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Resources for Lent

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

Unity East Birmingham

Unity East Birmingham gather on the second Sunday of each month from 4.30pm at Glebe Farm Library   Please remember that this is not simply for you, as leaders of your churches, it is an invitation to your church members too. Please share this invitation with them and encourage them to attend, especially if you … Read more

Christmas at the Cathedrals

(Featured image courtesy of St Chad’s Cathedral) Christmas services will be taking place in all of Birmingham’s and Solihull’s 500+ churches over the Christmas period. Most local churches will have a website or Facebook page to profile their services and events.  A full list of services at St Philip’s Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham B3 2QB … Read more

Love God, Love your Neighbour

  This year, its 10th year #Pray24Brum returns to St Philips Cathedral, with the theme: Love God, Love your Neighbour. Over the 19th and 20th of January we shall be joined from Christians from all over the city for 24 hours of prayer celebrating our unity across different traditions. If you are interested in leading … Read more

Thy Kingdom Come

Thy Kingdom Come is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray for more people to come to know Jesus. What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. Join … Read more

Thy Kingdom Come

  Thy Kingdom Come (TKC) is a global ecumenical prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray from Ascension to Pentecost for more people to come to know Jesus. Since it began in May 2016,  God has grown TKC from a dream of possibility into a movement which unites more than a million … Read more

Holy Week Events

Here are a number of ecumenical services, services organised by Churches working together and Easter events.  If there is a service or event that we have not included, please email us at enquiries@birminghamchurches.org.uk Birmingham City Centre   Erdington Churches Together Friday 7th April Good Friday 10am—11.30am Churches Together Walk of Witness, starting outside the Co-op … Read more

Love the stranger

In response to the Government’s ‘Illegal Migration Bill,’ the Department for International Affairs of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has released a new publication, ‘Love the stranger.’ In 2023, the people who make the dangerous journey across the English Channel to reach the UK are called by various names: ‘refugees’, ‘asylum seekers’, … Read more

God at work in the Birmingham Methodist District

Rev Novette Headley Chair – Birmingham Methodist District. February 2023 I arrived in Birmingham in the summer of 2022 to catch the tail-end of the amazing Commonwealth Games. The common sense-of-purpose and achievement was evident as volunteers guided people into the various venues in the city centre to see, not only athletes but also dance … Read more

Lent Resources

Church of England Dust and Glory Dust and Glory – Resources for Lent 2023 | The Church of England This Lent we are all invited to explore how we can live well with the mess of everyday life. Dust and Glory encourages us to take a fresh look at the frustrations and failings that every … Read more