St Mary's Church, Pype Hayes

St Mary's
52°31′19″N1°48′36″W / 52.52182°N 1.81003°W / 52.52182; -1.81003
Location	Pype Hayes, Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	lighthouseonline.church
History
Dedication	St Mary the Virgin
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	Edwin Francis Reynolds
Style	Arts and Crafts
Groundbreaking	1929
Completed	1930 (1930)
Construction cost	£20,415
Administration
Province	Province of Canterbury
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham
Archdeaconry	Aston
Deanery	Aston & Sutton Coldfield
Parish	St Mary, Pype Hayes

St Mary's Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Pype Hayes, Birmingham, England. ^[1]

History

The church was designed by the architect Edwin Francis Reynolds in 1927 ^[2] and constructed between 1929 and 1930. The builders were C. Bryant and Son and the cost was £20,415. The funding for the construction came from the sale of the site of St Mary's Church, Whittall Street, Birmingham.

The red-brick church and its hall were jointly given listed status in October 1995. ^[3]

In 2022 the church was involved in becoming a new church plant from Gas Street Church. ^[4] It meant that the existing congregation along with a planting team from Gas Street formed a new church together meeting on the St Mary's site. This new church is Lighthouse Church | St Mary's. ^[5] The church meets every Sunday at 10.30am with doors open from 10.15am for refreshments, there is Lighthouse Kids (primary school age) and Lighthouse Youth (secondary school age) running on each Sunday except the first of the month which is a Worship For Everyone gathering. ^[6] Alongside this new information and up to date plans are available on the social media - @lighthouseonline.church ^{[7] [8] [9]}

Organ

The church contains an organ dating from 1900 by Nicholson and Lord. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register. ^[10]

References

1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. ISBN   0140710310 p.176
2. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Birmingham. Andy Foster. Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0300107319. p.293
3. Historic England. "Church of St Mary and Church Hall (1235495)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 20 February 2015.
4. "Plants & Locations — Gas Street Church Birmingham".
5. "Lighthouse Church — St Marys, Birmingham". Lighthouse Church — St Marys, Birmingham.
6. "Worship for Everyone – Songs for Schools and Churches". Worship for Everyone.
7. "Lighthouse (@lighthouseonline.church) • Instagram photos and videos".
8. "Log in or sign up to view". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
9. "Lighthouseonline.church (@lighthouseonline.church) TikTok | Watch lighthouseonline.church's Newest TikTok Videos".
10. "NPOR [D02623]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 19 February 2015.