| 8 January 1966 |
Stone laying ceremony |
| 24 June 1967 |
Opening and dedication of the church |
| 11 October 1970 |
BBC broadcast from St Stephens |
| 10 January 1971 |
BBC broadcast from St Stephens |
| July 1981 |
Weekly luncheon club commenced |
| May 1985 |
Weekly day centre commenced |
| September 1985 |
St Stephen's Walkers Group formed |
| September 1986 |
Flower Festival |
| October 1986 & October 1987 |
St Stephen's Choir - cup winners at Brownhills music festival |
| February 1990 |
Orison youth class - National MAYC quiz champions |
| June 1991 |
Extension to church entrance |
| June 1992 |
St Stephen's Silver
Jubilee celebrations |
| March 1995 |
Teddy Club toddler group formed |
| 1996 |
Received JMA shield (Section) (4 years) |
| 1997 |
Alpha course first ran |
| 1997 |
Boys Brigade formed |
| 1997 |
Plans drawn up for major alterations of building |
| 13 September 1997 |
First Mini Market |
| 10 January 1998 |
Launch of 'Building Bridges' fund project by Dr Tony Wright MP |
| 23 February 1998 |
Songs of Praise from St Stephens - broadcast 8 March 1998 on BBC Radio 2 on
'Sunday Half Hour' |
| 31 December 1999 |
Millennium celebrations - party and service at Midnight
|
| June 2000 |
Rev Mary Jackman on exchange visit to Videlia, America with Rev Paul Dupree for
one month |
| 24 September 2000 |
Grand reopening of new facilities by chairman of the district Rev Peter Curry |
| 2004 |
St Stephen's web page launched |
| 2004 |
Refurbishment of Sanctuary including new lights and internal wiring
installed. Church carpet replaced and communion rails made
moveable |
| April 2004 |
Screen and Boom Projector system installed to enhance worship |
| April 2005 |
Teddy Club 10th birthday celebration |
| Sept 2005 |
Second Alpha course held |
| 21 Sept 2005 |
Sheila Jackson, from St Stephens, inducted as District President of Network.
Service led by Rev John Howard, newly appointed Chair of
District. |
| June 2007 |
40th anniversary celebrations |
| 8 Sept 2007 |
10th anniversary of Mini Market |
| May 2009 |
25th anniversary of St Stephens Day Centre |
| October 2011 |
New organ installed |
| February 2013 |
First Messy Church |
| April 2014 |
St Stephen's host District Synod |
| 22 May 2016 |
St Stephen's Gospel Choir join Community Spirit in their first trip to Birmingham Symphony Hall. |
| September 2016 |
President of Conference, Rev Roger Walton, leads our worship
and plants a tree to commemorate St Stephen's 50th Anniversary |
| October 2016 |
First Speakeasy meeting |
September 2017 |
First meeting of our Junior Gospel Choir - 'Perfect Pitch' |
May 2019 |
Tuesday craft mornings start. |
| 2022 |
Closure of both Gospel Choir and St Stephen's Choir |
| Easter 2022 |
Start of Easter Chorus |
| August 2022 |
Quilt & Craft Exhibition |
