St Andrew's Church, Handsworth

St Andrew's Church
St Andrew's
52°30′50.73″N1°56′10.71″W / 52.5140917°N 1.9363083°W / 52.5140917; -1.9363083
Location	Handsworth, West Midlands
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Anglo-Catholic
Website	www.standrews-handsworth.org.uk
History
Dedication	St Andrew
Dedicated	1910
Consecrated	1914
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Architect(s)	William Bidlake
Groundbreaking	1907
Completed	1909 (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

1. The Buildings of England: Warwickshire: Nikolaus Pevsner.
2. Historic England. "Parish Church of St Andrew, Oxhill Road B21 (1076219)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 3 February 2014.
3. "NPOR [D03301]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 3 February 2014.

External links

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