About Us

St Chad's (Rochdale Parish Church) and St Mary in the Baum are two Church of England churches working together in and around the town centre of Rochdale.

St Chad's is situated at Top o' th' Steps on the hill behind the Town Hall, and the first written record of a church on this site was in a document in 1194. The 800th anniversary was celebrated in 1994 with a visit by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. 

St Mary in the Baum is situated on St Mary's Gate, originating in 1738 and opening in 1742.  The building was replaced after concern for its structural integrity in 1905, and the new church was consecreted in 1911. 

You can read more here:  https://rochdaleparishchurches.co.uk/history.html

In June 2021 the United Benefice of St Chad, St Mary in the Baum and St Edmund* was joined with St Luke's Deeplish and St Peter's Newbold* to create a new team of churches.
(* now closed)