St. Peter’s Church is a large, mid-late 19th century church, situated in the picturesque village of Scorton, Lancashire, near the Trough of Bowland. Alongside it is St Peter’s C of E School.
St Peter’s, Scorton is one of 3 Parish Churches in a United Parish. The other 2 Parish Churches are All Saints’ Church, Barnacre, and St. John’s Church, Calder Vale. Our Diocese is the
Diocese of Blackburn.
The church
The spire of the church is a local landmark, visible from the M6.
It has a peel of 8 bells which are rung each Sunday before the service and for weddings.
The congregation
The church has a regular committed congregation of all ages. It has its own verger and bellringers.
The contact details of the church wardens are available on the “useful contacts page”.
The church is used regularly during the week by the school for worship and other activities.
Services
The Sunday Service is usually at 10.30 am – it is a communion service with hymns followed by refreshments. The first week of the month, however, this is replaced by a Lay Lead family Prayer and Praise service which takes place at 4pm known as “Prayer and Pizza” as the service is followed by a communal meal.
According to the season, there are other services – please see the “coming events” section on the home page for more details. If you would like to receive the weekly newsletter or quarterly Parish magazine please contact us using the details above.
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