St Oswald, Backford

St Oswald, Backford welcomes people of faith and none as we seek to discover God's will for our lives and follow and grow as disciples serving God and our community.

This is the Parish Church for the villages of Backford, Mollington, Chorlton, Caughall and Lea-by- Backford.


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Get in touch

Revd Elaine White

The Vicarage
Grove Road
Mollington
Chester

CH1 6LG
Priest-In-Charge
01244 575470
What's on

2nd Sunday of the month - Parish Communion

Every Second Sunday at for 1 hour
St Oswald, Backford
Church Lane Backford Chester, CH2 4BE, United Kingdom

Parish Communion where we will be joined by friends from Holy Trinity , Capenhurst.

Safeguarding

At St Oswald's, Backford we work hard to maintain a safe environment for all.

We are committed to implementing the House of Bishops’ safeguarding policies and good practice guidance.

If you have any concerns or enquiries regarding safeguarding, please contact our safeguarding officer.

Parish Safeguarding Officer: Elaine White
Email: [email protected]

The Diocesan Safeguarding Team can be contacted at [email protected]
or on 01928 718834 (option 4)

Out of Hours Support
The Diocese of Chester partners with Thirtyone:eight and you can access their Safeguarding Helpline if the Diocesan Safeguarding Team is unavailable - this also includes any safeguarding queries outside of office hours on weekdays and weekends. Thirtyone:eight can be contacted on 0303 003 1111.

In the case of an emergency
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police on 999 and/or your local authority Children or Adults Service.