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of Christ Church, Selly Park
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Sunday services

Sunday services

at Christ Church are informal in style. Regular service times are 10.30 am and (most weeks) 6.30 pm
Aerial view of a congregation standing to sing

Sermons from morning services are available for download

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News and events

News and events

Calendar of services and other events for the next few weeks

Keep up to date on our news page or download our latest notice sheet

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Christian living

Christian living

Small groups and other events to help us live and grow as Christians Two teenagers reading a Bible and pointing something out

Resources to help read the Bible in a year and a report on our Weekend Away in September 2011

Children
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Young people

Young people

Our two youth groups covering the age range 11-18 are led by youth worker Ellen Eagling
Photo of Ellen Eagling
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Young adults and students

Young adults and students

The Nexus group provides a link for students and others in the 18-30 age range
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Our building

Our building

is used for a wide range of church, community and private events each week
The Christ Church building as seen from across Pershore Road Find out more about its facilities, take a photo tour or visit the Building Project archive
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Community action

Community action

Using our building, recycling, why we love the Birmingham Half-Marathon (now renamed the Great Birmingham Run), Helen Tomblin's Comedy Club, enhancing our lives with fun and creativity, and more... plus links with other local churches
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Worldwide connections

Worldwide connections

Our partners rescue street children in Tanzania, engage in Christian media work, combat poverty and much more
Beccy and Dan with younger people in Bolivia
Beccy and Dan travelled to Bolivia to help with church projects there
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Our story

Our story

How a centre of worship in an ageing hall grew into today's Christ Church
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Contact details

Contact details

How to get in touch with us, where to find us and other practical information for visitors
You can phone us on 0121 471 2379 or send an email
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Site map

Site map

List of pages on this site and their content

Crafts at Christmas 2011

“The boys loved all the things they made and have decorated the house with them. Thank you for a very special, memorable and enjoyable afternoon and a Merry Christmas to you all and a happy New Year”
A Christingle with lighted candle
A Christingle with lighted candle

Light a candle in the darkness:
A children's craft afternoon ended with a Christingle service for the children and their parents

A Christmas crib scene, stained glass style

We don't have any stained glass in our building, but Kingfishers provided us with this crib scene to decorate our front window over the Christmas period.
The coloured lights are actually made from tissue paper, not glass, but the effect is almost as good!

Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace: Children in FLAG drew pictures illustrating this prophecy which was made hundreds of years before Jesus' birth

Wonderful Counsellor
Mighty God
Mighty God
Everlasting Father
Prince of Peace
Prince of Peace

Toddler Club: New session times

Handprints and animals drawn on a multi-coloured background

Detail from a banner made by Toddler Club

Starting in September 2011, the former Thursday afternoon group has moved to Monday afternoons. The session times are:

  • Monday 10 am to 11.30 am
  • Monday 1 pm - 2.30 pm
  • Thursday 10 am - 11.30 am

Kingfishers: Reaching out across the generations

A group playing musical instruments

On the road: making music for older people

Children from our Kingfishers group went on a visit to the Day Centre for the elderly at Balsall Heath Church Centre.

“The Day Centre loved seeing the young people as they see so few,” explained Jacquie, who leads the group. “The young people were pleased to do their party pieces for someone else.”

Kingfishers Children's Club is for boys and girls in school years 3 to 6, and meets in the large hall on Tuesdays from 6.45 pm to 7.45 pm. Activities include football, games, crafts and more.

We ask for 60p per child (or £1 for two siblings) per session, but the first week is free, so just come along and join in.

Children at the centre

Why is Christ Church here? A large part of the answer is... children. The church was born out of the work among children that goes back several decades on our Pershore Road site.

Why did we put up a new building? Again, one of the main reasons was... children. We needed more space for all their activities.

Sunday groups

During most Sunday services there is a point when children and their leaders are invited to leave “for their own activities”. The groups are:

  • Scramblers covers the age range from 3 to 5
  • FLAG (Fun Learning About God) continues up to age 11
  • The Revive youth group (ages 11-14) also meets during Sunday morning services

An exception is the All Age service, normally on the first Sunday in each month, when all age groups stay in the main service together.

A crèche is available for very young children.

Child protection

Everyone who works with children and young people (under 18), whether paid or as a volunteer, is required to understand and follow the Christ Church Safeguarding Policy, which can be downloaded here.

There's a leaflet about child protection intended for parents and carers in the church entrance hall.

Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts

The uniformed organisations are not run by the church, but we have a long history of close co-operation. The former Scout Hut was built next to the Church Hall on the Pershore Road site in 1948, and the use of both buildings was shared until they were demolished to make way for the current building.

The new building was designed to meet the needs of the uniformed organisations as well as the church, and it is serving its purpose well.