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of Christ Church, Selly Park
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About us
A quick introduction: who we are, our purpose, our story and our funding
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Services and Christian living
Sunday services - usually 10.30 am and 6.30 pm - are informal in style Aerial view of a congregation standing to sing Download sermons here
Messy Church - 4.00 pm on the second Saturday of each month - Creativity, celebration and a meal
Plus: Exploring faith and ways of helping us to grow as Christians
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Groups and activities
Groups for children and toddlers, young people (age 11-18) and young adults and students (age 18-30s)
Plus: home groups, Lunch Club for older people and social activities
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Our building

Our building

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

Community action

Using our building, recycling, Lunch Club for older people, why we love the Great Birmingham Run, debt advice, 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
Playing parachute games
Our link with Bolivia was given a big boost when a team from Birmingham visited in summer 2013
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Amani Children's Home

Amani Children's Home

Rescuing street children in Tanzania: our part in supporting this project
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Partnership with the church in Bolivia

Bolivia

After Beccy and Dan's visit to Bolivia to help with church projects there, a much larger group went in summer 2013 to build the links further
Youth Encounter: East Africa 2013
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Family in Kenya 2014
The Frere family visited Kenya to help lead a training conference and to build up our link with the churches there
Outside a traditional village house in Kenya
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Our link with Romania
Our link with a Romanian pastor and his family
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News and events

News and events

Calendar of services and other events for the next few weeks
Follow our news blog, read our Twitter feed or download our latest notice sheet
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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

Youth Encounter 2013: East Africa

The Youth Encounter team at the front of the church

The Youth Encounter team: their last Christ Church service before setting off

The team want to say a big thank you to everyone at Christ Church for supporting us through fundraising and prayer!

The articles on this page describe the preparations for the trip and include some photos taken in Kenya and Tanzania. Select any of the entries in the index below to view each article, or just follow the Next links to step through each article in order:

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Index of articles

Destination Africa

In the summer of 2013 a group of young people and a team of leaders from Christ Church visited East Africa for nearly 3 weeks.

In Kenya they spent most of their time in the rural west of the country, helping at a school and running children's and youth activities.

Their time in Tanzania included a visit to the Amani Children's Home and a short safari in the nearby National Park. Some of the team were also able to meet the child the Reloaded group have sponsored for the last 3 years.

Their return was unexpectedly delayed when Nairobi airport was closed for several days following a major fire. The airline put them up in a 5-star hotel... quite a contrast with some of the other places they stayed in.