Weddings
Marriage in any of the Caistor Group churches, renewal of vows, and blessings after a marriage abroad. We normally need at least a month’s notice.
Getting marriedCaistor Parish Church · Diocese of Lincoln
Saxon stone, eight bells, and a door open every day
St Peter & St Paul is the Grade I listed parish church of Caistor, a Georgian market town on the north-western edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds. There has been a place of worship on this hill since Saxon times — and there still is, every Sunday at 10.15am, with coffee afterwards.
Week by week
Four services, every week of the year
Two services each Sunday and two during the week. There is no charge and no need to book; visitors and newcomers are always welcome.
Sunday8.00am
Holy Communion
Our quiet, said Holy Communion at the start of the day, using the Book of Common Prayer. Thirty minutes, no hymns.
Sunday10.15am
Parish Eucharist
The main service of the week, with hymns and a sermon, followed by coffee and conversation at the back of church. Everyone is welcome, whether you have been coming for sixty years or have never been inside a church before.
Wednesday9.30am
Morning Prayer
A short, reflective time of prayer using the Book of Common Prayer rite of Morning Prayer, followed by coffee and conversation.
Thursday7.00pm
Weekday Holy Communion
A quiet midweek service of Holy Communion at the end of the day.
The building
A thousand years of building, and one extraordinary survival
The lower part of the great west tower is probably Saxon, dating from around 1050, and may once have been the porch of an aisle-less church. Above it the tower climbs through Norman, Early English and Perpendicular work to its battlements and pinnacles.
Inside are crusader knights in their wall tombs, an alabaster merchant who lived to be a hundred, glass by Burlison & Grylls and by Kempe, a peal of eight bells with one cast in 1667 — and the Gad Whip, thirteen feet of stock and lash that once caused riots in the market place and questions in the House of Lords.
c.1050
Approximate date of the Saxon work at the base of the tower
Grade I
Listed by Historic England in 1966
8
Bells, the oldest cast in the early 16th century
1853
The town clock on the tower, paid for by public subscription
Visiting
Open every day, for prayer and for visitors
The church is open daily during daylight hours for private prayer, for reflection, and for anyone who would like to see the building. Members of the congregation are often here to welcome visitors and to answer questions about what you are looking at.
There is a hearing loop and large print, level access to the main areas of the church, toilets, on-street parking, and a car park within 250 metres. Walkers, cyclists and well-behaved dogs are all welcome.
Marking the moments
Weddings, baptisms and funerals
The parish church is here for the whole town, not only for those who come on Sundays. Whatever the occasion, please begin by contacting the vicar.
The Caistor Group
Seven churches, one group of parishes
Caistor is the largest of seven churches served together as the Caistor Group, in the Deanery of West Wold and the Diocese of Lincoln. Sunday mornings are shared between them, and the clergy serve all seven.
News and notices
Recent announcements
Announcements from the parish and the Diocese of Lincoln.
June 2026
A new vicar for the Caistor Group
The Revd Bob Frew was instituted and inducted as Vicar of the Caistor Group at Caistor Parish Church on 1 June 2026 by the Bishop of Grimsby.
Read moreJune 2026
Revd Catherine Wylie becomes Agricultural Chaplain
After seven years as Associate Priest in the Caistor Group, Catherine Wylie has been appointed part-time Agricultural Chaplain for Greater Lincolnshire.
Read moreOngoing
Ringers wanted at Caistor and Grasby
Caistor has eight bells and Grasby six. What we are short of is ringers. Practice is on Friday evenings at 7.30pm.
Read moreHelp keep this church standing, open and warm
The building has been maintained by the people of Caistor for a thousand years — the clock was paid for by public subscription in 1853, the pinnacles were rebuilt in 1988 and again in 2018. Every gift, of any size, goes towards the next thousand years.