Our Vision Statement

Welcome to St Paul’s, we are located in the heart of Sale and seek to serve the people of Sale and enable and join in with the growing of God’s kingdom.

We are Anglicans -part of the Church of England and are a welcoming and inclusive community of people who aspire to follow Jesus’ words, ‘to love God and to love our neighbor as ourselves’. We are keen to help people learn more about God’s great love for all and have undertaken to serve one another through faithfulness in prayer and active service in our local community.

As we are located next to the Bridgewater Canal with it’s well walked tow-path and local wildlife, we are keen to take seriously our duty to care for the world and its resources as part of our desire to engage in the 5th Mark of Mission (Anglican Communion) “…to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation”. We encourage groups and organisations to recycle, re-use and reduce their waste and be mindful of our impact on our beautiful planet.

Our church style is traditional, robes are worn and coming together to share in communion is important to us. We are fully supportive of women in ministry.

We are a member church of Churches Together in Sale.

Our Diocese

We are part of the Chester Diocese and further information can be found on the Church of England website.

Safeguarding

At St Paul’s Church, here in Sale, 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: Fiona Vaughan-Thomas 

Email: safeguardingstpaulsale@gmail.com

Phone: 07787526659

The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted at safeguarding@chester.anglican.org

or on 01928 718834 (option 4)

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 – this also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

In the case of an emergency

If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police on 999 and/or your local authority Children or Adults Service.

 Helplines

Safe Spaces England and Wales – Safe Spaces is a free and independent support service, providing a confidential, personal and safe space for anyone who has been abused by someone in the Church or as a result of their relationship with the Church of England, the Catholic Church in England and Wales or the Church in Wales.

Email: SafeSpaces@FirstLight.org.uk

Safe Spaces Helpline: 0300 303 1056

Monday to Friday: 09:00 – 21:00

Saturdays: 09:00 – 13:00

Sundays: 13:00 – 17:00

Child-line: 0800 1111 (lines free and open 24 hours)

Parent Line: 0808 800 2222

National Domestic Abuse 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)

For more detail on our Safeguarding please click HERE.