St Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green

St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green
St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Broad Church
Website	www.stmichaelsb32.org.uk
History
Dedication	St. Michael and All Angels
Administration
Parish	Bartley Green
Diocese	Birmingham
Province	Canterbury
Clergy
Vicar(s)	The Revd Dr Kevin Ellis
Curate(s)	The Revd Lis Sparrow

Last updated June 24, 2019

Coordinates: 52°26′03″N02°00′13″W / 52.43417°N 2.00361°W / 52.43417; -2.00361

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St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bartley Green, Birmingham.

A parish church in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, often allowing its premises to be used for non-religious community events. The church building reflects this status, and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Many villages in Europe have churches that date back to the Middle Ages, but all periods of architecture are represented.

The Church of England is the established church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the most senior cleric, although the monarch is the supreme governor. The Church of England is also the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain by the third century, and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury.

Bartley Green is a residential suburban area and electoral ward to the south west of Birmingham city centre, England. The ward is part of the Birmingham Edgbaston constituency and is represented in parliament by Labour Co-operative MP Preet Gill. Located to the east is the Weoley ward, to the south is Frankley and to the west is the county of Worcestershire. To the north is Quinton and Woodgate Valley Country Park.

History

St. Michael and All Angels church is located within Bartley Green. It was built as a chapel of ease to St. Laurence, Northfield. Construction of the church commenced in 1838 and was consecrated in 1840. It was by the architect Isaac Newry.^[1] At the time it was a small L-shaped, Gothic building. It was enlarged in 1878 with the addition of sanctuary and chancel. In 1933, it became a chapel of ease to St. Gabriel's Church, Weoley Castle. A Conventional district was attached to St. Michael's in 1950, which became a parish in 1966.^[2] The church was demolished in 1968 after standing derelict for around two years.^[3]

A chapel of ease is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently.

Gothic architecture is a style that flourished in Europe during the High and Late Middle Ages. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. Originating in 12th-century France, it was widely used, especially for cathedrals and churches, until the 16th century.

The construction of a new church began in the ward in 1964 and it was consecrated on 12 July 1966 to a design by H Norman Haines of London on Romsley Road.^[4]

London is the capital of and largest city in England and the United Kingdom, and the largest city in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans. The City of London, London's ancient core − an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km²) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that follow closely its medieval limits. The City of Westminster is also an Inner London borough holding city status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.

The church was built opposite the new Bartley Green Shopping Centre. The site was given to the church by the Birmingham Corporation in 1964. In 1977, St Francis Church Centre was constructed in the Glenside area of Bartley Green.^[5] They are both part of the Diocese of Birmingham.

The Diocese of Birmingham is a diocese in the Church of England's Province of Canterbury, covering the north west of the traditional county of Warwickshire in England.

St. Michael and All Angels church produced a newsletter named "The Parish Messenger" which recorded the activities of the church. It was published twice a month from 1947 until October 1951 where it was published monthly. Publishing stopped in 1956. The "Bartley Green Pictorial" was first published in September 1967 and existed until 1975. It was then succeeded by the "Bartley Angel" from 1976 to 1981 which in turn was followed by "One Voice" from 1981 to 1988.

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References

↑ The Buildings of England, Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner
↑ W.B. Stephens (1964). "Religious History: Churches built since 1800". A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7: The City of Birmingham. British History Online. pp. 379–396. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
↑ "About Churches ..." King Edward VI Five Ways School. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
↑ Wright, D (1983) "Bygone Bartley Green", Birmingham Public Libraries
↑ "St Francis Church Centre, Bartley Green". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

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[1] The Buildings of England, Warwickshire, Nikolaus Pevsner

[2] W.B. Stephens (1964). "Religious History: Churches built since 1800". A History of the County of Warwick: Volume 7: The City of Birmingham. British History Online. pp. 379–396. Retrieved 2008-06-02.

[3] "About Churches ..." King Edward VI Five Ways School. 2007-01-09. Retrieved 2007-07-31.

[4] Wright, D (1983) "Bygone Bartley Green", Birmingham Public Libraries

[5] "St Francis Church Centre, Bartley Green". A Church Near You. Retrieved 2008-06-02.