St Barnabas is a

parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activitie ...

in the

Church of England The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britai ...

Balsall Heath Balsall Heath is an inner-city area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It has a diverse cultural mix of people and is the location of the Balti Triangle. History Balsall Heath was agricultural land between Moseley village and the city of ...

Birmingham Birmingham ( ) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England. It is the second-largest city in the United Kingdom with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper, 2.92 million in the We ...

, England.

History

The church was built between 1898 and 1904 to designs of the architect Thomas Proud, and was consecrated by

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on Saturday 10 June 1904. It acquired its own parish in 1905 with land taken from St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath. A fire in 1970 resulted in an extensive rebuild. In 1990 the church was merged with

St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook The Church of St Agatha () is a parish church in the Church of England in Sparkbrook in Birmingham, England. Background It was designed by W. H. Bidlake and is now a Grade I listed building. Made of brick and decorated with stone, building s ...

to form a united parish. The parish stands in the

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tradition of the Church of England: as it rejects the ordination of women, it receives

alternative episcopal oversight A provincial episcopal visitor (PEV), popularly known as a flying bishop, is a Church of England bishop assigned to minister to many of the clergy, laity and parishes who on grounds of theological conviction, "are unable to receive the ministry of ...

from the

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(currently Paul Thomas).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balsall Heath Church of England church buildings in Birmingham, West Midlands Churches completed in 1904 20th-century Church of England church buildings