Church of St Andrew & St Teilo, Cathays

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St Andrew & St Teilo
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Church of St Andrew & St Teilo, Cathays
51°29′35″N3°10′41″W / 51.4931°N 3.1781°W / 51.4931; -3.1781
Denomination Church in Wales
Website www.citizenchurch.org.uk
History
StatusActive
Founded1879
Dedication St Andrew, St Teilo
Dedicated1897
Architecture
Functional statusSister church
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated19 May 1975
Architect(s) G.E. Halliday
Style Arts and Crafts
Groundbreaking 1895
Completed1913
Construction cost£3000+
Specifications
Number of spires none
Materials stone
Administration
Diocese Diocese of Llandaff
Parish Citizen Church, Cardiff

The Church of St Andrew and St Teilo is a Church in Wales church, located in Cathays, Cardiff. In 2020 the church was relaunched as Citizen Church, with a mission to serve students and young professionals.

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History

Originally just 'St Teilo's', the church was one of several (of numerous denominations) built in Cathays in the opening decades of the 20th century with the intent of servicing the large numbers of working people in the growing district. The Cathays Methodist Church, Woodville Baptist Church and Cardiff International Church are all nearby.

The church began life as a tin tabernacle in 1879. This structure, built to serve the large numbers of railroad workers who lived in the district, was enlarged in 1885. [1] St Teilo's was formed as a separate parish, together with St Andrew's Church, St Andrew's Crescent, in 1884. [2]

Work began on the permanent church in 1895, with £3000 being contributed to the project by the Mackintosh of Mackintosh. The aisles and nave were dedicated in 1897. The chancel was added in 1901. The architect's original plans had included a grand tower of similar dimensions to that of St John's in Cardiff city centre. The tower was begun in 1913 (a lady chapel being installed at the same time), but the plans proved overambitious, and only the lowermost portion of the tower was ever built — which does not even stretch above the roof of the nave. [1] The reredos was installed by John Coates Carter in 1924. The church became Grade II listed in 1975. [3]

The west window of the nave, which dates from 1919, [4] is the largest in the Diocese of Llandaff.

In 1954 St Andrew's Church closed (later reconsecrated as Dewi Sant) and the congregation joined with St Teilo's. [2]

In 2020 the church was relaunched as 'Citizen Church', with a mission to serve students and young professionals. [5] [6] It was briefly constituted as a 'Conventional District' separate from the Parish of Cathays. [7] Following the reorganisation of the Diocese of Llandaff into 'Ministry Areas' in 2021-22, the church forms part of the Parish of Citizen Church, Cardiff. [8] There is a large student population in the area.[ citation needed ]

St Michael & All Angels, Cathays

St Andrew and St Teilo formed part of the Parish of Cathays, established in 2007.[ citation needed ]. Also placed in the new parish was the nearby church of St Michael & All Angels. This was erected on Whitchurch Road in 1922 as the successor to the combined school and chapel dedicated to St Monica which had opened in 1893. The 1922 structure was a tin tabernacle, which lasted in use until the 1990s. In 1995, a development partner was found and the church moved to a new building located on the corner of Whitchurch Road and Gelligaer Street, directly beside its former location, which is now occupied by a block of retirement flats.[ citation needed ] After Citizen Church began to use St Andrew and St Teilo, St Michael’s church operated as a separate parish. [7] Following the reorganisation into 'Ministry Areas' as from 2022 St Michaels has formed part of the Roath and Cathays Ministry Area. [9] The church is a strong advocate of inclusion and a member church of the Inclusive Church network, and promotes work with the LGBT community. [10]

The new St Michael's, completed in 1995 St Michael and All Angels Cardiff.jpg
The new St Michael's, completed in 1995

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  2. 1 2 Rose, J. 2013. Cardiff Churches through Time Amberley. 2013. p. 83. ISBN   978-1-445627281.
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  4. ↑ "stainedglass" . Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "A New Christian Community for Cardiff Students". 16 August 2020.
  6. ↑ "St Andrew and St Teilo, Cathays". Church in Wales . Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Llandaff Yearbook 2020/2021" (PDF). Diocese of Llandaff. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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