I was born in Ladywood, Birmingham, and faith for me began as a 5 year old when my father said to me that I should not say ‘Oh God’. My father encouraged me to attend local churches and be connected to the Salvation Army, which I was also with via an excellent music teacher at
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We first came to St Stephen’s one Sunday in August 1978, and were pleasantly surprised to find a full church even during the holiday season. St Stephen’s had been recommended by friends in Manchester, and the welcome here was warm. Over the 40+ years we have been part of the church, we have been richly
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We joined St Stephen’s in 1967 having moved to Birmingham from Shropshire with work. We moved away from Birmingham in 1990 so spent 24 very happy years at the church. We have fond memories of the church during this period, a time of growth and blessings. Pathfinder and CYFA groups started, the Church Centre on
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I came to Birmingham to complete my BSc in Geology at University of Birmingham from 2015 to 2019. I was firstly introduced to St Stephen’s through a garden party for international students. I am thankful to God for that. St Stephen’s has been an important part for me being at university. I often tell people
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Not all Ministries are created equal…… I had been very blessed to have grown-up and worshipped in two wonderful churches, surrounded by wonderful Christians. But then, about 20 years ago, our church entered an extended period of interregnum, and a long series of cheery sermons followed, about how a goldfish/robin/traffic warden/loaf of...
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We arrived at St Stephen’s for the morning service the Sunday before Christmas 2001. During the week we had returned to England after 11 years in Argentina. We had left behind many wonderful Christian brothers and sisters in Argentina, where we were used to church services being very long, rather chaotic, noisy and very emotional.
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Dr Harry Guy Dain was the local GP and a member of St Stephen’s. He was born in 1870 and was one of the six children of Major Dain, a draper, and Marjorie Weaver. Always known as Guy, he was educated by the King Edward VI Foundation and then went to Mason College, the Medical
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The first member of St Stephen’s we met was Jem, then church administrator and about 8 months pregnant with her first child, which was before I even joined the church but when we came to look round Birmingham before moving here. A few years later we were members of the church family and had our
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My first memory of St Stephen’s was in the autumn of 2017 following my family’s move to Birmingham from London. It was becoming unaffordable for us as a young family renting there and after securing a job in Birmingham, our relocation was certain. We rented a house in Selly Oak after another property fell through
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I was born in Liverpool and back in the 1960’s I came to study Geography at Birmingham University. I was already a Christian when I joined St Stephen’s. Here I found a warm welcome as a student and enjoyed the good Bible teaching. Although the church had formal liturgy and a robed choir, change was
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