West Worcester Beacon

West Worcester Beacon St Philip & St James, Hallow
Christ Church, Lower Broadheath
St Bartholomew's, Grimley
St Martin's, Holt It was consecrated on 4th May 1869.

We are warm and friendly family Churches, and love to welcome all who visit us. We believe that God is active in this world and that none of us are complete until we know His healing love in our hearts. We invite you to join our fellowship as we explore together what God has planned for our lives through our journey into wholeness. We would love to welcome you to share worship in fellowship with u

s at our regular services. Our aim is to offer a wide spectrum of both modern and traditional worship that provides for all ages so that we can come to worship God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The earliest church in Hallow was a small stone building on the bank above the River Severn. Nash, the Worcestershire historian, says that it had Saxon masonry over the north door. The present building, however, was built mostly from local sandstone brought from a quarry at Holt. It is a good example of Victorian-Gothic architecture, in the style of the 13th-14th Centuries.

You are welcome at church this Sunday!We look forward to seeing you at either Holy Communion at Hallow (10:00am) or Wors...
05/06/2026

You are welcome at church this Sunday!

We look forward to seeing you at either Holy Communion at Hallow (10:00am) or Worship For All at Lower Broadheath (11:00am) 🙏

UNITE - an organisation of Christian youth leaders and pastoral/safeguarding professionals across Worcester - are seekin...
04/06/2026

UNITE - an organisation of Christian youth leaders and pastoral/safeguarding professionals across Worcester - are seeking to help close the gap in mental health and wellbeing support for the young people in our city.

Their prayer is for God to bring hope to young people in a broken world where mental health and wellbeing is being described as a "crisis". In England and Wales alone, more than 35,000 young people have been waiting for over two years for mental health support, and youth service funding has dropped 73% since 2010.

PROSPER is launching on Monday 15th June 🌱

🌱 Mental health & wellbeing support
🌱 Therapeutic approach & biblical wisdom
🌱 Run by Worcester church youth leaders
🌱 Open to all youth in school years 7-13
🌱 Monthly - every 3rd Monday
🌱 6:00-7:45pm at The Granary, WR1 2DA

Scan the QR code or follow the link for more info or to sign up:
https://hopechurchworcester.churchsuite.com/events/bbqrrziu

We're throwing a 🫧 BUBBLE FEST 🫧 and you're invited🎉Saturday 6th June from 3:00-4:30pm at Broadheath Paddock (behind the...
04/06/2026

We're throwing a 🫧 BUBBLE FEST 🫧 and you're invited🎉

Saturday 6th June from 3:00-4:30pm at Broadheath Paddock (behind the church).

Expect mini bubbles, giant bubbles, bubble crafts, and bubble-tastic tunes 🎵

Oh, and snacks - because bubbles are hungry work!

See you there, bubble lovers! 🫧

01/06/2026

PLEASE NOTE:
The Midweek Eucharist scheduled for Wednesday 3rd June at Hallow has been cancelled due to limited availability of ministers – thank you for understanding.

🫧 ONE WEEK TODAY 🫧Join the fun this June as All Together presents the colourful and joy-filled Bubble Fest at Broadheath...
30/05/2026

🫧 ONE WEEK TODAY 🫧

Join the fun this June as All Together presents the colourful and joy-filled Bubble Fest at Broadheath Paddock. Designed for families and children, the afternoon promises laughter, creativity and plenty of bubbles: big ones, small ones, long ones and short ones - alongside popping games, bubble statues, crafts, music and refreshments.

All completely free!

Saturday 6th June from 3.00pm to 4.30pm. Come and join in the fun!

This Sunday, we are holding united benefice services at Grimley Church!All are welcome at Benefice BCP Communion at 8:30...
29/05/2026

This Sunday, we are holding united benefice services at Grimley Church!

All are welcome at Benefice BCP Communion at 8:30am and Benefice Holy Communion at 10:30am 🙏

For more information please visit our website: www.westworcesterbeacon.org.uk/worship

28/05/2026

The Shape of Beginnings
By Emma Smith (copywright)

There are moments in life
that arrive quietly…
and yet somehow divide the world
into before
and after.
A child carried into welcoming arms.
Two people standing side by side
saying, “Yes. Even now. Even with bills, bad moods, and whoever keeps leaving the big light on.”
And all around them…
people gathering.
Not because life is perfect,
but because something in us still believes
in blessing things before they begin.
I used to think love arrived like lightning.
All drama and fireworks.
A great cinematic soundtrack playing somewhere in the distance.
But now I think it arrives more gently than that.
I think it arrives in cups of tea.
In tired hands still reaching for one another.
In people remembering your child’s name.
In someone saving you a seat.
In laughter echoing through church halls
over slightly burnt sausage rolls and warm wine.
And maybe that is the miracle.
Not perfection.
Not certainty.
Just people choosing each other
again and again.
Today we celebrate beginnings.
And beginnings are strange things.
A christening begins with water,
such a small thing really.
Just a few drops.
And yet oceans begin that way too.
Marriage begins with words.
Tiny words.
“I do.”
Two of the smallest words in the English language
and yet somehow heavy enough
to change an entire life.
And Pentecost…
well, Pentecost begins with breath.
Wind.
The invisible becoming visible.
That feeling when something moves through a room
and suddenly strangers become family.
I think we spend our whole lives searching for that feeling.
To be truly seen.
Not for the polished parts we show the world,
but for the cracks,
the mended places,
the bits still unfinished.
Because the truth is,
none of us arrive here flawless.
We arrive patched together
by heartbreak and hope,
held upright by people who loved us
when we were difficult to love.
And still…
here we are.
Still blessing children.
Still making vows.
Still lighting candles against the dark
as if the light might win.
And perhaps it does.
Perhaps heaven is not somewhere far away,
but here,
in this room,
in this moment.
A child beginning.
A marriage continuing.
Friends becoming family.
Older hands holding younger ones.
The sacred and the ordinary
sitting side by side on wooden pews.
And somewhere among all this laughter,
all this tenderness,
all this beautiful unfinished humanity…
something holy moves quietly between us.
Not demanding perfection.
Only presence.
Only love.

Bring your little ones to Stay & Play during the May half-term!🗓️ Tuesday 26th May⏰ 9:30-11:30am📍 Hallow Church💰 Free!We...
24/05/2026

Bring your little ones to Stay & Play during the May half-term!

🗓️ Tuesday 26th May
⏰ 9:30-11:30am
📍 Hallow Church
💰 Free!

We look forward to seeing you there 🎊

We look forward to seeing you at church this Sunday for Pentecost!
21/05/2026

We look forward to seeing you at church this Sunday for Pentecost!

You are invited to a Summer Soirée, featuring ‘The Many Men’ on vocals!📅 Saturday 13th June🕛 5:30pm📍 St Martin’s Church,...
21/05/2026

You are invited to a Summer Soirée, featuring ‘The Many Men’ on vocals!

📅 Saturday 13th June
🕛 5:30pm
📍 St Martin’s Church, Holt, WR6 6NJ

Pimms, ploughmans, puddings and cakes will all be on sale at the soirée!

Plus a raffle will be running and plant stall available 🪴

Please bring cash with you – donations taken on entry.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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