St Philip with St Stephen Church

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St Philip's Church (now called Saint Philips Chapel Street) is located at Wilton Place, just off "Chapel Street" Salford, Greater Manchester, England.Saint Philips Chapel Street is an old church on a new journey: a church plant in partnership with New Wine that launched in September 2016.At the invitation of the Bishops of Manchester and Salford, the church under the leadership of Gareth Robinson (Rector) and Chris Sayburn (Curate) is a vibrant and contemporary expression of the Church of England in partnership with New Wine, whose worship and life is biblically based, missional, open-hearted, and creative, to see the region transformed with the good news of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit.The church's vision is to make and equip disciples of Jesus, develop leaders, be a blessing to both secular and sacred, plant new churches and seek first God’s kingdom with a focus on young adults and the poor, working in partnership with other churches and denominations.Saint Philips Chapel Street is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Salford, the archdeaconry of Salford, and the diocese of Manchester. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. It was a Commissioners' church, having received a grant towards its construction from the Church Building Commission. In planning the church its architect Sir Robert Smirke re-used his design for St Mary's Church, Bryanston Square, Wyndham Place, London. The design of its tower was also used for St Anne's Church, Wandsworth.