Who?
The Past
In 1848, a school for girls and infants was built in Boldmere and on Sundays a morning
service was held there. This led quite naturally to the building of a church in
1857. It was originally a small country church set in a pleasant but sparsely populated
rural area.
Since those early days, the nature and population of the parish has changed out
of all recognition. The mid-19th century railway began that process and now almost
every one of those original fields has been built on. The resulting population numbers
over 15,000.
Following a fire in 1964, which destroyed practically all the church, a new building
was constructed embracing both the old Early Decorated Style and the more modern
styles of the mid-1960s. The South Aisle and the Tower survived the fire and the
architect used his skill to blend the old with the new, at the same time making
some changes and improvements. The consecration of the new St Michael's took place
on 28th September 1967.
The Present
Team members
The whole church!
Other people
- Vicar - Paul
- Curate - Margaret
- Youth minister -
- Assistant Youth Minister – Kate
- Wardens – Kathy and Gary
- Administrator – Liz (mornings only)
- Lay Reader – Ann
- Lay Pastoral Care Assistants – Ann, Fran, Kathy, Lin, Liz, Madeline, Margaret and
Mick
- Vergers – Will and Michelle
- Numerous other teams / individuals without whom we couldn’t run!
The Future
Like the building the needs and aspirations of the population have changed over
the past 150 years. St Michael’s has always tried to respond to changing needs.
The hallmarks of the last decade at St Michael’s have been the emergence of a thriving
youth movement, a strong growth of lay ministries and a willingness to experiment.
In short, St Michael’s seeks to be evangelical in defining its purpose and mission
in the community; charismatic in recognising God’s power at work within us helping
us to fulfil the task to which he has called us; catholic in holding onto the historic
creeds of the Church and its belief in the authority of scripture; and liberal in
welcoming all whom, by God’s grace, have chosen to cross our threshold or who we
come into contact with in our daily life and work.