Welcome to 
• The Bishop of Durham on our "increasingly religious" society.
• September's Parish Magazine is now online.
• Tickets are now on sale for the African Harvest Supper (11/9).
• Don't miss Richard Tunnicliffe's cello concert (26/9).
• The Café T programme for the Autumn is now available.
• Learn to lead others in prayer : Intercession Workshop (21/9).
• St Nicolas' is to be developed as a concert venue. More...
Next year, we will be marking the centenary of the annexation of Kings Norton by Birmingham in 1911, the year in which King George V was crowned, Captain Scott lost his race to the South Pole and the Titanic was launched.
Over the intervening century, much has changed. This once agricultural parish has lost most of its rural character and covers a smaller geographical area than it did for most of its history. The days are gone when a Birmingham businessman in search of a tranquil rural retreat might aspire to buy a house here.
But what has not disappeared is the sense, shared by so many who live or work in what some still like to call The Village, of belonging to a vibrant community with a warm heart and a distinct identity. Recent developments, including the high-profile restoration of Saint Nicolas' Place, the revival of the Farmers' Market and the improvement of the Kings Norton Nature Reserve, have added life, character and a sense of pride.
The church of St Nicolas' has been at the heart of this community since at least the 12th century...
The church of St Nicolas' has been at the heart of this community since at least the 12th century and it, too, has had to move with the times. Each Sunday morning, 3 congregations in 3 locations offer 3 different styles of worship, catering for a wide range of needs and tastes. (Visit our Churches page to learn more).
Meanwhile, the glorious mediaeval church whose 15th century spire towers over The Green remains a much-loved place of warmth, welcome and prayer.
There is so much going on here, not all of it "religious". As we say so often in our services, this is your church. You belong here too.
Evidence for God?
The Universe is a Very Unlikely Place
The question of whether there exists a supernatural creator, a God, is one of the most important questions we have to answer. I think it is a scientific question. (Richard Dawkins)
Richard Dawkins claims that God is a delusion and that religious faith is evil. But what if the scientific evidence itself is telling a different story?
Over the past fifty years scientists have uncovered a series of amazing facts which show that the creation is an extremely unlikely place, fine-tuned in specific ways that make human life possible. It shows all the signs that it has been purposefully designed as a place for us to live.
GOD: new evidence is a series of videos about these remarkable discoveries that point us towards the Creator.
Some Statistics
As the population of the world increases, Christianity is spreading with remarkable speed. It is the most popular religion in the world. About 50,000 Christians are baptised every week in Africa alone. There are over 2 billion Christians in the world today. Learn more....
Christianity is still the predominant faith in the UK with over half (53%) or 26.2 million adults claiming to be Christian; while other faiths account for 6%. So, three out of five people in the population see themselves as people of faith and the remainder claim to have no religion (39%) (Churchgoing in the UK, 2007).
According to the latest figures available (2008), as many as 27,400 people are in an Anglican church on any given Sunday in the Diocese of Birmingham. Attendance figures have changed little over the past 5 years (+/- 1%).
Thirteen of England's 43 dioceses have recently seen an increase in weekly attendance. The number of people who attend an Anglican church each week in England is roughly 1,145,000.
