Mission services in connection with Christ Church are held in the Pinfold Street and Fleet Street Schoolrooms.

Christ Church, Gillott Road, Summerfield.  The foundation stone of a church to be erected to the memory of the late Rev. George Lea (for 43 years connected with Christ Church and St. George’s, Edgbaston) was laid Nov. 27, 1883.  It is intended to accommodate 850 persons, and will cost about L8,000, exclusive of a tower 110ft. high which will be added afterwards at a further cost of L1,200.

Christ Church, Quinton, was erected in 1841, at a cost of L2,500, and will seat 600, two-thirds being free.  The living is valued at L200, is in the gift of the Rector of Halesowen (in whose parish Quinton was formerly included), and is held by the Rev. C.H.  Oldfield, B.A.

Christ Church, Sparkbrook, is a handsome Gothic erection, built on land given by Mr. S.S.  Lloyd, the first stone being laid April 5, 1866, and the opening ceremony on October 1, 1867.  The living, a perpetual curacy, is in the gift of trustees, and is valued at L350 per annum, and has been held hitherto by the Rev. G. Tonge, M.A.  The building of the church cost nearly L10,000, the accommodation being sufficient for 900 persons, one-half the seats being free.  The stained window in chancel to the memory of Mrs. S.S.  Lloyd, is said by some to be the most beautiful in Birmingham, the subject being the Resurrection.  There are Mission Rooms and Sunday Schools in Dolobran Road, Montpellier Street, Long Street, and Stratford Road, several thousands having been spent in their erection.

Christ Church, Yardley Wood, was built and endowed by the late John Taylor, Esq., in 1848, the consecration taking place April 4, 1849.  Vicarage, value L185; patrons, trustees; Vicar, Rev. C.E.  Beeby, B.A.  Seats 260, the 60 being free.

Edgbaston Old Church.—­It is not known when the first church was built on this site, some writers having gone so far back as to fix the year 777 as the probable date.  The present edifice, though it incorporates some few remains of former erections, and will always be known as the “old” church, really dates but from 1809-10, when it was re-built (opened Sept 10, 1810) but, as the Edgbastonians began to increase and multiply rapidly after that time, it was found necessary to add a nave and aisle in 1857.  There is now only accommodation for 670, and but a hundred or so of the seats are free, so that possibly in a few more years the renovators and restorers will be busy providing another new old church for us.  The patron is Lord Calthorpe, and the living is valued at L542, but the power of presenting has only been exercised three times during the last 124 years, the Rev. John Prynne Parkes Pixell, who was appointed vicar in 1760, being succeeded by his son in 1794, who held the living fifty-four years.  At his death, in 1848, the Rev. Isaac Spooner, who had for the eleven previous years been the first incumbent of St. George’s, Edgbaston, was inducted, and remained vicar till his death, July, 1884.  In the Church there are several monuments to members of the Calthorpe family, and one in memory of Mr. Joshua Scholefield, the first M.P. for Birmingham, and also some richly-coloured windows and ancient-dated tablets connected with the oldest families of the Middlemores and others.