The first written source in which an ‘altar’ of Tielt is mentioned, dates from 1105. An ‘altar’ refers to the most important part of ecclesiastical benefits. In the following centuries, sources of the history of the St. Peter’s Church are very scarce, also because the church and the town archives went up in flames in the 14th and 15th century.

It is known however that the church has been destroyed on repeated occasions, and that it was gradually rebuilt. From the original stone building, only a few traces have been preserved in the southern façade. In ‘Flandria Illustrata’ (1644) of Sanderus the parish church of Tielt is shown as a hall church with three naves and a steeple.

The building as it is now is mainly from the 17th and 18th century. A Neogothic furnishing replaced the former Baroque church interior in 1884 – 1890. You can still admire the Rococo communion rail from 1765, made by P. Cools from Bruges.

The showpiece however is the monumental pulpit, sculptured out of Danish oak by the brothers F. and L. Debosschere. Two stairs with a sculptured rail lead to the tub, which rests on a decorative fruit horn. At the back the pulpit appears to be hanging on a curtain. Many of the stained-glass windows in this church date from the fifties.