Welcome to St Peter’s website. We are a church committed to showing the love of God in service to the local community, in worship and prayer, and in care for one another.
As members of the worldwide Anglican church, rooted here in Birmingham, we are also dedicated to sharing friendship and support with fellow Christians in Churches Together in Hall Green and with those of other faith communities and of those with no faith allegiances.
Our hope is that we become more and more a church at the heart of our local community, meeting needs in God’s name, and proclaiming his kingdom of love, forgiveness, healing, justice and peace. We expect to see signs of that kingdom in many different people and places.
We are not perfect, just travellers on the road hoping to do our best!
We hope you find the information you are looking. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch. If we can help in any way: spiritual need, family occasion, exploring your faith, we are here for you.
Martin Stephenson
Vicar until 7 August 2025.
After this date all enquiries should be directed through Chris Dunbar at the Parish Office: 0121 7775535 and at:
stpetersparishofficeb28@gmail.
Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Adults
In light of the recent bad publicity regarding Safeguarding in the Church of England, we would like to state the following:
‘We, the Ministers and people of St Peter’s, would like to assure all who come to meet with us here that we are and always have been committed to keeping everyone safe. We stand with the persecuted and vulnerable and will always listen and act appropriately to enable their voice to be heard’.
St Peter’s Church as part of the Church of England is fully committed to:
- Promoting a safer environment and culture
- Safely recruiting and supporting all those with any responsibility related to children, young people and vulnerable adults within the Church
- Responding promptly to every safeguarding concern or allegation
- Caring pastorally for victims/survivors of abuse and other affected persons
- Caring pastorally for those who are the subject of concerns or allegations of abuse and other affected persons.
Safeguarding officers:
Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator: Kath Hawker on 0121 711 8173
and for
Vulnerable Adults: Julia Tortise – 07957 393 371.
Children’s Advocate: Jo Weir – 07512 760440
The Bishop’s Safeguarding advisor is Steph Haynes: 07342 993 844 or email StephH@cofebirmingham.com
(See also our Safeguarding page on this website)
The recent Report of the Government Inquiry (IICSA) into the ways in which The Church of England has failed to protect children makes 8 recommendations which we fully support. For more details see: https://www.iicsa.org.uk
Did you know St Peter’s is now Grade 2 Listed? Read more about this here:
For our regular and occasional Services – see Worship page
All Welcome
Food Bank: We collect food and other items for the Sparkhill Food Bank which is administered locally by our friends at The Church of the Ascension, School Road. Thank you for ways in which you support this. We have asked which items are particularly needed at the moment and which are not needed. Needed please: Tinned sweet corn, tinned meat, tinned or dried soup, tinned green peas, tinned carrots, tinned potatoes, rice pudding, custard, as well as jam. More items in smaller portions please, because people are living in shared houses. Not needed now: pasta!
Thank you very much!
Our latest newsletter can be found on the Newsletters page of this website, as well as this year’s Christmas Quiz.
(See also our Safeguarding page on this website)
The recent Report of the Government Inquiry (IICSA) into the ways in which The Church of England has failed to protect children makes 8 recommendations which we fully support. For more details see: https://www.iicsa.org.uk
The Church and LGBTI People
From time to time we are publishing here some reflections on important issues of the day. One of the most significant is the way in which we welcome (or otherwise) those who are Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender and Intersex. This has recently been highlighted through The Church of England’s newly published study material – Living in Love and Faith. As a result of church synod discussions proposals for blessing of same sex relationships have been tabled, and debated, but not finally approved. However, at St Peter’s, we are willing to use this excellent material. Please ask the Vicar for a discussion about what we could offer.
Here is a comment about St Peter’s from one of our church members:
Black Lives Matter
At St Peter’s we recognise the long history of oppression and suffering for black people, the part that the Church has played in that, and express sorrow and regret. We give thanks for the witness of black Christians and for all whose work is a celebration of black culture.
A Christian recently said: ‘As a mother of a black son I pray in a different way…
