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Save St John's Church
CARL CHINN PROFESSOR CARL CHINN, MBE became Patron of the St John's Church Preservation Group in October 2007, just before we were officially inaugurated as a group in November 2007.
He is a direct descendant of a brother of the famous Tipton Slasher, William Perry, Champion of England, who is buried at St John's.
Professor Chinn has tried for many years to highlight the plight of St John's Church.
He accepted our invitation to be our Patron with these words:
"I am honoured to become patron of the St John's Church Preservation Group and fully support its aims and objectives.
With its commanding view of the Black Country from historic Kates Hill, St John's is a church that calls out to us of the importance of religious buildings in the life of the industrial West Midlands; whilst in its graveyard are buried many of the people who transformed the Black Country into one of the greatest manufacturing regions in the world.
They deserve better than to be left in a place that has become almost wild and their relatives deserve the opportunity to be able to pay their respects in a fitting place.
There are concerns across the Black Country and Birmingham about the state of many churches, chapels and graveyards and if the St John's Church Preservation Group are successful it can act as a beacon of hope for other campaigners."
 Professor Chinn continues to be a vital source of support, advice and encouragement to the group.
Professor Chinn 2008 message for the group and our supporters:
"In a world that is increasingly obsessed with the future and in which the past is abandoned to the detriment of all in society, the campaign for St John's Church, Kates Hill calls out to us to stop and think of the need to bond the past with the present and the future and to ensure that our historic buildings have a worthwhile place today and tomorrow." PROFESSOR CHINN IS CURRENTLY SUPPORTING OUR CAMPAIGN FOR VOLUNTEER HELPERS TO COME FORWARD TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE GROUP Professor Chinn “I am keen for people to come forward because the more volunteers who become active the stronger the message is that St John's should be saved and brought back into use for the community. This vital element in Dudley's history must be saved and can only be saved if people act." Professor Chinn is a busy broadcaster, TV presenter and author. He is also a Professor at the University of Birmingham. To find out more about our Patron look at these links: Professor Chinn, BBC Radio WM Presenter http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2006/03/13/carl_chinn_feature.shtml Professor Carl Chinn, BBC Radio WM Community Ambassador http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/bbc_wm/carl_chinn.shtml Professor Carl Chinn, University of Birmingham, staff http://www.history.bham.ac.uk/staff/chinn.htm Professor Carl Chinn, University of Birmingham, some publications http://www.history.bham.ac.uk/pubs/c.htm Professor Carl Chinn, Wikipedia entry http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Chinn Birmingham Lives, The Carl Chinn Archive http://lives.bgfl.org/carlchinn/ Professor Carl Chinn more publications and the Brummagem Magazine http://www.astonbrook-through-astonmanor.co.uk/aston_brook_through_aston_manor.htm Professor Carl Chinn, Brewin Books author Profile includes Longbridge campaign http://www.brewinbooks.com/authorprofiles/carlchinn.htm Professor Chinn on BBC Television solving history mysteries
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