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Photos from Pray24Brum 2024 are available below and HERE Photos from 2023, taken by Matthew Neville are available HERE.   Pray24Brum takes place during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  Pray24Brum will return on the 24th and 25th January 2025

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

Shine your Light

This weekend events are taking place as part of Shine Your Light, a nationwide Christmas campaign. ‘The vision for Shine Your Light is that the whole church across the family of nations stand united to share the Gospel to the whole of society this Christmas. The nationwide campaign will run on the weekend of Saturday … Read more

Restore: supporting those seeking sanctuary.

As we look ahead to Christmas, there’s one part of the Christmas story that gets glossed over or edged out of many nativity plays.  It’s a bit gory and not glitzy like the angels and of the wisemen’s gifts.  But it’s an integral part and an element that  resonates with our world today: the persecution … Read more

The Year of Prayer

In preparation for the Jubilee Year ‘Pilgrims of Hope,’ which starts on Advent Sunday, 1 December 2024, the year beginning on Advent Sunday, 3 December 2023 has been designated by Pope Francis the ‘Year of Prayer’ in the Roman Catholic Community. The particular emphasis of the Year of Prayer is the ‘Our Father’ (known as … Read more

Chaplaincy Commissioning Service

The Annual Thanksgiving and Commissioning Service of the ‘Churches and Industry Group Birmingham-Solihull’ (CIGB) will take place at Solihull Methodist Church, Blossomfield Road, Solihull, B91 1LG, at 3.30pm on Sunday (26 November). At Sunday’s service, the work of CIGB’s chaplains will be celebrated, and ten new chaplains (Helen Barton, Paul Burden, Winnie Flanagan, Lorna Kitchen, … Read more

Toys4Birmingham

Thrive Together Birmingham is joining forces with the Edgbaston Foundation and Birmingham PlayCare Network in response to a plea from Birmingham’s Children’s Centres to help collect gifts to keep Christmas special for some of the most vulnerable children and young people in Birmingham this year. Last year the organisations worked together with residents, organisations, and … Read more

West Midlands Faith Alliance

The West Midlands Faith Alliance is a multi-faith and community-led network, now consisting of over 430 members, that is working to equip, enable and empower communities of all faiths and none to better understand and prevent violence. The Faith Alliance, supported and facilitated by the West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership (VRP), is the first regional … Read more

Advent and Christmas Resources

Church of England Follow the Star: Join the Song This year’s theme – Follow the Star: Join the Song – highlights how singing can help draw us closer to God and each other through the journey from Advent to Epiphany. Follow the Star: Join the Song – Resources for churches | The Church of England United Reformed … Read more

FulFil

The next interdenominational ‘Fulfil’ youth event for 11 – 18s will take place at Mount Zion Community Church, 70 Thomas Street, Aston B6 4TN, at 7.30pm on Friday 17 November. With special guests Faith Child, Kemi Naomi and Mark Wayt. Doors will open at 7pm for a 7.30pm start. BOOK YOUR PLACE ONLINE HERE Youth groups – please … Read more