Selly Park
Community actionRecycling, Great Birmingham Run, Coffee Morning, Other local churches, Comedy, Fun and creativity
Community action
Sunday services
at Christ Church are informal in style. Regular service times are 10.30 am and (most weeks) 6.30 pm
Sermons from morning services are available for download
Christian living
Small groups and other events to help us live and grow as Christians
Resources to help read the Bible in a year and a report on our Weekend Away in September 2011
Young people
Our two youth groups covering the age range 11-18 are led by youth worker Ellen Eagling
Our building
is used for a wide range of church, community and private events each week
Find out more about its facilities,
take a
photo tour or visit the
Building Project
archive
Birmingham Half-Marathon
Our vicar Geoff Lanham was one of 10 church members who raced past our front door in 2010
Fun and creativity
Arts, crafts and performance enhance our lives and build community
A huge piece of community art hangs in our entrance hall
Worldwide connections
Our partners rescue street children in Tanzania, engage in Christian media work, combat poverty and much more
Beccy and Dan travelled to Bolivia to help with church projects there
Cycle training
Cheaper, greener, fitter, funner! Lots of us would benefit from cycling but lack the knowledge and confidence to look after a bike and ride it on busy roads. We're pleased that Birmingham Bike Foundry are providing training for us.
The sessions are at Christ Church on Saturdays, and are free! But... places are limited, so sign up with Steve or Peter at a Sunday service, or contact us to book a place or request more details.
Cycle maintenance
Choose between sessions on 28 January and 11 February.
Each starts at
10.30 am and lasts about 2 hours. Suitable for adults and young people - no previous
knowledge necessary.
On-road training
This course runs over two sessions (you need to attend both):
10 March and 24 March, both starting at 2 pm.
Suitable for adults and older youth, even anyone who has never taken a bike on the road before.
Christ Church welcomes cyclists: and we can help you be safer and more confident on the road too
Hear My Song: Concert against cancer
Classically trained singer Miriam Dix organised a concert to help raise funds in the fight against breast, ovarian and cervical cancers.
Her amazing voice was backed up by other wonderful singers and instrumentalists, performing in a variety of musical styles. The concert raised over £900 - a huge boost to the overall fundraising effort.
The event was part of the build-up to a 400km cycle ride across Kenya in February 2012, fundraising for Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, Ovarian Cancer Action and Breast Cancer Care under the umbrella of Women V Cancer Cycle Kenya.
It's over a year since Miriam signed up for the cycle ride, and she has been training hard ever since. In October she cycled coast to coast across the North of England: "It was a tough challenge," she says, "but a good step towards the eventual Kenyan adventure".
There's more information on these websites:
On her bike: Miriam goes coast to coast in the fight against cancer
Recycling point open at Christ Church
Some small domestic items that are not covered by the City Council's recycling scheme can be placed in bins in our entrance hall:
- Batteries - household types (not chargers or car batteries)
- Ink cartridges from domestic printers - not laser printer toner cartridges
- Mobile phones and chargers - please remove SIM cards and any PIN codes
- Low energy light bulbs (compact fluorescent)
- Spectacles
- Aluminium foil (washed please!) including milk bottle tops and barbecue trays - no cans or aerosols
There are leaflets nearby which give further details of what we can accept, and advice on where to recycle items that we can't currently accept.
Our recycling point is located at the left of the entrance hall. Pick up a leaflet for further information and advice on recycling
Great Birmingham Run
Runners in the Birmingham Half-Marathon pass our building while the spectators cheer them on. Once again we provided hospitality for the renamed Great Birmingham Run 2011, and we had over a dozen entrants in the race. Find out more here.
Community survey
In order to serve our area better, we need to know more about it. We interviewed residents in selected roads to find out their concerns, and also spoke to owners of shops and other businesses. Aggregated results of the survey can be seen here. Feedback from the survey is playing an important rôle as we plan for the future.
Summer Drop-In
Many regular activities - in Christ Church and elsewhere - take a break during the summer school holidays, which can leave a bit of a gap in people's lives. For several years now we have opened our building on a few specific days each summer, providing company for adults and play for children. The 2011 "season" peaked at over 180 visitors on one day, so we know how much this is valued.
Big audience, giant screens
A Coffee Morning Special to celebrate the Royal Wedding attracted a large all-age audience to watch the event in high definition on our giant screens.
We've used our multimedia facilities to show major sporting events too. We can provide the venue and good company, but sorry, we can't guarantee the result of the match.
People of all ages joined in the Royal Wedding celebration
Comedy special
When our member Helen Tomblin launched a comedy club with a cleaner ethos, the media pundits were unanimous: it would never work. Helen proved them wrong, and the Laughing Sole Comedy Club has played to packed houses for several years now.
Helen invited one of the most popular Laughing Sole acts, Jo Enright, to perform at a special comedy evening which filled the main hall at Christ Church. Find out more on our comedy page.
Jo Enright entertains at Christ Church