 A deeply religious man, he was a prominent member of the Catholic Apostolic Church and wrote "The History of the Ecclesiastical Movement" (1872) and "A Report on the position of Organs in Churches" (1892).The Catholic Apostolic Church used the word "Angel" to denote a priest (Belcher was an Angel at the Southwark Church in Camberwell from 1908 until his death).He was known to the public as an accomplished solo bass singer, cello player and conductor.