St. Swithin's Church, Lincoln

Who we are

St Swithin’s is a vibrant and growing Anglican church in the Diocese of Lincoln.  We exist so that people will encounter the LOVE of God, learn to LIVE more like Jesus, and GO in the power of the Spirit to see lives and communities transformed. 

Our story so far is one of God’s faithfulness. After dwindling to just a handful of faithful parishioners in 2014, St Swithin’s was identified by the Diocese as a potential location for a city centre resourcing church and, at the invitation of the Bishop of Lincoln, a team from Holy Trinity Brompton (HTB) in London were invited to plant into St Swithin’s. The plant team, including a small number sent from Alive church, officially relaunched St Swithin’s in October 2014, with 30 people attending the first service. Since then we have seen significant growth and current attendance averages around 230 adults and 70 youth and children across our congregations.

Looking ahead we have exciting plans for growth and for church planting. Our vision for the next stage is:

• To be powered by the Holy Spirit through prayer
• To invest tin younger generations
• To resource beyond ourselves
• To love the vulnerable in our city
• To grow the church.

This will be underpinned by our values of authentic community, costly generosity, creativity and quality.

In Partnership with the Diocese of Lincoln, we are now looking to plant up to 3 churches in the next 6 years as well as seeking to revitalise other congregations through (non-church planting) curates taking up posts elsewhere in the diocese. 

This is a exciting and fast paced place to work where we encourage staff to thrive and flourish.