It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Saint Helens, the Archdeaconry of Warrington and the diocese of Liverpool.

Its total cost was over £3,900 (equivalent to £510,000 in 2023),[3] to which King's College, Cambridge, patron of the church, contributed £1,270 in commemoration of the fourth centenary of its foundation.

The church was consecrated on 4 June 1849 by Rt Revd John Graham, Bishop of Chester.

The tower has diagonal buttresses, a three-light west window, two-light louvred bell openings, and a stair turret.

[2] The stained glass in the east window dates from 1879; it was designed by Henry Holiday and depicts Faith, Hope and Charity.