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Our church, in Swimbridge, is St James Church which is set in the centre of our village. It appears in the book England's Thousand Best Churches by Simon Jenkins and in Dr Todd Gray's Devon's Fifty Best Churches. Our famous Victorian rector, the Rev. John Russell ('Parson Jack'), bred and gave his name to the much-loved terrier dog.
The church tower probably dates from the 13th century and the spire from c. 1310, while the church itself was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries. The interior contains exceptional features such as a carved Gothic rood screen described by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner as ‘glorious’. There is also an extraordinary carved wood font of the Renaissance period.
Reverand Cathy Schofield
Rev. Cathy Schofield is our local church incumbent.
Rev. Cathy is a regular visitor to the school to lead Collective worship. We also meet with Rev. Cathy as we share in our annual Harvest, Christmas and Easter services together. Rev. Cathy also hosts many interactive events such at the Church. The Christingle Experience and the Easter Experience have been interactive workshops the whole school can you go and visit and be part of.
Rev. Cathy also sits on Swimbridge School's Full Governing Body so regularly gets updates about the school's progress and supports the school improvement priorities each year.
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