The parish of St Agatha, Sparkbrook and St Barnabas, Balsall Heath is a Forward in Faith parish. To find out more click here

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Many apologies - our website was offline from the Tuesday in Holy Week until April 17th. We have had to change webhosts unexpectedly. Email was also affected - all now OK.

Site content last updated April 17th 2009. Services and Events updated daily.

 

 

 

Welcome to St Agatha's

Welcome to the website of St. Agatha , Sparkbrook, Birmingham and St Barnabas , Balsall Heath
in Mission Partnership with the parish of St Alban, Highgate

Festival Mass - St Agatha's Tide 2009 The tower

a welcoming all-age worshipping commenity drawn from the parish, the diocese and beyond
famous for its long and venerable catholic tradition
a breathtaking building - a spiritual powerhouse and a powerful landmark symbol of Christianity towering over the Stratford Road
a Forward-in-Faith parish
two churches - St Agatha's on Stratford Road and the more intimate St Barnabas on Ladypool Road
the only English church to contain a relic of English Saint, Saint Philip Howard


Check out our public transport and driving direction-finder

Locate the church with Google Maps


In the middle of the Balti Belt : St Barnabas on Ladypool Road.


From the very young to 12. Junior Church meets at 11.15 every Sunday during the first half of the Mass


New online calendar of Events and Services now available


St Agatha's is in Mission Partnership with the Parish of St Alban, Highgate


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News from previous years - including the tornado and a royal visit.