Westhoughton Parish Church

09/11/2025

Join us today for Remembrance Sunday 🌺

This Sunday - Remembrance Day Parade.

20/10/2025

Our Autumn Fair raised nearly a whopping £1,300 for our church funds 🍁🍂🧡
Thankyou to everyone who supported us!

14/09/2025

🍁🍂 Join us for our Autumn Fair 🍂🍁

🍰 Cakes & bakes
🍾 Bottle stall & tombola
💐 Flowers & wreaths by Project Bloom
📚 Books for all ages
🧶 Crafts & gifts
🎟️ Raffle for our special ‘Autumn Hamper’

Refreshments & lunches available!
Free entry!

All funds raised to help with the annual upkeep of our church. Hope to see you there!

15/05/2025

Our tower page Westhoughton Tower Bellringers has recently ran a series of posts on the history of the church - pop across to have a look at learn a little of the history of our beautiful building.

15/05/2025

Good morning!
We apologise that this page has been somewhat silent in recent months, but we are back ☺️
To catch up, here are a few things that’s been happening!

- A new flagpole was installed by the fantastic MODA contracting co.
- The Houghton Weavers entertained a packed church & were awarded Freedom of the Town.
- Westhoughton Town Council presented a cheque for £500 to cover our new flagpole.
- Celebrated Easter Day with a beautifully decorated church.
- We hosted a VE Day Civic Service with The Royal British Legion.
- Our bellringers have been busy ringing for VE Day and various events.
- A grand organ recital took place to raise fund for church.
- Mayoral Civic Sunday to welcome the new Town Mayor.

07/12/2024

‼️ WARNING - The flag pole has snapped and is over hanging the walkway at the base of the tower. Please keep away from this area until it can safely be removed.

27/11/2024

Great to support Father Christmas for The Christie Charity - over £100 raised on Sunday from our kind congregation and donated. Thankyou everyone! ☺️🎅🏻🔔

One of my elves is at St Bartholomew’s Church this morning 🎅🏻🔔 Complete with a fantastic homemade collection box hand-crafted by one of Father Christmas’s neighbours! 🥰

23/11/2024

A reminder that some of Father Christmas’s elves will be at church tomorrow morning raising awareness and requesting support for his Christmas Quarter for The Christie 🎅🏻🔔

14/11/2024

God Save The King 🇬🇧

A very happy birthday to His Majesty The King!
God Save The King 🇬🇧

10/11/2024

First Hymn at the war memorial below; not as previously shared.

09/11/2024

Should you not have sight of an Order of Service at the War Memorial tomorrow, please see below:

HYMN: O GOD OUR HELP IN AGES PAST
1 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home;

2 Under the shadow of thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is thine arm alone,
And our defence is sure.

3 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting thou art God,
To endless years the same.

4 A thousand ages in thy sight
Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.

5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.

6 O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Be thou our guard while troubles last,
And our eternal home.

HYMN: I VOW TO THEE MY COUNTRY
I vow to thee, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no questions, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace.

THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
God save our gracious King!
Long live our noble King!
God save the King!
Send him victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the King.

Thy choicest gifts in store
On him be pleased to pour,
Long may he reign.
May he defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the King.