It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Hodnet, the archdeaconry of Salop, and the diocese of Lichfield.

[3] In the 14th century the nave was remodelled by the addition of a chapel, and a wide north aisle, a chancel, and a tower were built.

[2] The nave, aisle, and north chapel each have separate roofs, resulting in an east end of three gables, an unusual arrangement in the county.

[2][3] Between the nave and the aisle is a five-bay arcade carried on alternate circular and octagonal piers with chamfered bases and capitals.

[3] Flanking the east window are boards inscribed with the Ten Commandments, each with Ionic pilasters, under round arches.

One of these is to Reginald Heber, at one time rector of the church, a hymn writer, and later the Bishop of Calcutta, who died in 1826; it is by Chantrey with an inscription by Robert Southey, and is dated 1829.

[5] In 2006 the church was damaged by people apparently seeking clues towards the discovery of the Holy Grail, the subject of the book The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown.

The damage was caused to stonework beneath the stained glass window depicting the Four Evangelists, which shows Saint John with an apparently feminine appearance.