Welcome to the Benefice of Bamber Bridge, St Aidan and Walton le Dale, St Leonard. We are your local Church of England parishes and a part of Blackburn Diocese.
Being a Benefice means our churches work closely together for both of our communities and strive to live out our vision of ‘Making Disciples - Transforming lives’. All that we do here is to make the name of Jesus known in our communities.
Both churches would be happy to meet you at any of our services or community events. If you are visiting Church for the first time, there are people to welcome you and guide you through the service.
As a benefice we recognise everyone is called to serve God as disciples. Rev'd Stephen is our vicar and works closely alongside our ministry team made up of our Licensed Lay Minister (LLM), our Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs) and our Churchwardens, Heather Thomas & Lester Metcalf at St Leonards & Arthur Fish & Ross Kinder at St Aidan's. We are also blessed with a dedicated Pastoral visiting team and Baptism team.
If you would like to learn more you can get in touch by phone, email or our Facebook messenger.
"Our Parish is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer (PSO). Our Diocese’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSO. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO Mr Len Weir at
[email protected] or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor Cath Smith: 07711 485170 [email protected].
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services."
The Police: 999
Lancashire County Council Children’s Services: 0300 123 6720
Lancashire County Council Adults’ Services: 0300 123 6721