THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST PHILIP BIRMINGHAM

Who we are

Birmingham Cathedral is the oldest building in the city centre still used for its original purpose. We are home to some remarkable treasures, as well as the largest green space in central Birmingham.

Our cathedral is free to visit, and attracts over 150,000 people a year. Our visitors come to us for many different reasons - including to attend services, pray, reflect, light candles, learn about our heritage, take part in key civic events, and to enjoy a range of concerts and events held in our building or Cathedral Square throughout the year.

We are a Christian Church of the Anglican Communion and seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. We offer corporate worship of The Church of England, enriched by the Anglican choral tradition. Christian worship is at the heart of the cathedral’s life as we offer to God our praises and prayers.

Everyone is welcome to attend any of our public services, as we rejoice in the diversity of the communities we serve and promote inclusion as widely as possible.

Birmingham Cathedral Chapter places the safeguarding of all who worship at and visit us as their highest priority. This particularly includes children and at risk adults. As a Church of England Parish Church Cathedral we work closely with our Diocesan Safeguarding colleagues to ensure our practices and policies are providing a safe environment for all.

Our culture and values

As followers of Jesus Christ, we seek to grow in faith, hope and love. As a cathedral community, our work is guided by the values of wisdom, compassion, justice, inclusion and courage.

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

The cathedral is an equal opportunity employer and is fully committed to a policy of treating all its employees, volunteers and job applicants equally.