Claire Bowman reports from the recent Church & Peace AGM. The Church and Peace AGM was held by zoom this year due to Covid 19. This is an organisation of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies as Read More …
Quakers from Central England are proud to join this message of blessing for Birmingham Pride. Although the physical parade and festival couldn’t go ahead this year, a virtual pride took place, and we are happy to join with Christians at Read More …
22nd April 2020 saw the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and Footsteps, in partnership with Central England Quakers and others, marked the occasion with an online gathering: Our Cities and Climate. There were nearly 150 participants in total over three Read More …
A reflection on offering ‘spiritual direction’ by Eleanor Jackson, a member of Cotteridge Quaker Meeting and a Woodbrooke Associate Tutor. This article was originally commissioned for ‘News from the Centre’, the next edition of which we hope can be printed Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on a talk on ‘retail chaplaincy’ in Birmingham: At the most recent meeting of Churches Together in Birmingham City Centre, Elaine Hutchinson (pictured) delivered a very interesting talk on her retail chaplaincy work. Elaine is part of Read More …
Claire Bowman, Central England Quakers’ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, reflects on an interfaith event connecting with our local environment and a hub for sustainable energy. St Cyprian’s church in Tyseley sits beside a new retail park. A few rows of Read More …
Central England Quakers recently hosted an ecumenical event exploring how we can work together to move to a low carbon future. On Saturday July 29th 72 people gathered at the Quaker rooms in Bull Street under the theme of “No Read More …
Birmingham Quaker Pete Doubtfire reflects on attending a Church & Peace conference on behalf of Central England Quakers Peace Committee. In May 2019, I attended the AGM and 70th Anniversary Celebration of Church & Peace, in Berlin. Church & Peace Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on a recent interfaith environmental event: On Sunday February 17th 45 people from different faiths and none gathered together at Birmingham Central Mosque for an afternoon ofconversation and presentations, interspersed with tea, cake and crafting. We learned Read More …
Staying Ffriends is a small ecumenical group that meets at Northfield Quaker Meeting House, usually on the third Wednesday of each month (though note 23rd Jan). It is a continuation of Becoming Friends and, as a result, has a broad Read More …