There is an Anglican parish church in the village, dedicated to St John the Baptist.
The church is a Grade II* listed building, originally built in the 12th century on the site of an earlier Saxon church.
Restoration and rebuilding of the present church took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.

The congregation today forms part of a joint parish of Lower Swale, along with those of seven other villages.
There is a service held at Kirby Wiske church about once a month.

There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in the village in 1825, but the building is no longer in use as such.
Nor are the premises of the Church of England school, which opened in 1870.
There is an Anglican parish church in the village, dedicated to St John the Baptist. The church is a Grade II* listed building, originally built in the 12th century on the site of an earlier Saxon church. Restoration and rebuilding of the present church took place in the 14th, 15th and 19th centuries.
The congregation today forms part of a joint parish of Lower Swale, along with those of seven other villages. There is a service held at Kirby Wiske church about once a month.
There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in the village in 1825, but the building is no longer in use as such. Nor are the premises of the Church of England school, which opened in 1870.
Kirby Wiske