Endowed by local squire Joseph Ledsam and the industrialist George Elkington, it was built in sandstone in the Decorated Gothic style in 1861 and features a chancel, nave, transepts and a 45-metre north-west tower and spire.

The interior contains stained-glass windows dedicated to the Elkington family; painted and gilded Bath stone reredos; an oak lectern in the form of an eagle; a stone pulpit with oak panelling and marble pillars; and an octagonal stone font by W Butterfield.

Designed by JA Chatwin, it was built in stone in the Perpendicular Style in 1883 with an apsidal chancel, nave, aisles and transepts.

Designed by EF Reynolds in 1934, it is a brick rectangular building with round-headed windows and a bell turret

The interior contains a chancel, nave, organ gallery, chapel and vestries.

The main bell, which was cast in bronze in 1895, was stolen by metal thieves in July 2011 (News Headlines 01/08/11).

Cotteridge Church hosts Anglican, Methodist and United Reform services.

It is the historic parish church of Kings Norton dating from around 1200; the chancel arch, nave and aisles are 14th century; the stone porch and west tower are 15th century; the south aisle is 17th century and the north aisle is mid-Victorian.

The interior contains two reset 12th century windows and Tudor & Jacobean monuments, including the alabaster altar tomb of Sir Richard Grevis, a favourite of James I, which features impressive strapwork and effigies of the deceased & his wife.

It was damaged by arson in 1998 and demolished in 2006. The congregation meet at the adjoining church hall and at Holloway Hall on the nearby Ley Hill estate.

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