It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Preston, the archdeaconry of Lancaster, and the diocese of Blackburn.

Its foundation stone was laid in September 1906, and the church was consecrated by the Bishop of Manchester on 2 July 1908.

[6] The building of the nave was completed in July 1915, but the planned upper part of the tower was never built.

[3] The church is constructed in snecked sandstone with ashlar dressings and red tiled roofs.

The tower consists of one tall stage, with angle buttresses, a south doorway over which is a five-light window and, at the summit, a pyramidal roof.

On the south side of the chancel are three clerestory windows, and at its east end is a short canted sanctuary with buttresses.