St Stephen's Church, Selly Park

St Stephen's Church, Selly Park is a Grade II listed^[1] parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

St Stephen’s Church, Selly Park
St Stephen’s Church, Selly Park
52.4435°N 1.9232°W / 52.4435; -1.9232
OS grid reference	SP 05330 82834
Location	Birmingham
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Churchmanship	Conservative Evangelical
Website	sssw.org.uk
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade II listed
Architect(s)	Martin & Chamberlain
Groundbreaking	1870
Completed	1871
Administration
Diocese	Anglican Diocese of Birmingham
Archdeaconry	Birmingham
Deanery	Moseley
Parish	St Stephen and St Wulstan, Selly Park

History

It was built between 1870 and 1871 by Martin & Chamberlain architects in the English Decorated Gothic style, as a daughter church of St Mary's Church, Selly Oak. It was consecrated on 18 August 1871.^[2]

A separate parish was assigned out of St Mary's Selly Oak in 1892.

St. Stephen's was combined with St Wulstan's Church, Bournbrook (now on Alton Road) to form a single parish. The Church Centre, formerly part of St. Stephen's, became a separate parish known as Christ Church, Selly Park, in 2004.

St Stephen's Church is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to show that it rejects the ordination of women.^[3]

Organ

The first organ in the church was built by Henry Jones and opened in 1875. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[4]

Bells

The church possesses a single 5cwt chiming bell cast by Barwell in 1870.

References

1. Historic England. "Church og St Stephen, Selly Park (Grade II) (1343140)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
2. The Post Office Directory of Birmingham 1878. p188. E.R. Kelly
3. "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (PDF). bishopofmaidstone.org. December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
4. "NPOR [N08267]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 8 August 2017.