Discover a sanctuary steeped in centuries of faith, community, and timeless reverence.
Discover a sanctuary steeped in centuries of faith, community, and timeless reverence.
Discover a sanctuary steeped in centuries of faith, community, and timeless reverence.
The church of St Wistan consists of nave and chancel under one roof, south porch, west tower, vestry, and north chapel. It is built of rubble, chiefly ironstone, with some limestone dressings, and lead roofs.
Join us for the 2025 services at St. Wistan's, where we celebrate faith, community, and tradition.
20th April - EASTER DAY - Holy Communion - 9.15am
4th May - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
18th May - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
25th May - EAGA Gospel Choir Concert with prayers - 6.30pm
1st June - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
15th June - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
29th June - Musical Village Choir with prayers - 6.30pm
6th July - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
20th July - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
27th July - Evensong (TBC) - 6.30pm
3rd August - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
17th August - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
7th September - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
21st September - Holy Communion with hymns - 9.15am
Visitors are always welcome. Services are from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Winter Services resume at St Luke’s Church, Newton Harcourt on Sunday 5th October. Harvest Festival at St Luke's Church on Sunday 28th September at 6.30pm - followed by Harvest Supper in the Reading Room.
You can get married in this wonderful setting, have a child christened or hold a funeral service. Contact the Vicar, Rev. Phillip O'Reilly on 0116 240 2215 or philiporeilly@leicester.anglican.org for more info.
St Wistan's church lies almost a half mile east of the notional centre of Wistow. The church has an early core based on both the Norman period and also into the 13th century.
EXPLORE THE HISTORY