I’d like to hold a funeral in one of your churches.

We’ll do everything we can to help you with funeral arrangements. Please visit our funeral page for more details.

How do I enquire about baptism?

To find out more about baptism in one of our churches, visit our baptism page.

How do I get married in one of your churches?

We’d love to help you with this. To find out more about weddings in our family of churches, visit our weddings page.

What should I wear?

Clothes are good. Seriously, beyond that we’re not fussy.

Jesus always liked to keep everything casual and “real.” He and his followers dressed like normal people of their day, so we try to keep things normal too.

When do you meet?

There are services every Sunday across many of our locations. To find out what’s happening this Sunday, use the what's on page, or visit the page of the individual church on the Our Churches menu.

Are visitors welcome?

Whoever comes to me I will never drive away" (John 6:37) So whether you’ve just moved to the area, or are just visiting for a weekend; whether you’ve been going to church all your life, or have never set foot in one before, you are welcome at our churches.

How can I find out more about Christianity?

We'll generally have a course starting soon to explore this - please get in touch to find out more.

Courses coming soon:

None. Please check back later.

This video gives a brief introduction to what Christians believe.

What’s happening this week?

Here's a brief glimpse of what's happening across our family of churches in the next few days. Click on the individual events to find out more.

Online Service

December 8

Holy Communion

December 8 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Hanley Castle, St Mary
Hanley Castle, Worcestershire WR8 0BL + Google Map

Holy Communion

December 8 @ 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Upton, St Peter and St Paul
Old Street
Upton Upon Severn, Worcestershire WR8 0JQ
+ Google Map

Holy Communion

December 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Earls Croome, St Nicholas’ Church
Church Lane,
Earls Croome,, Worcestershire wr8 9de United Kingdom
+ Google Map

Morning Worship or Matins

December 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ripple, St Mary’s
The Cross
Ripple, GL20 6HA
+ Google Map

Morning Worship

December 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Welland, St James Church
Drake Street
Welland, Worcestershire WR13 6LP United Kingdom
+ Google Map

Cafe Tuesdays

December 10 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Hanley Swan Village Hall
Welland Road
Hanley Swan, Worcestershire WR8 0EQ United Kingdom
+ Google Map

Holy Communion

December 12 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Hanley Swan, St Gabriel’s
Hanley Swan, Worcestershire wr8 0dy United Kingdom + Google Map

Who took that beautiful picture of the sun setting over the Malverns?

The photo was taken by Jason Viper, a Worcester-based photographer and graphic designer . If you'd like to know more about Jason's work, and view his portfolio, you can see it here.

Last rays of light, Malvern Hills, England, U.K.

Why are you called the Hope Church Family?

Great question!

The Hope Church Family s is a group of Church of England churches working together to share the good news of Jesus Christ in the area around Upton-upon-Severn.

But why the "Hope Church Family"? Let's take each word in turn.

  • FAMILY - because in Jesus, we are adopted sons and daughters of God.
  • CHURCH - because although we all worship the living God, we live in a number of different communities (or parishes), each with it's own church building.
  • HOPE - because being a Christian isn't a personal, private thing, it's  good news for the whole world.

There's another reason too. The "Hope Church Family" sounds way way better than our official, Church of England title, which is so long that it can only be read out loud after a drinking a can of Red Bull. Unless you've got one handy we suggest you don't read beyond this point ...

Glutton for punishment? Then here it is: "The Proposed Combined Benefice of Upton-upon-Severn, Ripple, The Hook, Hanley Castle, Hanley Swan, Welland, Hill Croome, Strensham and Earls Croome."

 

Christmas Services