It received Grade II listed building status on 25 April 1952.

[3] When the New Meeting House became unsuitable for congregation, they started construction on a new place of worship on Broad Street.

[6] Following World War II, the church was adopted by the exiled Polish ex-servicemen and their families, and again has seen an influx in Polish congregations following the integration of Poland into the European Union in 2004, causing the congregation to grow fourfold.

[7] Prior to moving into St Michael's Church, the first Catholic mission in Birmingham was founded in Masshouse Lane in 1687 by the Franciscan Fathers.

When this was burnt down in anti-Catholic riots in 1688, Mass continued to be offered in various improvised chapels until 1862.