Narthex Sparkhill manages the community facilities at St John's Church and with the help of volunteers we run:

• a Lunch Club for senior citizens (The Good Companion) every Tuesday from 9.30am - 1.30pm

• a Homework Club for primary children every Tuesday from 4.30 - 5.30pm

• Five-a-side Football for teenage boys every Wednesday afternoon at 4.15pm

• a Parent and Toddler Group (Little Angels) every Thursday afternoon 1.00 - 2.30pm and Friday morning from 10.00 - 11.30am 

• a Refugee and Asylum Seekers Basic Resources Store - Basic household and baby items, utensils, toys etc - not large furniture. Donated items gladly received - phone Frances on 0121 4492760 with details before delivering. 

• a Refugee and Asylum Seeker Gathering every Friday from 1.00 - 5.00pm. Tea, coffee, table and board games, visiting parish nurse, converstaion and friendship.

• a Parish Nurse. Assisted by a voluntary team she can provide holistic health care in the local community in partnership with existing healthcare providers and volunary groups. (for more information about Parish Nursing phone: 07988742380)

• a Ladies Craft Club meeting one Saturday morning every other month - a kid-free zone for women to get together and do something creative

Narthex Sparkhill is a Charitable Company that works to promote inter cultural harmony. It aims to do this by bringing together local people, voluntary and other organisations in an effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, recreation and leisure. The purpose of this is to improve the conditions and quality of life of the people of Sparkhill.

Narthex Sparkhill is based at St John's Church