St. Paul's is a large evangelical Anglican church serving a parish stretching from the centre of Bolton northwards up to the edge of the West Pennine Moors.
We are a group of Christians of all ages at different stages in our journeys of faith. We are committed to gathering together to worship God, we seek to grow together in our relationship with God and one another and we want to go together into our community to demonstrate God's love in action.
We recognize that people meet with God in different ways and so we have two worship services each Sunday which differ in style and approach. You can be assured of a warm welcome at any of our services. We always serve coffee afterwards so stay for a drink, introduce yourselves and get to know us – we’d love to meet you!
All age service with activities for children.
At St. Paul's Church in Astley Bridge 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: Helen Dickinson, email [email protected]
The Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is Abbey Clephane-Wilson, she can be contacted at [email protected] or at 0161 828 1465 / 07384 460958
Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Manchester partners with the organisation thirtyone:eight and you can access their safeguarding helpline on 0303 003 1111 if the Diocesan Safeguarding Adviser is unavailable. 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
· NSPCC Child Protection Helpline: 0808 800 5000 (lines free and open 24 hours).
· 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 (free phone Monday to Friday 9-5pm)