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The Archbishops of Canterbury and York, along with a number of senior Church leaders, are inviting Christians across the country to make the second lockdown in England a month of prayer. They are encouraging Christians to pray daily for a specific area of national concern, culminating in a collective moment of prayer at 6.00pm each … Read more
Sunday 8 to Sunday 15 November inclusive is InterFaith Week. IFW aims to strengthen good inter-faith relationships at every level, to increase awareness of the different faith communities in the UK and to increase understanding between people of religious (and non-religious) beliefs. To mark InterFaith Week, the Birmingham Council of Faiths has organised a whole … Read more
On Saturday 31 October, the Government announced a second Covid-19 lockdown, with restrictions on places of worship as follows: ‘FUNERALS can be attended by a maximum of 30 people, and it is advised that only close friends and family attend. Linked ceremonial events such as stone settings and ash scatterings can also continue with up … Read more
Maryvale Institute is delighted to announce a scholarship opportunity open to all applying to join its BA (Hons) ‘Philosophy and the Catholic Tradition’ programme, beginning in January 2021. Dr Chris Wojtulewicz (Course Director) is inviting applications, along with a short essay on a relevant topic, to be eligible for consideration. The winning assignments will entitle … Read more
Three of the leading Black churches in the UK – the Church of God of Prophecy (UK), the New Testament Church of God and the New Testament Assembly – have joined forces with The University of the West Indies to stage an online Symposium on the ‘History, Heritage and Identity’ of people of Caribbean descent … Read more
On 28 September, the Fair Trade Shop Committee at Carrs Lane Church reached the difficult decision to cease trading by 31 December 2020. The impact of the shop having been closed for the last six months, plus the ongoing restrictions as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, gave Committee members no other option. It is … Read more
Since the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests in the Spring, a group of Birmingham Christian leaders has been praying and talking together to address issues surrounding racial injustice in the midlands. The online meetings have involved significant leaders from the city’s historic Churches, its new Churches and its Black-majority Churches. The title ‘Time4Change’ has been chosen … Read more
Well-known midlands-based Bishop Dr Joe Aldred is to retire on 31 October. After some years of pastoral and oversight ministry with the Church of God of Prophecy in South Yorkshire, Joe and his family moved back to Birmingham in 1996. He spent six years at the Centre for Black and White Christian Partnership, and the … Read more
After almost 50 years, Cornerstone House, situated on the corner of Ethel Street and New Street, Birmingham, will cease to be a home to Christian charities at the end of this month. From its time as the ‘Jesus Centre’ in the 1970s until today, Christians have used the city-centre building as a place of prayer, … Read more
Pastor Sarah Whittleston moved to Kingstanding ten years ago in order to join the leadership team at Kingstanding Elim Church. Prior to her arrival in North Birmingham, Sarah had trained at Regent’s Bible College at Nantwich, Cheshire. Ten years on, she leads what is now ‘Elim Life Church North Birmingham,’ a church with Community Hubs … Read more