St Gabriel's Church, Walsall
St Gabriel's Church is a Church of England parish church in Walsall, West Midlands. Its parish includes Fullbrook, Caldmore, Bescot, The Delves, Palfrey, and Tamebridge and Yew Tree.
| St Gabriel's Church, Walsall | |
|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Gabriel, Walsall | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Traditional Catholic |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Dedication | St Gabriel |
| Consecrated | 4 February 1939 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Richard Twentyman |
| Style | Art deco |
| Administration | |
| Province | Canterbury |
| Diocese | Lichfield |
| Episcopal area | Wolverhampton |
| Archdeaconry | Walsall |
| Deanery | Walsall |
| Parish | St. Gabriel, Fullbrook, Walsall |
| Clergy | |
| Bishop(s) | Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC (AEO) |
| Vicar(s) | Fr Mark McIntyre CMP SSC |
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History
The church of St Gabriel the Archangel, Fullbrook, originated in a mission founded in 1936 when a conventional district was formed out of the parishes of St. Matthew, Walsall, St. Michael, Caldmore, St. Mary, Palfrey, and St. Paul, Wood Green, Wednesbury. A curate-in-charge was appointed by the bishop of Lichfield and received a stipend of £300. (fn. 399) Services were at first held in the mission church of the Good Shepherd at Delves Green, transferred from St. Paul's parish. In 1938 a site in Walstead Road was acquired for the new church, which was consecrated in 1939 by Right Reverend Edward Woods, Bishop of Lichfield, on 4 February 1939. The cost of erection was met largely by a bequest from J. F. Laing, Vicar of St. Michael's Caldmore 1877–1921. Late in 1939 the district became a parish.
The living, at first a perpetual curacy and from 1969 a vicarage, has remained in the gift of the bishop of Lichfield.
The incumbent's house was in Broadway; the present house south-east of the church was built in 1956.
A mission church and hall, dedicated to the Annunciation, was built within the parish on the new Yew Tree estate.
St. Gabriel's was designed by Lavender & Twentyman of Wolverhampton. It is a red-brick building in a modern style and consists of chancel surmounted by tower, north Lady chapel, nave, and west baptistery; there is a gallery over the baptistery. At the west end the church is joined by a covered way to a hall, opened in 1971.
Tradition
The tradition of the Church is part of the Traditional Catholic movement in the Church of England. Therefore, the Church is under the Alternative Episcopal Oversight of the Bishop of Oswestry (the current bishop being Rt Revd Paul Thomas SSC.[1]
Clergy
Vicars who have served St Gabriel's
- 1935 - 1948 Fr A. Fraser
- 1948 - 1954 Fr J. McCullough
- 1954 - 1971 Fr S. Thomas
- 1972 - 2010 Fr T R H Coyne
- 2011–present Rev Prebendary Mark McIntyre CMP SSC
Assistant Priests
- 1958 - 1961 Fr E Booth
- 1967 - 1970 Fr K Hill
- 1970 - 1973 Fr H Pascoe
- 1974 - 1977 Fr N Clapp
- 1977 – 1978 Fr C Marshall
- 1980 - 1983 Fr B Williams
- 1988 - 1990 Fr G Matthews
- 1990 Fr D Pearce
- 1995 - 2004 Fr W Poultney
- 2000 - 2003 Fr E Davies
- 2005 - 2010 Fr N Pierce
- 2013 - 2016 Fr S Oakes
- 2019 - 2022 Fr R Hume
References
- "The Society: Diocese of Lichfield". The Society. The Society. 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
Sources
- "Walsall: Churches". British History Online.