Welcome to Christ Church Aughton!  

Serving our community, accepting people as they are and sharing the good news of Jesus. Whether you’re new to the area, exploring faith, visiting or looking for a place to call home, you’re so welcome here!

The Parochial Church Council (PCC) Report is a wonderful way to read and learn about the life of Christ Church Aughton and is a testimony to God’s grace, as we have so much to celebrate. The 2024 report is available here.  

Our most recent Annual Church Meeting (AGM) was held on April 27, 2025. To view a draft copy of the minutes of this meeting, click here. During this meeting, several new lay members, who are listed here, were elected as Lay Members of the PCC, Lay Members of the Deanery Synod, and Churchwardens. Following the meeting, David Cobbold was appointed to the vacant Deputy Warden role. You can view the full list of our PCC members here (Note: this link will take you to the 'About Us' page on our Church website. Scroll down the page to find the PCC. While you are on that page you can also view the minutes of our PCC meetings that have taken place since our most recent AGM).

For more information about our regular services and special events, click on "What's on" (below).  Once you're there, select the Calendar to see everything that's happening in the coming weeks / months and you can click on each event to get more details.  And don't forget to check out our 'News and notices' to stay informed about any thing new or special taking place.

Process to appoint new vicar: Following Rev’d Sarah O’Donoghue’s move to the Diocese of Blackburn in November 2024, we entered a period of interregnum, nowadays called a ‘vacancy’. During this period, Rev’d Graham Rutter and Rev’d Janet Robert are leading our church. 

June 15, 2025 update: The process to identify a new Vicar is now complete. In this regard, please find below an announcement from Pete Spiers, Archdeacon of Knowsley, Sefton and West Lancashire:

“I am very pleased to be able to announce that Rev’d Ian Greenwood has been appointed as Vicar of Christ Church Aughton. He is currently vicar of St Anne’s in Aigburth in Liverpool but before that was curate at St John’s Burscough and before that worshipped at St Paul’s Skelmersdale and so knows Ormskirk deanery very well.

The interview panel were delighted to meet him and hear his passion for the growth of the church and his experience of Leading Your Church into Growth. They feel that he will fit the requirements of the parish profile very well. I am very grateful to the parish representatives, Peter Stewart and Lawrence Abernethy, the patron Rev Andrew Housely and the Area Dean Chris Spittle and deanery lay representative Clare Glynn for all the time they have given to this discernment process. Thank you for your prayers during this time and I look forward to commending him to you at his licensing service which we hope will be in September.”

And a message from the Rev’d Ian Greenwood:

‘We are very excited about joining you in Christ Church Aughton and are really looking forward to all that God has in store for us, as together we seek to grow His church and grow in our relationships with one another and with Him. With our love and prayers, Ian, Nikki, Tom, Andrew, Naomi and Isaac – oh and Duke the dog!!!!”

Further details about Rev’d Greenwood’s service of institution will be announced in the coming weeks. We look forward to welcoming the Greenwood family to Christ Church Aughton. 

If you have any questions, please call our Church Office at 01695 424530 or send a message via the Get in Touch page. You can also learn more about us on our web site https://christchurchaughton.org.uk

There's something for everyone at Christ Church Aughton. We hope to see you soon! 

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer(s), PSOs. The Diocese of Liverpool’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. 

If you have any safeguarding concerns or issues on a safeguarding matter then you can find useful contact information at https://liverpoolcofe.org/safeguarding-matters/

If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the DSA. If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority Children or Adults Services.

Our Bible Motto for 2025: Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3: 22-23