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St Matthew's Church, Perry Beeches
St Matthew's Church is a 20th-century church in the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham, in the Perry Beeches area of Great Barr, Birmingham, England. It was designed by Robert Maguire (architect), Robert Maguire and Keith Murray and consecrated on 21 September 1964. Background St Matthew's parish was established in 1938, in a newly developed residential area that was previously farmland. The first church, known as Christ Church, was a simple, single-storey brick building, completed in 1939, which also served as a community hall. It was retained and is connected to the current church, continuing in its latter function. Land for the church was donated by Douglas James of the James Cycle Co, James Motorcycle Company. Architecture Building work began in November 1962 and was finished in July 1964, with a total contract price of (). A foundation stone was laid on 13 June 1963 by the Bishop of Birmingham, Leonard Wilson. The church was consecrated on 21 September 1964. Its archi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the State religion#State churches, established List of Christian denominations, Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the mother church of the Anglicanism, Anglican Christian tradition, tradition, with foundational doctrines being contained in the ''Thirty-nine Articles'' and ''The Books of Homilies''. The Church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in the Roman Britain, Roman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-century Gregorian mission to Kingdom of Kent, Kent led by Augustine of Canterbury. Its members are called ''Anglicans''. In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of the Papacy under the direction of Henry VIII, beginning the English Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the Reformer Thomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, the ''Book of Common Prayer''. Papal authority was Second Statute of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
