St John the Baptist, Guilden Sutton, and St Peter's, Plemstall

The benefice of St Peter's, Plemstall, and St John the Baptist, Guilden Sutton, consists of two parishes. St Peter's is an historic building, made famous through its connection with St Plegmund, a 10th century saint. It is a large, sandstone building, nestling in farmland a short walk from the main village. St John the Baptist is a 200 year old brick building which sits perched above the old village part of Guilden Sutton. The approach path from the road includes steps which may be challenging for some. St John's is regularly open for visitors to find a quiet space.

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Services in September at St Peter's and St John's

Every Sunday at for 1 hour
St Peter's Church, Plemstall
Plemstall Lane, Plemstall, Nr Mickle Trafford Chester, CH2 4EW, United Kingdom
St John the Baptist, Guilden Sutton
Church Lane, Guilden Sutton, Chester, CH3 7EW, United Kingdom

Services of Holy Communion take place in one of the two parishes each Sunday, with a few exceptions. See our monthly services card for details.

BCP services are held at 4pm

Woolly Bunch

Thursday 17 September 2026 Thursday at for 2 hours
Guilden Sutton Village Hall
Church Lane, Guilden Sutton, CH3 7EW

Lively chatter and various amounts of knitting & crochet. All welcome. Contact Suzanne if you are interested

1st and 3rd Thursdays. See Woolly Bunch calendar cards for details

Cafe Church with Cafe Kids

Sunday 06 September 2026, Sunday 04 October 2026, Sunday 01 November 2026, Sunday 06 December 2026 Sunday at for 1 hour, 15 mins
Guilden Sutton Village Hall
Off Hill Top Road, Guilden Sutton W3W /// scanty.feels.plug, CH3 7SW

This Sunday 6th September in GSVH. 10 for 10.30, all welcome.

See our monthly posters for details

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Safeguarding

At St John the Baptist, Guilden Sutton, and St Peter's, Plemstall, we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.

We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Alex Stairmand for St John the Baptist and Andrew Peers for St Peter's.

Email: [email protected] for St John the Baptist and [email protected] for St Peter's.

The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted at [email protected] or on 01928 643442.

Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Chester partners with thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable. thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

This also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. An Information Sharing Agreement between the two organisations will allow the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser to receive a copy of the advice thirtyone:eight may offer the caller.

In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Service.

Helplines
· Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours).
· Parent Line: 0808 800 2222.
· National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808 2000 247 (lines free and open 24 hours).
· Samaritans Helpline: 116 123 (open 24 hours).
· Action on Elder Abuse Helpline: 080 8808 8141 (freephone Monday to Friday 9-5pm).

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