VICAR : Vacant

 

Honorary Assistant Priest: Revd. Sr. Phoebe CSMV

                                                            

Enquiries:             (including enquiries for Funerals, Weddings and Baptisms)

                                Contact Mrs. Carmen Morancie: Tele:  0790 3453037

 

Churchwardens: Mrs. Carmen Morancie:   Tele: 0790 3453037

                                 Mr. Bob Roberts:               Tele: 0121 682 1769

 

 

Service times:      Sundays:  Parish Communion -  10 am.

                                 Wednesdays: Holy Communion- 11 am.

 

 

 

 

 

                                           St. Matthew

                                                           He was one of the four Gospel makers. His main                                                emblem is an angel, possibly holding a pen, with bags of                                              money at his feet. Originally a tax gatherer he was called                                          to be an Apostle by Jesus Christ.

 

 

 

 

 

St. Chad  

             St Chad was the first bishop of Mercia and Lindsey

              at Lichfield. He was the brother of Cedd,

              whom he succeeded as Abbot of Lastingham,

              North Yorkshire, and a disciple of Aidan who sent him

              to Ireland as part of his education.

              He died on March 2nd 672

 

 

 

HISTORY:  The history of worship at St. Matthew's begins in 1855 with the population explosion caused by the Industrial Revolution. The first church school building opened in 1861.

       Most of the parishioners lived in the area of the Soho foundry (founded by Boulton and Watt). Amongst later benefactors who beautifully decorated and re-arranged the Victorian church furnishings the name of the Mitchell family (of Mitchells and Butlers brewery fame) also stands out.

            In the mid 20th century new immigrants came and re-building the whole area began. A new St. Matthew's School opened in 1964. The mission church of St. Chad merged with St. Matthew's in 1969.

           For fourteen years, St. Matthew's Centre, a parish shop, provided cheap, good quality clothes for setting up home and raised funds for the church until the new commercial developments started in the 1990s.

            In the middle of all the buildings the grass and trees in St. Matthew's grounds provide a green oasis.

           The congregation today still reflects the people of the area with the Caribbean, Asia and other parts of the world represented alongside people coming from other parts of the United Kingdom into the new housing. Young and old, all blend together in harmony.

          We welcome you to visit us and to ring for more details if you are new to the area.

 

 

Windmill Precinct

Windmill Lane

Smethwick  B66 3TN

 

(Opposite the CAP Centre)

      St. Matthew's School :

is a voluntary aided Church of England school for approx. 250 pupils, aged from 3 to 11 years.

       The Community of St. Mary the Virgin:  

           They have a house in the parish

   and  welcome individuals or small groups

  wanting a quiet day of prayer and reflection.

Enquiries:   Revd. Sr. Phoebe

                                    Tele: 0121 558 0094