St Swithun's
We will be holding Holy Communion Services at 1030 on the 2nd and 4th Sundays
We will be holding Morning Prayer on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 1030
Welcome to St Swithun’s. A beautiful warm and friendly Church with weekly morning services (of either Morning Worship or Holy Communion). Outside of Sunday Worship, the Church helps to support the Local Community through social gatherings and special events.
The first recorded mention of a Church in Long Bennington is in the Doomsday Book, 'The Great Survey', ordered by William the Conqueror, and completed in 1086. The current Church dates back to around 1175, although it has been extensively modified and rebuilt over the intervening years most recently in 1902; the previously attached Cistercian Priory having been built around 1150. Unfortunately today the Church does not lie at the centre of the village; however, our mission remains to be at the heart of the community.
Our Church is very much here to serve the community, in worship and in weddings, funerals and baptisms. We also have close links with the Village School, Long Bennington Church of England Academy.
The Church helps people to mark some of the most important events in their lives. If you are thinking about baptism, wanting to get married or would like to hold a funeral for a loved one please get in touch.
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Rev'd Jon Speirs-Davies
Safeguarding
Most of the time at church we are like a big happy family. However even in very happy families people can have a bad day and even peope we know and trust can upset us. We want to help everyone have good days all of the time. We try to make sure that people who have jobs within the church always behave well and in a way that is helpful to you. We never want anyone or anything in church to frighten you, confuse you or worry you. it is important that you tell us if something is upsettign you or if you are feeling worried about something that's ahppening or something somebody is doing. We ahve specially trained peaopl in each vilalge you can talk to, and who you can ask for help. These people are good at safeguarding (this menas they look aftereveryone's safety). Caring for people is a very important part of our Christian life.
The people who can help you are:
Eileen Ross (Foston Safeguarding Person) - (01400) 281932
If you wish to speak to someone outside the local church, you can contact the diocesan safeguarding team - their contact details are available here: https://www.lincoln.anglican.org/parish-support/safeguarding/