The home of Unitarianism in the West Midlands
1. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: The Secretary has issued a plea for original worship material to be included in the commemorative publication for our 150th Anniversary – please share widely. She has also commissioned material for this. BUT MORE IS NEEDED! 2. New Joint Ministry: In addition to the 20 hours a week currently worked as District … Read more
Eight participants successfully completed the Local Leadership Strategy Group approved Rites of Passage Course at Kingswood on Saturday, by doing a presentation each about a particular rite of passage, followed by peer review and comments. Another participant was sadly poorly on the day, and will be doing a catch-up session later in the year. The … Read more
Unitarians from around the Midlands gathered on a fine October day to share our Annual Lunch at Kingswood Meeting House. Following some very time-appropriate devotions from Rev. Ant Howe, in which he recalled what we owe to our Unitarian forebears, Rev. Winnie Gordon started her talk with a moment of silence, so that those present … Read more
13 Unitarians from seven congregations gathered at Unitarian New Meeting Church on a sunny Autumn Saturday, to discover how Unitarian congregations in three different settings minister to their communities. The first speaker was Diane Rutter, Lay Assistant of Kingswood, who summed up her talk in her first sentence: “ministering to our community one cup of … Read more
1. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: The Secretary has issued a plea for original worship material to be included in the commemorative publication – please share widely. She will also be commissioning material for this. 2. Rites of Passage Course: the District is still running the nationally-recognised Rites of Passage course this year. The final, plenary session will … Read more
We are delighted to announce that Rev Winnie Gordon is to become Minister of Kidderminster New Meeting House. She will commence her role here in early October. Winnie of course needs little introduction. She is well known across the District for her excellent and ongoing work as Minister at Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham, and … Read more
1. New Committee Member: we were pleased to welcome David Jones from Unitarian New Meeting Church, Birmingham onto the committee. 2. Sesquicentennial Celebrations: following on from May’s Key Messages, we are delighted to confirm that a visit to Quarry Bank Mill and Styal Chapel has now been fixed for 24th September 2016, as part of … Read more
1. New Committee Members: we were pleased to welcome Lesley Harris from Evesham and Cressida Pryor from Cheltenham & Gloucester onto the committee. 2. Vacancy: a third new member has sadly withdrawn, so there is a vacancy for an ordinary member of the committee. If you are interested in this (not demanding but very useful) … Read more
Last Saturday 13 Unitarians from seven MUA congregations gathered at Unitarian New Meeting in Birmingham to attend a workshop on Social Action, led by Rob Gregson and Ann Howell of Simple Gifts. It was a truly inspirational day. After giving us a brief overview of the history of social action in the Unitarian context, we … Read more
Over a hundred Unitarians, and representatives from other faiths in Birmingham, gathered this afternoon to celebrate the Induction Service of Rev. Winnie Gordon as Minister of Unitarian New Meeting Church in Birmingham. The title of the service was Being Purposeful Together, and the hymns and readings had been chosen with this in mind. The chapel … Read more