On Saturday 15th November Dr Williams will officially open The Springfield Centre at St Christopher’s Church, Springfield, and meet with parents, children, staff and volunteers from the Centre.
The Archbishop said: “The Springfield Centre is a further example of the Church of England’s Presence & Engagement programme, which emphasises the positive contribution of parish churches in multi religious neighbourhoods.”
The Springfield Centre has grown out of the work of The Springfield Project, a community project established in 2000 by St Christopher’s Church, a local parish church in a multi cultural neighbourhood. The new £2m Centre was primarily financed and built by Birmingham City Council as the home of the Springfield Children’s Centre, a ‘one stop shop’ provision for families with children under the age of 5.