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Community grants to help children and families

Birmingham City Council has announced £0.8m emergency funding to help children and families. Community, voluntary and faith groups who are helping children, young people and families through the challenges of Covid-19 are invited to apply for grants of up to £10,000 to continue supporting families through this difficult period. Birmingham has flourishing communities which have … Read more

Videos from Birmingham Passion Play 2019 released

The Saltmine Theatre Company is making an audio/picture presentation of the events of Holy Week freely available. The professional presentation comes in three episodes, each of which are based on recordings/photography at the Birmingham Passion Play of Holy Week 2019. That unique, contemporary re-telling of the Easter story was performed live to over 3,000 people … Read more

Farewell

After 14 years as the Ecumenical Development Officer for Birmingham Churches Together it is with very mixed feelings that I hand over to Robert Mountford who will be monitoring emails and ensuring communications continue until a new Officer is appointed. I have got to know Robert well in recent years as the Ecumenical Officer for … Read more

Holy Week and Easter Services

While the country continues in lockdown, many local churches have moved online, offering daily reflections, or live streaming prayer and communion services. While it is not possible to list also such broadcasts here are links to a few of the various opportunities to join together across the city: A list of all live-streamed services from … Read more

Church called to sing hymns on Easter Sunday

‘Sing resurrection’  Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020, will be unlike any other. We will not be able to celebrate together in our church congregations, but the suggestion is that, at 10.00am on Easter Sunday morning, Christians all over the country celebrate the resurrection by going outside and singing the well-known hymns ‘Jesus Christ is Risen … Read more

Statement from British and Irish Church Leaders

At the start of Holy Week, as Christians follow in the footsteps of Jesus as the events that lead to Good Friday unfold, followed by the hope of Easter Day, leaders of churches throughout the British Isles have issued the following statement and call to continued prayer as we face the Covid-19 pandemic. They write… … Read more

Manresa Link

Manresa Link has been offering Retreats In Daily Life in the Midlands since the 1980s, based on Ignatian Spirituality. These have usually been parish-based, or within a variety of organisations, giving participants weekly meetings with a trained prayer-guide to help them deepen their relationship with God. Now you can do this online, from your own … Read more

Spring Harvest goes online

Following the cancellation of the annual Easter-time Spring Harvest programme, the event has moved to an online conference, with content suitable for all the family. From Easter Monday, 13 April, to Friday 17 April, the 2020 theme of ‘Unleashed – The Acts Church Today‘ will be explored in a variety of formats, including morning Bible teaching, live … Read more

Spiritual Accompaniment training course beginning September 2020

How Spiritual Direction is growing in Birmingham’s churches, and how you could be part of the journey. You might not hear much about it in the press, but the practice of Spiritual Direction is flourishing, both nationally and across Birmingham. Sometimes called Accompaniment or Companioning, it involves individuals being paired with a director or guide … Read more

Offering local support

Thrive Together Birmingham and Birmingham Churches Together are looking to support churches and community run projects and initiatives during these challanging times. In this update Thrive Together Birmingham have compiled some useful information on the different support networks emerging in Birmingham. Birmingham City council has joined forces with BVSC to create the C19 Support Brum … Read more