About Us

Our Community

The Church of St. Peter & St. Paul is at the heart of the historic conservation village of Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire and forms a central part of both a Church of England congregation as well as serving the interests of the broader community. We are part of a greater Heritage environment which includes Bolingbroke Castle.

Regular Worship

As a Festival Church, special services are held for Easter, Harvest Festival, Remembrance Sunday and a Christmas Carol Service. The Church is also used for a regular ecumenical Prayer Group, Weddings, Christenings and Funerals. The Church is always open during daylight hours for personal devotion.

Regular weekly services are held at St. James Church in nearby Spilsby.

National recognition at the Churches Trust National Awards:
Winner: St Peter & St Paul, Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire

Church of the Year. The pinnacle award that celebrates a church that fulfils its potential
and makes a mark on its community and beyond. It’s a shining example of a sustainable
church – one that is relevant, looked after, in use and open for all.

Plus, winner in England for the Church and Community Volunteer Awards.

The judges praised St Peter & St Paul in Old Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire, for its outstanding
example of what a small rural church can achieve through energy, imagination, and community
spirit.
In a village of just 350 people, volunteers have transformed their beautiful historic church into a
thriving hub of local life. The team’s creativity is remarkable – from pet services and pop-up pubs
to concerts, talks, and heritage events linked with the nearby castle – all helping to bring new
people in and make the church “hugely relevant again.”
The judges admired how the community came together to care for both the building and the
people it serves, combining heritage restoration with genuine outreach. They particularly noted
the church’s ethos of self-reliance – a group of twenty to thirty supporters determined not to wait
for others to act, but to take the future into their own hands.
In the words of one panel member, it “has it all — history, heritage, community, and heart” — a
model of how a small rural church can be enterprising, inclusive, and deeply rooted in local life.
National Churches Trust Award(s) 2025 October 21 at the V&A

The Great Expectations seminar on preserving Churches, which featured St Peter & St Paul as a backdrop to various speakers, can be watched in full at this link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7fyRQWbDgzd_f5PhNPB0JFr3vB0OvkJD