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Recognition for Services to Ecumenism

Robert Mountford, Ecumenical Mission Officer for Staffordshire and the Potteries and Ecumenical Development Enabler for Birmingham Churches Together has been awarded the Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism for his outstanding contribution to the revitalisation of ecumenical relations in Birmingham, the Black Country and Staffordshire. The Lambeth Cross for Ecumenism was originally created in 1940. It is awarded … Read more

Pray24Brum live

Pray24Brum is live today Friday 24th and Saturday 25th January as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We shall live stream the majority of sessions and the links to these can be found below. Friday 24th -Pray4Brum | Part 2 | Friday 24th Jan 2025 | Trinity Birmingham Saturday 25th – https://www.youtube.com/live/sZ1JguJKH3o?si=ZtoExBjeI9zCsz6f … Read more

Spiritual Accompaniment Course organised by The Birmingham Forum for Spiritual Directors and Companions

Applications are open for a one year ecumenical training course for lay and ordained Christians that begins in September 2025. The booking forms are below. Read on to hear an interview between Caroline Homan, one of the tutors, with a previous participant. Caroline: Thank you so much Ian, as a recent participant on the Spiritual … Read more

2024 Highlights

As 2024 comes to an end, we give thanks for the work of Churches and Christian communities across Birmingham and Solihull. On our social media this week we have shared several highlights from the past year, including anniversaries for Assemblies of God and the Religious Society of Friends as well as the Good Friday Walks … Read more

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 can … Read more

Market Chaplaincy

Volunteer chaplain Gavin Page writes: ‘It’s that time of year again when the Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Birmingham City Centre. While some may say, ‘it’s too early,’ and others may think ‘it’s too expensive,’ one thing is certain: the Retail Chaplains will be present at the Market. For the seventh consecutive year, United Reformed Church … Read more

United Nations Climate Change Conference

COP 29 is the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 to 22 November 2024. UN Climate Change Conferences (or COPs) take place every year, and are the world’s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change that brings together almost every country on Earth. Now it is the time to … Read more

Advent Resources

Church of England The Church of England’s theme for Advent and Christmas 2024, Follow the Star: Calm and Bright, draws on the world-famous carol, Silent Night: “Silent Night! Holy Night! All is calm, all is bright…” One of the reasons that this carol is so universally loved is the way it invites us into the still … Read more

Safeguarding Sunday

This year’s Safeguarding Sunday campaign takes place on Sunday 17 November, coinciding with the start of Safeguarding Adults Week (18–22 November). Safeguarding Sunday, an awareness-raising campaign organised by Christian safeguarding charity Thirtyone:eight. Last year, more than 4,000 churches took part in the event, with this year looking to be bigger than ever. Having taken part … Read more