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The WeBelieve Festival will be held in the grounds of Oscott College, Sutton Coldfield B73 5AA, from Friday 25 to Monday 28 July. WeBelieve, a celebration of Catholic life, has been created and funded by The Guild of Our Lady of Ransom in collaboration with St Mary’s College, Oscott. The festival will bring together Catholic ministries … Read more
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
Prayerful congratulations to Archbishop Bernard Longley, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, who has been appointed by Pope Leo XIV to two Vatican Dicasteries (departments in the central administrative function of the Catholic Church). Archbishop Bernard is to serve as a member of both the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity. Responding to … Read more
This year Disability Awareness Sunday falls on Sunday 28th September, or other Sunday to suit your Church and resources are available now from Through the Roof. The theme for 2025 is ‘Made in God’s Image’. This year’s theme reminds us that every person, disabled or not, reflects the image of God. What resources are available? … Read more
2025 marks the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council, which took place in Nicaea (Modern Izmir, Turkey) in the summer of 325AD. Around 300 bishops from the known world of the day were invited by Roman Emperor Constantine to discuss and settle disputes over doctrine and behaviour within the Church. The outcomes of the … Read more
During the international Catholic ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ Jubilee Year, social action agency Father Hudson’s Caritas has developed a ‘Pilgrimage of Hope’ embracing ten locations around Birmingham City Centre. The pilgrimage will be launched between 11.00am and 3.00pm on Thursday 3 July, when refreshments will be available in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral and … Read more
Refugee Week takes place from the 16th – 22nd June 2025. The theme for 2025 is Community as a Superpower and you can hear more about it in the video below. Here are a number of events taking place that you can get involved with. 17th June: Film Night at the Priory Rooms, … Read more
Senior West Midlands Church leaders were among the participants in the three-day pilgrimage that took place from Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 July 2025 inclusive. The 28-mile walk was organised to mark the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which brought together around 300 bishops over a ten-week period in the summer … Read more
Restore is currently looking for new compassionate befrienders who have a heart for refugees and welcoming them into Birmingham! Restore’s next training day is coming up on Saturday 7th June at St John’s Church in Harborne. Here’s what two befriendees said about the impact of being matched with a befriender:  “Thanks to Restore I was … Read more
In partnership with the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education, a Service of Thanksgiving in recognition of the pioneering work of Professor Robert Beckford will take place at 6.00pm on Saturday 21 June at the New Life Wesleyan Church, Holyhead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B21 0LA. 2025 marks two milestones – The 60th birthday of … Read more