The present Church was built by John de Grey in 1310, following the erection of Ruthin Castle by his father, Reginald de Grey in 1277. For some time before this Ruthin had been the home of a nunnery and a prior. From 1310 to 1536 St Peter's was a Collegiate Church served by a Warden and seven priests.

Following the dissolution of the College its work was restored on a new pattern by Gabriel Goodman (1528-1601), a Ruthin man who became Dean of Westminster in 1561. Goodman re-established Ruthin school in 1574 and refounded the Almshouses of Christ's Hospital, together with the Wardenship of Ruthin in 1590. Sine then, St Peter's has continued as a Parochial Church with its Warden, Churchwardens and Parochial Church Council. A close relationship is maintained between the Church, Ruthin School and the Almshouses of Christ's Hospital.

St Peter's is noted for the high standard of its church music. it has a Director of Music and the Choir has recently issued its first CD. The organ has recently been rebuilt at an estimated cost of £100,000.

ST PETER'S CHOIR

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MESSENGER MAGAZINE

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PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

Prayer and Bible Study Groups take place jointly with other parishes in the Deanery and ecumenically with other churches in Ruthin. Click here for more information.

MOTHER'S UNION

The parish has a branch of the Mother's Union which meets on the first Thursday in each month in the evening, see parish diary for further details.

ECUMENISM

Ruthin Church is a member of the Cytun Ruthun, through which ten churches in the town of Ruthin work and worship together especially during Christian Aid week, One World Week and the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Member churches of Ruthin Cytun include Anglicans, Independents, Methodists, Presbyterians, Roman Catholics and the Society of Friends.