Around 120 people attended this term’s Church Housing online event on 19th May, chaired by the lead Bishop for Housing, Guli Francis-Dehqani. Guest speakers included Aileen Evans, Beki Winter, Jamie Huard and Bishop Rob Wickham.

In the third episode of this series highlighting housing need in local communities in Birmingham, we get a glimpse of how poor housing impacts many other areas of life, especially people’s mental health and wellbeing.

Two new initiatives within the Church of England's housing 'ecosystem' have got under way in recent weeks, which in the years ahead will lead to the provision of hundreds of homes and community support around the country. We will be showcasing these two startups in our termly Church Housing online event, on 19th May at 6pm.

In the second episode of this series telling stories of housing need in local communities in Birmingham, we hear about how failures of the housing system disrupt children’s education.

The final member of the team delivering the Archbishops’ Council Housing Project joined the project this month. Nathan Conway is the new Mapping and Grants Officer, and he will work alongside Project Manager Beki Winter and Executive Assistant Tash Jesson.

The Church of England Birmingham has long been present in the most deprived parts of the city through local parish congregations and church-linked community projects. But now the new Church Development Agency (CDA) and Church Housing Association (CHA), set up in response to  the ‘Coming Home’ report, are available to work in partnership with these groups to deliver more and better housing where it is needed most.

In part 1 of our Birmingham Housing Stories, we hear about how the Church is working together with local community groups to help those in housing need in Birmingham

In November 2024, Bishop Guli visited Birmingham to meet local communities, civic leaders, and faith groups. During the visit, she announced two significant developments in the Church’s efforts to tackle housing needs: The launch of The Church Development Agency, and a new team within the Church’s Faith in Public Life Team.