This Church is the closest one to me and it is a Church that holds a lot of memories for me…read morepersonally. Right next to the Church there is also a Hall where you can hold parties. I had my first birthday party in the Hall next to the Church and it was a great day although I did get stuffed with cake. The Hall itself is very spacious and there is plenty of room to move about. It is a lovely place to hold parties and if you are looking for a venue to have a party, St James' Church might just be your answer. During my early childhood days, I regularly visited the Church and was always able to get peace and quiet just by going there. I always made the effort to go there in the morning and attend services along with my mother. I haven't been to the Church for quite some time. However it is a place that will always remain with me for many years to come. Perhaps it could be a place for you that could stay with you for the rest of your life.

Great Church! God is on the move…read more Prayer is central Kids work is awesome! Londonderry is a growing church with a vision to reach the lost. Vision of the Church.... build a bigger lifeboat (extend church). Plant churches from here to the coast, then into Europe and the world. Jesus at the centre of it all!!!

I walk past this church quite regularly, but my atheist tendencies mean that I rarely visit it…read more It is a gothic Church of England place of worship, with soot stained walls that typify churches across the Black Country. It is always pleasant to walk past and hear singing rising out of the building. The graveyard is well kept towards the road, but it seems to get a bit scruffy as you move further back. My only gripe is that some shifty looking kids tend to hang out in the graveyard. It is all fine providing they aren't unto anything untoward. I tend to get a bit jumpy if I'm walking home alone - so any noise or rustling leaves tends to send me legging it home.

If the community of the Jewellery Quarter was a human body, St Paul's Church would be it's beating…read moreheart. It's one of the most picturesque places in the Quarter and really worth a visit if you've never popped in before. The church is overseen by the lovely and eccentric Vicar Mary (who's love of Craft and Film is something to behold). It really is a lovely place to have a wander around, even if you're not in the least bit religious. Honestly, I can vouch that I have been in several times and have never even been singed (it was a relief not to burst into flames). As one of the more hospitable green spaces in the Centre of Birmingham, over summer it's a haven for picknickers, lunch-timers and readers. Over the winter, it's a magnet for sledgers and intrepid snowman makers. As well as Churchy-things, the building has been used for a multitude of cool events. Did you know Elbow hosted a super secret gig in the catacombs a couple of years ago? I have been to Jameson's events, Film screenings and live music based events here. It's well worth keeping an eye on the noticeboards as you pop by, you never know what the Vicar has up her sleeves!

I'm not a church-goer, nor am I religious - but I absolutely love the architecture of churches and…read morereligious buildings, and I love the ambience and calm that descends whenever I am in one. St Paul's has taken a surprising and progressive approach to business by expanding their reach to include operating as a music venue - presumably to carefully handpicked acts only. I've been fortunate enough to see Laura Marling and Lisa Hannigan play gigs here, and both of them suited the venue perfectly. The vaulted ceilings carry their voices clearly across pews and pews of fans, and the acoustics meant the instruments all sounded crystal clear. I'm sure more performers will start seeing churches as an alternative venue to perform in (particularly if they're acoustic and/or folk) though I really can't see any loud heavy metal being performed here!

I wouldn't recommend Emmanuel church to anyone...I visited it once but never ever again...don't…read morebother with this church...Sutton Coldfield has way better churches...the best been Sutton Coldfield Baptist church.