St Martins Parish Church

Sunday worship

8 am - Holy Communion (last Sunday of the month)

10 am - Parish mass (sung, and with incense)

6:30 pm Choral Evensong (first Sunday of the month)

There is a also a zoom service of evening prayer at 5:30 pm every Sunday except 1st Sunday of the month.

Ordination of St Martin's curate

On St Thomas' Day, Sunday 3rd July, Ashleigh Askwith was ordained as a deacon, in Chester Cathedral. She will be here at St Martin's, and also at St Thomas', High Lane, for the next few years, for her curacy. Photos and more information available here.

Saint Martin's Church is an Anglican church following the traditions of the Anglo-Catholic Oxford Movement.

It was established in 1867 by Mrs Hudson, the lady of Brabyns Hall. Built during the Arts and Crafts era and extended in the Art Nouveau period the church contains works by William Morris, Dante Gabrielle Rosetti, Sir Edward Burne-Jones and Ford Maddox Browne.The Architect was John Dando Sedding. Later extensions feature the work of architect Henry Wilson and includes works by Christopher Whall.

This active and friendly church welcomes visitors to services and the building as well as users of the hall, please see the appropriate sections for details.

St Martin's is proud to be a member of Churches Together Marple.  Please visit the site here www.churchestogethermarplearea.org.uk for regular news updates from the local area and what our churches are doing for those in our community at this time. 

The parish of Low Marple: St Martin is 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 Chester’s safeguarding pages contain vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor (DSA) who advise our PSOs. 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.

The vicar, Fr Timothy, can be contacted on 01663 764 946, or by email: [email protected]

The parish safeguarding officer, Helen Rogers, can be contacted on 07709 544 535

The Diocese of Chester's safeguarding pages can be found here:

https://www.chester.anglican.org/social-responsibility/safeguarding/