St Barnabas Church in Erdington is a ‘phoenix from the ashes’ December 31, 2013 by Fulcrum For five years St Barnabas Church in Erdington in Birmingham stood derelict, a blackened, charred shell of a Victorian building, gutted by fire. Following a £5m restoration and transformation in 2012 the church is now celebrating a year since it reopened its doors. Local people say its become more important to the community than ever before. BBC website. 30 December 2013 FulcrumShareTweetShare