St Faith's Church, Nottingham (also known as St Faith's Church, North Wilford) is a former parish church in the
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, ...
in
Nottingham
Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...
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History
The church was opened on 16 October 1915 by the Bishop of Southwell It was built at a cost of some £7,000 () and the parish was taken out of that of
St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford
St Wilfrid's Church, Wilford is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Wilford, Nottinghamshire, England.
History
The church dates from the late 14th century. It is considered to have been founded by Gervase de Wilford aro ...
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It remained an Anglican parish church until 1981. The building was then adopted by an Elim Pentecostal Church. Later on, it was taken over by the Full Gospel Revival Church which is aiming to raise £500,000 to restore the building.
Vicars
* Albert Edward Barnacle 1914 – 1919
* Sidney Charles Belcher 1919 – 1937 (afterwards vicar of
St. Mary's Church, Radcliffe on Trent)
* Angus Inglis 1937 – ???? (later vicar of
St Peter's Church, Nottingham)
* Rupert Hoyle Brunt 1946 – 1951 (afterwards vicar of
St James' Church, Hampton Hill, London)
* Arthur Gordon Boyd Parsons 1958–1960 (afterwards rector W & E Allington & Sedgebrook & Woolsthorpe, Lincoln
* Michael Thomas Whalley 1960 – 1968
* Gordon Derek Mills 1967 – 1972
* John Pennington of
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the oldest parish churchDomesday Book: A Complete Translation (Penguin Classics) of Nottingham, in Nottinghamshire, England. The church is Grade I listed by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Spo ...
1976 – ????
From 1972 to 1976 the church was without a vicar, but was kept in operation during that period by its organist Keith Duckitt.
Organ
The church had two manual pipe organ by
E. Wragg & Son. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.
References
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Church of England church buildings in Nottinghamshire
Churches in Nottingham
Churches completed in 1915