Our Story

There’s a great history to our shared life in these neighbouring communities, and we believe our future’s going to be even more glorious!  At St Peter’s and St Paul’s, we’ve always been a part of the Anglican church with charismatic and evangelical distinctives.

We are passionate about Word and Spirit, action, and service. We’re low-church, big-hearted people with a commitment to our local community!

Our three parish priorities:

  • Word, prayer & discipleship as essential patterns: equipping.

  • Serving children, youth & families: emerging generations.

  • Living faithfully & generously with others: evangelism & witness.

Jesus is the reason and motivation for all we do. We seek to be faithful to God’s Word and led by the Holy Spirit. Our goal is to grow as disciples and to call many more into that great adventure. Jesus was full of grace, truth and generosity. We’re still growing into what that means.

Our community matters. Our neighbours, streets and villages are not by accident. There is purpose and possibility in everything. We seek to honour all people. We aim to grow and show grace to everyone. We long for more and more of God’s kingdom to break out in Hextable and Swanley Village. That would be enough…

At St Peter’s and St Paul’s, we’re excited to be part of the New Wine Network as it connects with our history of renewal and the ongoing life of the Holy Spirit.

New Wine is a movement of churches working together with a vision to see this nation transformed through Christians experiencing the joy of worshipping God, the freedom of following Jesus, the power of being filled with the Spirit and working out what this means through loving and serving our communities.

Safeguarding

We are dedicated to everyone’s well-being and aim to create safe, supportive environments for all. While safeguarding is a shared responsibility, the PCC has designated Debbie as Parish Safeguarding Officers with David assisting. We focus on good safeguarding practices and work toward building a healthy church culture. All staff and volunteers are recruited safely and receive appropriate training and support. We fully adhere to the Church of England’s safeguarding policies and procedures. For additional details, please visit our diocesan safeguarding website. For more information, see our diocesan safeguarding website.