St Thomas & St Luke, ‘Top Church’, in Dudley is one of
two churches in the Diocese who have received funding to
develop their church building, to enable them to grow and
become a resource for all churches across the Diocese.
The Revd James Treasure met with members of the
local community last September to outline the vision for
Top Church. James said: “At the start of the project, the
congregation averaged around 20 people each Sunday. We
are planning to grow this to around 250 people over the
next five years, so that we can become a real blessing to
the local community as well as help support other Dudley
churches.”
The Resourcing Church is due to be officially
launched in September 2019. Until then,
James will build a congregation who will
develop a vision for a church which will live
out their faith, working with others to meet the
needs of the people in Dudley.
“We’ve already had positive feedback on our plans,” continued James. “Our aim is to
make the church ft for the 21st Century, while keeping the historical features. We hope
that Top Church will become a brilliant mix of old and new.”
Please pray for Top Church, that it will encourage more people to come to faith and that
it will be a helpful resource for other churches in the Diocese.
Kingswinford Deanery – Rural Dean: David Hoskin; Lay Chair: Anthony Lovesy
Diocese of Madurai-Ramnad (India): Bishop Marialouis Joseph
