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The Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Educational has today announced the appointment of the Right Revd Anne Hollinghurst as its new Principal from September 2024. Bishop Anne, currently Bishop of Aston in the Church of England Birmingham, will succeed current Queen’s Principal Professor Clive Marsh, who will retire in the summer. Queen’s currently has 259 … Read more
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, City of Sanctuary and Churches Refugee Network invite you to attend and a Church of Sanctuary Conference in Birmingham on the 8th June at Carrs Lane Church Centre. Details are in the poster and the booking link is below. This event is free, and lunch is provided. Eventbrite … Read more
‘Infinite Arts’ will host its first international creative worship conference on Friday 17/Saturday 18 May at Anchor Point, 58 Chester Street, Aston B6 4BE. Seasoned artists, or those simply interested in exploring creativity in worship, are welcome to register and attend. Details and registration via https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/851446217557.
Alex Wimberly, leader of the Corrymeela Community, which was founded to promote peacemaking and reconciliation on the north coast of Ireland, will share his vision for reconciliation at a lecture in St Francis Hall, the University of Birmingham Chaplaincy, B15 2TT, at 7.30pm on Sunday 17 March.
Services in and around Birmingham and Solihull The 2024 World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday 1 March. A number of locations in Birmingham and Solihull will hold an ecumenical service on that day. Chosen by the Christian women of Palestine, the 2024 theme, ‘I beg you, bear with one another in love,’ is especially poignant. Read more about the World Day of Prayer HERE. Services local … Read more
2024 marks 25 years since Restore was started by people from churches in Edgbaston and Ladywood to support Kosovan refugees arriving in Birmingham and also asylum seekers accommodated in our city under the then Government’s new policy of asylum dispersal. They started a one-to-one befriending scheme which was a practical response to the call of … Read more
‘Engage West Midlands’ is facilitating an Exponential Roundtable in Birmingham on Wednesday 28 February focused on multiplying churches. The venue for the gathering will be Floor 9, Quayside Tower, Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2HF. Leading a ‘Multiplying Church’ will require a new attitude and a new way of thinking. For leaders to create a culture … Read more
Global prayer watch – World Prayer Centre
The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 14 February, and runs until Maundy Thursday, 28 March 2024 Church of England Watch and Pray “Watch and Pray challenges us to seek God in both familiar and unfamiliar places: in darkness and in quiet; in movement and migration; in the healing and transforming work of the … Read more
Racial Justice Sunday takes places on the 11th February 2024 and Churches are encouraged to make use of the resources for their services. Resources are available from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland and can be found HERE Resources for Racial Justice Sunday 2024 explore the movement of people from their homelands to the places … Read more