Rural churches unite to bring harmony to people and wildlife
In the rural heart of Lincolnshire, four churches have come together in a commitment to create spaces that protect nature.
Read the storyPriests and Deacons were ordained in the Diocese of Lincoln on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June 2026. A big congratulations to each of them. May God bless them and guide them as they begin the next steps on their journeys, serving communities in love and truth.
Those ordained priest were:
Pamela Beattie (Chaplain at Lincoln County Hospital and Associate Minister at All Saints’, Nettleham)
Coral Bell (St George’s Swallowbeck and St Luke’s, Birchwood)
Isaac Frisby (Bourne Abbey)
Jennifer Lander (All Saints’, Stamford)
Yola Middleton (Swinderby and Withamside)
Those ordained deacon were:
Jonathan Dant (St Mark’s and St Martin’s Grimsby).
Jennifer Hunt (The North Lafford Group)
Jesse Ratcliff (St Mark’s and St Martin’s, Grimsby)
Pontus Bramberg (St Peter in Eastgate and St Peter in Carlton, Lincoln)
A selection of photos from the day can be scrolled or swiped through here:
