Birmingham Church Building Society

The Birmingham Church Building Society was formed in 1838 in Birmingham, England, with the purpose of building ten new churches.

History

The Bishop of Worcester, Robert Carr, chaired a meeting in Birmingham on 27 November 1838, at which the Birmingham Church Building Society was formed. The objective of the society was to build ten churches in the town to cater for the expanding population, and as a consequence it became known as the Ten Churches Fund. Initial collections for the society were promising and quickly reached £10,000 and many people paid by regular subscription.
The Society eventually constructed 5 churches which were:

St Matthew's Church, Duddeston and Nechells 1840
St Mark's Church, Ladywood 1841
St Luke's Church, Bristol Street 1842
St Stephen the Martyr's Church, Newtown Row 1844
St Andrew's Church, Bordesley 1846

However, the society never lived up to its original aims, lacking sufficient funds, and it was superseded in 1865 by the Birmingham Church Extension Society.