NARTHEX SPARKHILL

About us

Narthex is a faith based charity set up by St. John’s Anglican Church to support low income families, children, young people, single parents, refugees and asylum seekers of all faiths and ethnic origin in the Sparkhill, Sparkbrook and Springfield area of Birmingham, many of whom are from low income or economically deprived backgrounds, read more

Press Coverage

Birmingham Mail

Mail Online

Big Lottery Award

Food Bank Narthex Sparkhill

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5Aside
football club

Our youth worker runs a weekly under 15’s 5Aside football and cricket club with 14 kids coming, he overseas a volunteer coach and a young volunteer, this is also full and has a waiting list. Many of these lads are from low income ethnic minority or new economic migrant families with very little interaction outside of their own communities other than at school.. Read More >>

Outing to ‘Countdown’ filming

We took a small group of elderly and disabled people to a filming session. Entry was free and we travelled to Leeds by car. The opportunity to leave Birmingham for a day was thoroughly appreciated and the journey gave the group time together.
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