Services

Below are the details of our regular worship services, you would be most welcome to attend any of these.

Sundays

St Mary’s Gisburn
1st Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Holy Communion
3rd Sunday of the month: 4:30pm service alternating between Holy Communion and Evening Prayer (both according to the Book of Common Prayer)
4th Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Holy Communion

St Peter and Paul Bolton-by-Bowland
1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Sundays of the month: 11:15am service of Holy Communion

St Ambrose Grindleton
1st Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Holy Communion
2nd Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Morning Prayer
3rd Sunday of the month: 9:30am service of Holy Communion
4th Sunday of the month: 4:30pm service alternating between Holy Communion and Evensong (both according to the Book of Common Prayer)

On the 5th Sunday of the month we join together in a united benefice service at 10:30am. The location rotates between all 3 churches. The upcoming united benefice services are:

29th March 2026 10:30am at St Mary the Virgin Gisburn

Please note that on 28th December 2025 there will be a joint service at 10:30am at St Peter & Paul Bolton-by-Bowland, and no service at St Mary the Virgin Gisburn or St Ambrose Grindleton.

Weekdays

On weekdays we have regular services of morning prayer across the benefice. These are short, said services (no singing) lasting around 20 minutes.

Mondays at 9am: St Ambrose Grindleton (except bank holidays)
Tuesdays at 9am: St Mary’s Gisburn
Wednesdays at 9am: St Peter and Paul Bolton-by-Bowland

Please note that there will be no morning prayer from Monday 29th December – Wednesday 31st December 2025.

We also have ‘Little Church’ services for our two church school of Grindleton CE Primary and Bolton-by-Bowland CE Primary. Details of upcoming dates can be found below. All are welcome to attend.

Grindleton CE Primary School (services at St Ambrose’s Church)

19th December 9am (Carol Service)
12th February 9am
26th March 9am
14th May 9am
18th June 9am

Bolton-by-Bowland CE Primary School (services at St Peter & Paul’s Church)

19th December 2:30pm (Carol Service)
21st January 2:50pm
18th March 2:50pm
6th May 2:50pm
24th June 2:50pm