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A Service of Praise and Celebration

It may be once in our lives that our city hosts an international sporting event, such as the Commonwealth Games. As Birmingham Churches Together we have bought together Churches and Christians to reflect, plan and prepare our part in welcoming visitors to the city. The World Prayer Centre has created prayer resources following the Queens … Read more

The United Reformed Church is 50 not out!

50 years ago today, 21 June 1972, the Bill was debated in Parliament which enabled the Presbyterian Church of England and the Congregational Church in England and Wales to come together to form the United Reformed Church. Each local URC congregation is overseen by a group of elders, who work alongside the ordained ā€˜Minister of … Read more

ā€˜Talking Jesusā€™ report 2022

The ā€˜Talking Jesusā€™ report, originally published in 2015, has been updated in 2022. The report, which is the result of the partnership between Alpha, the Evangelical Alliance, HOPE Together, the Luis Palau Association and Kingsgate Community Church, reveals the state of faith in the UK, showing how people come to faith in Jesus and how … Read more

The Faith Experiment

The ā€˜Faith in Scienceā€™ group is to relaunch ā€˜The Faith Experimentā€™ programme with a series of sessions to be held at Birmingham Science Museumā€™s thinktank on Wednesday 22 June. ā€˜The Faith Experimentā€™ is a programme comprising of sevenĀ interactive,Ā family-friendlyĀ sessions examining perceived conflicts between established science and the Christian faithĀ – and helping to reconcile the two. All … Read more

A service of Praise; Birmingham Churches welcome the Commonwealth Games

Ahead of the start of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Birminghamā€™s Churches come together in a Service of Praise and Celebration to welcome the athletes and visitors from Commonwealth Nations and Territories. The service will be attended by senior leaders from Birminghamā€™s Christian Churches and a congregation drawn from a number of congregations. A varied programme … Read more

Leeroy Gotami ā€“ Promoted to Glory

Members of the midlands Salvation Army community are mourning the loss of Leeroy Gotami, who died suddenly at the weekend. Originally from Zimbabwe, Leeroy lived with his family in Birmingham. Having studied Music Technology at The Sixth Form College in Solihull, Leeroy was studying Audio and Recording Technology at De Montford University, Leicester. A keen … Read more

George Floyd two years on…Ā 

This Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the murder in the USA of George Floyd. Among the international repercussions of his tragic death was the beginning of a conversation between leaders of historic-, new- and Black-Majority Churches in Birmingham. The conversations, which took place online in view of the Covid-19 restrictions in operation at the … Read more

Invitation to attend CIGB’sĀ Annual General Meeting

The workplace chaplaincy ‘Churches And Industry Group Birmingham-Solihull’ (CIGB) will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 14 June at Solihull United Reformed Church (‘Christ Church’), 741 Warwick Road, Solihull B91 3DG. The speaker will be Dr Justin Varney, Director of Public Health for Birmingham City Council. Justin will bring ‘Reflections on Faith, Public Health … Read more