Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.

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Date:1970 - 1979 (c.)

Description:Lydia Smith from Handsworth Wood Girls School said about this photograph: "These people go to church and they are getting baptised ready to give their heart to the Lord. I, Lydia Smith, go to church and see people get baptised. The people in white clothes are called Deaconesses and Deacons in our church."
The Pentecostal church is one of the many predominantly or exclusively 'Black' churches that practise baptism by total immersion.

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Working Clothes Photography Migration & Immigration Immigration Handsworth Gender Christianity Burke, Vanley Austin Road Church African & African Caribbean 1976 - 1999 (Late 20th Century)

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Creators: Mr Vanley Burke - Creator

Image courtesy of: Birmingham Central Library

Donor ref:Birmingham City Archives (5/2319)

Source: Birmingham Central Library

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