Bowland Benefice

Welcome to our united benefice comprising the three beautiful rural village churches:

St Peter and Paul's Church Bolton-by-Bowland

St Mary the Virgin Gisburn

and St Ambrose Grindleton. We will be pleased to welcome you to any of the three churches in the Bowland Benefice: 

For further information please contact our Rector, the Revd Grace Gaze. Her telephone number is 07840 236851, email address: [email protected] or you can use the 'Get in touch' button on this website.

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What's on

Rededication of the Grindleton War Memorial inside St Ambrose Church

for 1 hour
St Ambrose Church, Grindleton
Sawley Road Grindleton Near Cltheroe, BB7 4QS, United Kingdom

Please join us for a special service at St Ambrose Church in Grindleton; the rededication of the War Memorial by the Right Revd Philip North, Bishop Of Blackburn. The service is at 4:30pm on Sunday, 2nd November 2025.

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Joint Advent Sunday Service at St Ambrose Grindleton

for 1 hour
St Ambrose Church, Grindleton
Sawley Road Grindleton Near Cltheroe, BB7 4QS, United Kingdom

On the 5th Sunday in the month we join together with friends from the other churches in the Bowland Benefice for a Joint Service of Holy Communion. On 30th November 2025, which is Advent Sunday, the service is at St Ambrose, Grindleton.
PLEASE NOTE: the service start time of 10:30am (there is no service in Bolton By Bowland or in Gisburn on this day).

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Safeguarding

Our Benefice is committed to safeguarding children, young people and adults from harm. We follow the House of Bishops guidance and policies and have our own Parish Safeguarding Officer. We are in the Blackburn Diocese which has it’s own safeguarding pages at https://www.blackburn.anglican.org/overview. This contains vital links and information including contacts for the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor who advises our PSOs. If you are concerned that a child or adult has been harmed or may be at risk of harm please contact the PSO or the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor.
If you have immediate concerns about the safety of someone, please contact the police and your local authority’s children or adult social care services.