of funding will help deliver a five year partnership project,