St Andrew's Church, Handsworth
| St Andrew's Church | |
|---|---|
.jpg) St Andrew's | |
| 52°30′50.73″N 1°56′10.71″W / 52.5140917°N 1.9363083°W | |
| Location | Handsworth, West Midlands |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Andrew |
| Dedicated | 1910 |
| Consecrated | 1914 |
| Architecture | |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Architect(s) | William Bidlake |
| Groundbreaking | 1907 |
| Completed | 1909 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Birmingham |
| Archdeaconry | Birmingham |
| Deanery | Handsworth |
| Parish | Handsworth St Andrew |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | 2023 – Rev. Paskal Clement
2020–2023 – Interregnum 2014–2020 – Rev. Douglas. T. Machiridza 2007–2013 – Re. Edmund. J. Newey |
| Laity | |
| Reader(s) | Carole Sami – Lay Minister Alison Thorne – Lay Minister |
| Organist/Director of music | Vacant from August – 2023 |
St Andrew's Church, Handsworth is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England[1] in Handsworth, West Midlands.
History
The church originated as the mission church of the Good Shepherd. It opened in a temporary building in 1894 as a mission church of St. Mary's, Handsworth. The current building was designed by the architect William Bidlake in the Arts and Crafts style. Work started in 1907[2] and the building was completed in 1908. The church was dedicated in 1910 and it was consecrated in 1914 when a parish was assigned from St Mary's and St James'.
Organ
The church has a two manual pipe organ by William Bird and Sons of Selly Park. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.[3]
Choir
The church has a traditional, robed, parish Choir whose primary function is to lead the sung mass worship at the main service on Sunday at 10.00 am. The choir consists of a cross section of age groups and is structured using the traditional 'SATB' voices. The choir sing and perform traditional, classical and modern works and rehearse and sing a liturgically suitable anthem each Sunday.
References
- ^ The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
- ^ Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew, Oxhill Road B21 (1076219)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "NPOR [D03301]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
External links
Media related to St Andrew's Church, Handsworth at Wikimedia Commons
