St Mary's Church, Pype Hayes Explained

St Mary's
Coordinates:52.5218°N -1.81°W
Location:Pype Hayes, Birmingham
Country:England
Denomination:Church of England
Heritage Designation:Grade II listed
Architect:Edwin Francis Reynolds
Style:Arts and Crafts
Groundbreaking:1929
Construction Cost:£20,415
Parish:St Mary, Pype Hayes
Deanery:Aston & Sutton Coldfield
Archdeaconry:Aston
Diocese:Anglican Diocese of Birmingham
Province:Province of Canterbury

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.

In 2022 the church was involved in becoming a new church plant from Gas Street Church.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] Alongside this new information and up to date plans are available on the social media - @lighthouseonline.church[6] [7] [8]

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.

Notes and References

  1. The Buildings of England. Warwickshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Books. p.176
  2. Pevsner Architectural Guides. Birmingham. Andy Foster. Yale University Press. . p.293
  3. Web site: Plants & Locations — Gas Street Church Birmingham .
  4. https://lighthouseonline.church
  5. https://worshipforeveryone.com
  6. Web site: Lighthouse (@lighthouseonline.church) • Instagram photos and videos .
  7. https://www.facebook.com/LighthouseChurchStMarys
  8. Web site: Lighthouseonline.church (@lighthouseonline.church) TikTok | Watch lighthouseonline.church's Newest TikTok Videos .