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In collaboration with the Birmingham PlayCare Network, the Edgbaston Foundation, the Birmingham Mail, Warwickshire County Cricket Club and Birmingham Live, Thrive Together Birmingham is once again collecting new (or good-as-new) toys, crafts and books to help children aged 0 – 16 in Birmingham. Toys4Birmingham aims to reach every child in temporary accommodation in Birmingham, many … Read more
A Midlands-based Mission Training Course will begin in mid-January and continue throughout 2023. ‘Forge’ cultivates missional community by identifying, developing, and training missional leaders, teams and practitioners. It trains ordinary people to become missional and thrive in whatever context to which one is called. This may be in pioneering new things, church planting, working in … Read more
Ahead of Advent Sunday (November 27th) we are sharing resources and materials from Churches. If there is a resource that is not included and you would like to make us aware of, please get in touch via enquiries@birminghamchurches.org.uk Church of England Follow the Star – The Great Invitation Following a series of difficult Christmases, churches … Read more
At 7.30pm on Monday 28 November, the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education will host ‘Tidings of Comfort and Joy?,’ an opportunity to reflect on Advent and Christmas at a time of crisis and uncertainty. The period leading up to Christmas is usually one of excitement and joy. With the cost-of-living crisis, the ongoing war … Read more
‘Bethel Health and Healing Network’ is a registered charity established on Christian faith and principles to provide health and well-being services for disadvantaged people in Birmingham and the surrounding area. Bethel’s vision is to enable and empower people to become physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy. Bethel’s culturally-sensitive ‘Rapha’ Listening Service supports adults aged 18+ who … Read more
Restore Befriending “I was a stranger and you invited me in” those are the words of Jesus. Treating the oppressed fairly and with compassion is a thread running through the Bible. In the current debate on asylum, the vision of Restore for a society into which all refugees and asylum seekers are welcomed, valued and … Read more
Through the ‘Thrive Together Birmingham’ team, Church of England Birmingham have been collaborating with voluntary, community and faith sector partners across the city and with Birmingham City Council to develop responses to the Cost of Living Crisis and in particular the response to rising energy costs. ‘Warm Spaces’ are being set up all over the … Read more
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is seeking to work closely with all faith communities in the region. At this time of significant socio-economic crisis, Andy is calling faith leaders to gather, collaborate and inspire – and to put faith into action. To this end, a day-long meeting will take place at the Bescot Stadium, Walsall … Read more
It is only a few weeks till the 2023 #Pray24Brum 24-hour prayer relay where our theme is ‘Do Good, Seek Justice.’ These times do make a difference to the spiritual life of the city and it’s always significant to begin the year praying for Birmingham. Pray24Brum, which takes place during the Week of Prayer for … Read more
‘Birmingham Pastors’ is a project of Networkfour, an award-winning Christian charity that over the last 15 years has provided care and compassion to more than 10,000 vulnerable children, at-risk young people, hard-to-reach adults and crisis families in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. The Birmingham Pastors volunteer street-care team offers practical, hands-on, pastoral support between … Read more