As a church family we are all about ‘knowing Jesus and making Jesus known.’ That is, we exist to bring glory to God by making disciples of Jesus:
How do we make disciples?
By praying and speaking God’s word
persevering in dependence on God’s Spirit
What is a disciple?
We are followers of Jesus
learning to follow him in repentance and faith
How do we make disciples?
By prayerfully speaking God’s word
persevering in dependence on God’s Spirit
Who makes disciples?
We all do
as God equips us through our pastors
Where do we make disciples?
Wherever we are
gathering as church and living as Christians
St Stephen’s & St Wulstan’s belongs to the Church of England.
The best way to find out about us is to come to one of our Sunday Services.
You can find out about what we believe here.
Our History
St Stephen’s was built in 1871 as a ‘daughter’ church for St Mary’s, Selly Oak. St Wulstan’s was originally a mission church from St Mary’s, created in 1893 and located on Exeter Road, Bournbrook. It was a separate parish until it was combined with St Stephen’s in 1980. At the same time, the original St Wulstan’s building in Exeter Road was given to Selly Oak Elim Church and their building in Alton Road (built in the 1960s) became the present St Wulstan’s. In 2004, Christ Church, Selly Park became a distinct parish, having previously been known as The Church Centre and part of St Stephen’s. In 2015 we completed a major building project at St Stephen’s. Read more about our Building for the Future project here.
Who was St Stephen?
St Stephen was “a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit”, chosen to help with practical ministry in the early church in Jerusalem, around AD35. He was the first Christian martyr, stoned to death for his bold witness to Jesus. This gives us a great reputation to live up to as a church! The account of his ministry and death can be found in the Bible in the book of Acts, chapters six and seven.
Who was St Wulstan?
Born around the year 1008, St Wulstan spent the first twenty-five years after his ordination in the monastery at Worcester. Against his will he was elected Bishop of Worcester in 1062, but went on to prove an able administrator and pastor. He was involved in nurturing both church and state through the transition from Saxon to Norman rule. He died in Worcester on 19th January 1095.
St Wulstan was noted for his strong committment to the monastic life and to the pastoral needs of his people; he also campaigned against the slave trade which existed in his time between England and Ireland.