Background
St. Peter's is an Anglo-Catholic parish church in Devizes, Wiltshire. It is the youngest of the four Church of England churches in Devizes (it was founded in 1866) and is a member of the pressure group Forward in Faith, being a beacon church in the area. It is in the Diocese of Salisbury, but their PEV (flying bishop) is the Bishop of Ebbsfleet. Resolutions A, B and C have been passed. There is also a Church of England junior school next door to the church, St. Peter's School. The church normally attracts roughly 50-60 people for the Sunday Sung Mass, which is always held at 10.00am. This service lasts for roughly an hour and a half, with coffee and biscuits after. There is a Sunday School at St. Peter's that meets during the Sung Mass. Other services at St. Peter's are a low mass every Thursday evening, and Benediction once a month. Confessions are also heard by the priest twice a week. Evening prayers are held on weekday and Saturday evenings. A history book about the church was written in 1991 by parishioner Terry Gaylard, who is also the Editor of the Parish Newspaper, 'Church News,' which is published monthly and can be viewed on the St Peter's website.There is an article on St. Peter's Church on the Devizes heritage website.St. Peter's Church
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