The church was formally renamed Stoke Minster in 2005 in recognition of its role in the civic life of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire.

[3] The title of "Stoke Minster" was conferred on the church by The Rt Revd Jonathan Gledhill, Bishop of Lichfield, at a ceremony on 17 May 2005.

[citation needed] James Trubshaw and Thomas Johnson (1794–1865) designed the present parish church.

The west tower has a ring of 10 bells, all of which John Taylor & Co of Loughborough recast in 1971.

Johnson gave the organ to the church in 1921 as a memorial to members of his family who died in World War I.