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More than £17.8m of funding has been awarded from the national Church of England to the Church of England Birmingham for the next phase of its strategy to ‘grow churches at the heart of each community.’ The grant will underpin the Church of England Birmingham’s four key strategies: Sustainability – £2.4m has been awarded to support … Read more
At a special Evensong held at Birmingham St Philip’s Cathedral on Saturday, the Right Revd Esther Prior was welcomed as 11th Bishop of Aston by Bishop of Birmingham, the Right Revd Michael Volland. She was also installed as an Honorary Canon of Birmingham Cathedral by the Very Revd Matt Thompson, Dean of Birmingham. Among the … Read more
Supported by close family members, friends and well-wishers, the Revd Canon Esther Prior was consecrated Bishop at Canterbury Cathedral yesterday, Thursday 27 February. A congregation of almost 2,000 people attended the service. The Right Revd Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, presided over the ordination of the four candidates. Alongside Revd Canon Esther Prior, Revd Canon … Read more
The season of Lent will begin on Ash Wednesday, Wednesday 5 March and run until Maundy Thursday, 17 April. Resources useful for personal reflection and/or group study have been published by a number of Churches and Christian ministries. They include: Church of England The Church of England’s Lent theme for 2025 is Living Hope. In … Read more
Birmingham Churches Together is celebrating with the Church of England Birmingham, which has announced the appointment of the Revd Canon Esther Prior as next Bishop of Aston. Esther will be consecrated as Bishop in the early months of 2025 before commencing her ministry with the Church of England Birmingham. Born in Malawi, Esther will come … Read more
We are very sorry to have to announce the postponement of the HeartEdge Conference that had been booked for January 14th. Sadly we did not have enough attendees to make it worthwhile. A lot of feedback was that the date was too early in the year. So responding to those comments we have been able … Read more
In 2023, thanks to very generous donations from individuals, families, churches, schools, universities, workplaces and organisations, Toys4Birmingham was able to collect and distribute more than 15,000 news toys and gifts to those who could not afford them. This year, even more families have been driven into hardship and the need for Toys4Birmingham will be greater. … Read more
During Black History Month, the new West Midlands Regional Racial Justice Board was celebrated at a service held at Coventry Cathedral yesterday (Sunday 6 October). This service marks a pivotal moment in the collaboration on six West Midlands Church of England dioceses, as the newly formed West Midlands Regional Racial Justice team begins its work … Read more
21 senior leaders of Churches based in and around the West Midlands have signed a joint statement ahead of the General Election of 4 July. In the joint statement, the Church leaders acknowledge the sacrifice involved for all who offer themselves for election to public office. They encourage each Parliamentary candidate to commit to work … Read more