Church of St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill

Church of St Matthew and St James, Mossley Hill
53°22′35″N 2°55′14″W / 53.3763°N 2.9206°W / 53.3763; -2.9206
OS grid reference	SJ 388,870
Location	Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool
Country	England
Denomination	Anglican
Website	Mossley Hill Church
History
Status	Parish church
Founder(s)	Matthew James Glenton
Dedication	St Matthew, St James
Consecrated	23 June 1875
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	14 March 1975
Architect(s)	Paley and Austin
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	1870
Completed	1880
Construction cost	£28,000
Specifications
Materials	Red sandstone, tile roof
Administration
Province	York
Diocese	Liverpool
Archdeaconry	Liverpool
Deanery	Liverpool South Childwall
Parish	Mossley Hill
Clergy
Rector	Revd Alan Kennedy
Laity
Organist(s)	Colin Porter
Churchwarden(s)	Dawn Spiller Yvonne Watson
Music group(s)	Michael Swinson, Maggie Swinson
Parish administrator	Kathryn Topping

The Church of St Matthew and St James stands on the top of a hill in Rose Lane, Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Liverpool South Childwall, the archdeaconry of Liverpool and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of All Hallows, Allerton, and St Barnabas, Mossley Hill.^[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.^[2] The authors of the Buildings of England series describe it as "one of the best Victorian churches in Liverpool".^[3]