News & Stories

This year the lorry is to be loaded on Saturday 12 June.

Amazed at the turn of the earth for warmer days I have been more attentive to what is given and life-giving as May heralds creation and creativity. This year will it also be marked by pared-down priorities for wiser and more considerate living?

Coleshill parish church choir stall end bears a likeness to Sesame Street’s Big Bird

Bishop Anne writes on modern slavery and the part our churches can play.

The Church of England Birmingham is focussed on the CofE target for all parts of the church to work to become carbon ‘net zero’ by 2030

From Lament To Action: the report of the CofE Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce is published today. The Bishop of Birmingham, David Urquhart, said in response,

The first century Christian disciples were not ready for Jesus’ death, nor for a rapid resurrection. Twenty-first century human beings were not ready for COVID-19, nor for a long disruption.

Through January and early February, the South African variant caused a major spike in cases

An important part of Eco Church is making sure that our church worship helps us to be aware of our interconnectedness with all of God’s creation, and encourages us to be good stewards of that creation.  

Eco Church and Eco Diocese are accreditation schemes run by A Rocha UK to recognise churches and dioceses which have taken action on caring for the environment.