Following Christ in the footsteps of St Chad,
by living out our faith;
taking the church to the community;
and growing the church.
We are the Church of England Parish of Pattingham with Patshull. The parish includes the villages of Pattingham, Patshull and Burnhill Green in Staffordshire and also parts of Shropshire, including Rudge and an area around Patshull. A map showing the parish boundary can be found on the A Church Near You website here.
St Chad’s Church is at the centre of the village of Pattingham and dates from the 12th century with Victorian additions. As the only church in the parish we welcome those of any denomination or none to our services.
Revd Merry Smith is our Vicar
Rev Merry Smith became Vicar of Pattingham and Patshull on Sunday 10th August 2025 at a service of Collation and Induction led by the Bishop of Wolverhampton. She was previously Rector of Newport with Longford, and Chetwynd in Shropshire.
The Vicar’s post is half time so Merry will not be working every day. Her phone number is 07486 066065 and her email address is
Emails to will be received by the churchwardens.
Safeguarding
St Chad’s Church, Pattingham with Patshull is committed to Safeguarding and has adopted the National and Diocesan Safeguarding Policies. Our Parish Safeguarding Officer is Tracey Williams who can be contacted on 07587 911258. The Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor is Neil Spiring who can be contacted on 01543 306147.
In an emergency where there is imminent risk of harm to a child or vulnerable adult, please contact the police on 999 or your local social services department.
For more information see our Safeguarding page.
What’s new –
- Vicar’s letter in October magazine
- Snippets from the PCC in October magazine
- Century Club winners of September draw
- ChadNet – no 288 – Sunday 28th September
- Rotas for October and first week of November 2025
- Christmas card art competition – open to children and young people up to school year 8
- Mission Action Plan for 2025-26
- Link to Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal
- Hymns and Pimm’s – report
- Merry’s Induction – article in September magazine
- Fete – articles in August magazine
- Draft minutes of the Annual Meeting held on Sunday 11th May
- North Aisle Project – details of the proposals which were shared at the APCM
Services are held in church at 10 am on Sundays and Wednesdays. There are services at 6.30 pm on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. The church is open every day.
Giving to the church
There are a number of ways which you can give to help with the work of the church in Pattingham with Patshull. They are summarised on the Giving page.
For on line donations use our page at www.justgiving.com/pattingham-church
We were awarded the Silver Eco Church award in July 2020. More information about the Rocha Eco Church award scheme can be found here.
We are “Becoming Dementia Friendly Church“. More information can be found here.
To receive regular bulletins by email sign up for ChadNet. Details can be found here. The latest bulletin is ChadNet no 288. Previous issues can be found here.
See the church calendar
Also on this website –
- You can find out who we are and how to contact us.
- Information about arrangements for Weddings, Baptisms and Funerals.
- News and reports from the PCC give some information about what the PCC has been doing and is planning. You can find out about the church’s finances and how to give to the church.
- There are pictures and information about past events.
- There are pages of sermons and letters from the vicar.
- Details of the Church Electoral Roll can be found here.
- The Parish News magazine, which is published monthly.
Resources
Our Resources Available Online page gives links to various digital resources available from the Church of England centrally and others.
