Vacancies - Church of England Birmingham

Priest in Charge (0.5) Erdington, St Chad

8th January 2026

St Chad’s is a welcoming and inclusive parish and LEP (Anglican- Methodist) in the Erdington suburb of Birmingham (about 4 miles north of the city centre). The Bishop of Birmingham is seeking a faith filled, prayerful and energetic minister to be our next priest to be our next 0.5 priest in charge. We long to grow spiritually, numerically and also increase our engagement with the local community and especially with young people, schools and young families. We are a committed part of the newly established Erdington oversight area and have also begun an exciting mission shaped redevelopment project with our buildings.

Vicar - Erdington, Christ the King

8th January 2026

Christ the King parish is a welcoming outer estate parish to the north of Erdington serving the areas of Short Heath and Perry Common. The Bishop of Birmingham is seeking a faithful, compassionate and empathetic priest to be our next incumbent. The parish is firmly established at the heart of each community it serves and is ready and very keen to grow in prayer, discipleship and in exploring more ways to share the love of God with local people and especially with young people and young families.

Vicar - Perry Beeches, St Matthew

4th January 2026

St Martin’s Trustees as Patrons seek a Vicar for this largely residential outer estate parish (population c 15,300) 5 miles north-west of Birmingham city centre, with typical schools, varied housing, shops and parks. The base for its life and outreach is a modern Grade 2 listed hexagonal church building with adjoining community hall, facing the James Watt Campus of Birmingham Metropolitan College.

Giving and Generosity Support Officer

17th December 2025

Church of England Birmingham (CofEB) is on a journey of growing churches at the heart of every community. Through this we are seeing growth in many exciting ways. Financially we are at a challenging point. We have recently recruited a new Head of Generosity, who is also Bishops Advisor for Common Fund, to lead on this work and we are now looking to recruit the team to work with them. Together this team will work with all of our parishes to roll out our financial approach, through in person meetings, and the support that is on offer as part of this.

Giving and Generosity Advisor

17th December 2025

Church of England Birmingham (CofEB) is on a journey of growing churches at the heart of every community. Through this we are seeing growth in many exciting ways. Financially we are at a challenging point. We have recently recruited a new Head of Generosity, who is also Bishops Advisor for Common Fund, to lead on this work and we are now looking to recruit the team to work with them. Together this team will work with all of our parishes to roll out our financial approach, through in person meetings, and the support that is on offer as part of this.

Head of Vocations and Ordinands

10th December 2025

Play a key role shaping the future of licensed ministry in a vibrant, diverse city and region, advancing Christ’s mission and bringing His hope to every community

Operations Manager - St Mary's Bearwood

1st December 2025

Are you excited by seeing the local church thrive as an instrument of God’s mission and seeing God’s people released into service? • Do you find joy in bringing order from chaos and experienced at translating vision into strategy and action • Are you a problem solver who seeks God’s wisdom and discernment in addressing complex situations? Then you could be our next Operations Manager.

Associate Vicar (Revitalisation) Bearwood, St Mary

6th November 2025

The Bishop of Birmingham wishes to appoint an Associate Vicar (Revitalisation) Building upon the flourishing revitalisation of St Mary’s Bearwood, we are looking for a hope-filled, missional leader to join our thriving church and lead the revitalisation of the neighbouring multi-cultural parish of St Matthew’s with St Chad’s Smethwick.

Church Planting and Revitalisation Posts

11th June 2025

In the next few months, Church of England Birmingham is likely to be appointing ordained applicants, usually as Associates, to play key roles in church plants and revitalisations.