St Peter's Church
St. Peter’s In 2015, the church was closed for six months whilst extensive renovation was carried out to the whole of the church.
Sunday Services
Our afternoon service begins at 3.15pm each Sunday. The services are traditional in nature (taken from the Book of Common Prayer) and are as follows: 1st Sunday Evening Prayer 2nd Sunday Evening Prayer 3rd Sunday Holy Communion 4th Sunday Joint Service at Parish Church 5th Sunday Evening Prayer Tea and biscuits are served after each service and visitors are always warmly welcomed.
History The Rev. William Corrin (the Vicar from 1824 to 1859) started church services in a local farmhouse at Cregneish and these continued until the villagers felt that they would like a church of their own. The foundation stone was laid by Mrs EM Gawne in 1878 (who also donated the land). A later vicar, the Rev. John Duffield in his book A History of Kirk Christ Rushen, was to record that ‘the building cost £150 which seems an absurdly small amount until we realise that to the building, “the people of Cregneish gave their time and labour”. During its early years the building served a dual purpose of being the local village school during the week, and holding Church services on a Sunday. In more recent years, the church was used in the filming of the 1998 hit comedy ‘Waking Ned’.
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