Welcome to St Margaret’s Church, Olton, Solihull.
Christmas Services – We hope you will join us at this special time
Our upcoming Christmas Services 2024 are as follows:
Christingle Service – 8th December 4.00 pm
Service of Nine Lessons and Carols – 22nd December 6.00 pm
Crib Service – 24th December 4.00 pm
Midnight Mass – 24th December 11.15 pm
Christmas Day – 25th December 10.00 am
Jesus said,
‘I am the light for the world!
Follow me, and you won’t be walking in the dark.
You will have the light that gives life’
(John 8:12).
Want to know more about what this means for you?Take a look at the Exploring Faith webpages, pop along to one of our services or drop us an email for more information.
You can find us by the Traffic lights on the A41 Warwick Road in Olton, close to Olton Station. Handy for the No 4 Bus Service from Birmingham to Solihull.
St. Margaret's Olton Worship Times
Every Sunday
9.30 am Family Service
10.30 am Traditional Communion Service
(except first Sunday in the month All Age Worship with Holy Communion at 10.00 am)
6.30 pm Evening Prayer (except Choral Evensong 3rd Sunday of each Month)
Midweek We have a mid-week Morning Prayer service on a Wednesday at 10:30 am.
Services for Children
Our Junior Church is held at 9.30 am on each Sunday except the first Sunday in the month when we have a combined All Age Worship service at 10.00 am.
Church News
Find out about our church events, read or download the latest newsletters and find out about important church news first
Pastoral Services
We are here to support your significant moments in life. Find out about Baptism, Thanksgiving, Weddings, Funerals and other pastoral support in the community
Church Calendar
St Margaret’s Church calendar, find out more about our church events coming soon, special services, church trips and more happening in your community
Our Address
Parish Church of St Margaret, St Margaret’s Road, Olton, Solihull, B92 7JS
Phone Number
07964 219929 If you have any questions, or need more information please call us or click below to send us an email
Safeguarding & Our Policies
If you be believe a child or vulnerable adult is in immediate danger please contact the Police on 999
If you have any Safeguarding concerns at St Margaret’s please contact:
Martin Pyne – Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator on 07305113882; or
The Diocesan Safeguarding Officer on 07342993844 (e: Stephh@coebirmingham.com)
Alternatively for assistance independent from the Church for concerns about Children:
To get help outside of the Church with Safeguarding concerns in non-emergency situations you can contact the Police on 101.
You can also contact the Solihull MBC as follows:
- You can discuss your concerns for a child with Solihull Children’s Social Work Services by calling the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) on 0121 788 4300.
- If you need to report concerns out of office hours then please contact the Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on 0121 605 6060
You can find more external help and information via the Safeguarding Children Partnership here: https://www.safeguardingsolihull.org.uk/lscp/about-the-local-safeguarding-children-partnership/contact-us/
Alternatively for concerns about Adults
To get help outside of the Church with Safeguarding concerns in non-emergency situations you can contact the Police on 101.
You can also contact Solihull MBC as follows:
You can also call us on 0121 704 8007.
Solihull MBC safeguarding adults page provides more advice.
St Margaret’s Church Policies are available below:
Promoting a Safer Church – Our Safeguarding Policy
Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy
Parish Safeguarding Complaints Procedure
Reporting Serious Incidents to the Charity Commission – Declaration
Responding-to-concerns-and-allegations-procedure
The Church of England’s main Safeguarding Policy Statement, ‘Promoting a Safer Church can be found here: https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2017-11/cofe-policy-statement.pdf
For further information on our Safeguarding procedures click here.