St Peter’s Church Tiverton & St Thomas’ Chevithorne with Cove

What’s On at St Peter’s?

  • Sorry. Church and church office is closed today 18th August 2025 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm See more details
  • Morning Prayer Online 24th August 2025 @ 9:30 am - 10:00 am See more details
  • Holy Communion St Peter's 24th August 2025 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am See more details
  • Church open 27th August 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm See more details
  • Mothers Union - No meeting this month 27th August 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm See more details

What’s On at St Thomas’?

St Thomas's Church is open  daily 9:00am to 5:00pm for visitors, prayer and reflection. There is a Morning Prayer service on the  first Sunday of the month and Holy Communion on the third Sunday of the month at 9.15am Please check the calendar. For enquiries about safeguarding issues please contact Kate Stanton  kate.stanton369@btinternet.com. 

 

Welcome to St Peter’s Church

Welcome to St Peter’s, Tiverton – part of the Church of England in Devon. Christian prayer and worship have been offered at St Peter’s since 1073, probably longer. We look forward to welcoming you to the church in person and, until then, we hope that you enjoy exploring our website and discovering some of the things that make St Peter’s a unique and much loved part of life in Tiverton.

Our main service of the week is Holy Communion Contemporary language at 10.15 am on Sundays, except the third Sunday of the month when it is at 10.30am. In addition, a service of Holy Communion following the format of the Book of Common Prayer takes place at 8.00 am on the first Sunday of the month followed by Breakfast Club – all our welcome.

The Church has a strong musical tradition and hosts various events through out the year. Volunteers maintain and support the activities as shown in the calendar and invite new comers, and those returning, to participate. Do contact the office for more information.

We try to keep the building open as shown in the calendar and particularly when the office is open.

Church Office

Enquiries for weddings, baptisms, funerals and other services are welcome.      Best contact is through email office@stpeterstiverton.org.uk.  Emails are monitored frequently as the administrator works both from home and the church office.

Week commencing 18th August the office is open:

Thursday 14.00 – 17.00

Week commencing 25th August the office is open:

Thursday 14.00 – 17.00

Week commencing 1st September the office is open:

Tuesday 14.00 – 17.00

Thursday 14.00 – 17.30

Church Opening Times

St Peter’s Church is normally open to visitors at the following times, in addition to when the office is open:

Tuesdays 09:00-12:00

Wednesday 14:00 – 16:00

Thursdays 14:00-16:00 (may also open later, see calendar on left)

Sunday 14:00 – 16:00

Please check the calendar details shown on the left as these may change as volunteer stewards are not always available.

Tower Open Day

The bellringers are planning to hold a Tower Open Day at St Peter’s on Saturday 13th September as part of the national Heritage Open Days. Please keep an eye on the calendar as the opening hours may change depending on the number of volunteers available. 

There will be bookable tower tours every hour; a series of displays at the back of the church and refreshments to visitors and volunteers. There are opportunities for new learners and returners to explore bellringing.

Bible Society lunch at St Peter’s 11.30 -13.00

All are most welcome. Join us on Saturday 30th August. 

Breakfast Club

Each first Sunday of the month a serving of coffee, croissant or bacon butties between the end of 8.00am Holy Communion and start of 10.15 Eucharist. A chance to refresh and be with fellow members of the congregation. Please so join us.

Safeguarding

If you have a concern about someone’s safety, or about the actions of somebody working with children or vulnerable adults, please tell someone. The Safeguarding Officer for St Peter’s is Joanna Hall-Tomkin and further information is available in the safeguarding policy.Details of the safeguarding team for the Diocese of Exeter are available at:  https://exeter.anglican.org/resources/safeguarding/safeguarding-team/.  Young people who feel unhappy about something that is happening to them may wish to contact Childline on 0800 11 11.  Anyone in immediate danger should call the Police on 999.

Help to Support St Peter’s Church

If you would like to support the Mission of St Peter’s  and the work we do in the community, please consider making a donation through our Give a Little page.

 

 

 

Services

Sunday services are held at St. Peter’s in Tiverton each week at 10.30am.  This is a Communion service with modern language, sung with organ accompaniment and choir. On the first Sunday of the month at 8.00am is a Communion service following the Book of Common Prayer.

At St Thomas’s there is a fortnightly service at 9.15am. This may be Morning Prayer or Communion – see calendar for details.

St Andrew’s church in Blundell’s Road has a mid week service at 11.00am each Tuesday in addition to the 9.30am Sunday Service.