St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Welcome

St Thomas à Becket Church: ancient and peaceful, where you may seek and find your God.

Nestling at the end of Cliffe High Street, in the East Sussex county town of Lewes

Come to enjoy Sunday service

Welcome to St Thomas à Becket Church, a place of Christian worship to Almighty God since at least the 12th century. Open every day, with Sunday sung Eucharist service at 9.45am, St Thomas’ is always ready to welcome you to the presence of God. Take a little time amid the busyness of daily life – be refreshed and renewed in peace.

And don’t miss our glorious special Sung Evensong Patronal Festival Service, 4pm Sunday 6th July, with tea and a talk afterwards.

The Trinity season
Our Vicar writes:
Dear Friends,
We’re now in the long Trinity season of ‘Ordinary Time’.

  • Following Easter, we celebrated the Ascension of the risen Christ to the right hand of God the Father in Heaven, where he is evermore to make intercession for us all.
  • Then we celebrated Pentecost or Whit Sunday with the sending of God the Holy Spirit to be with us in his presence.
  • Finally, on Trinity Sunday, we celebrated the unified and glorious Trinity of God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – so we are now in the church calendar’s Trinity season.

This year we also celebrate the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed of our faith, formed from the great Council of Nicaea in AD 325. All three Creeds of the church – the Apostles’ Creed, the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed – unify and recite the foundations of our Christian faith and include those principles above of the Trinity, which we have just been celebrating.
2025 is also the 950th anniversary of the re-founding of Christian mission in our diocese of Sussex to the Saxons and Southern England.
The Christian Creeds, with their statements of faith, have sustained Christians down through the centuries for nearly two Millennia and continue now in our own age.
Therefore, let us enter this season of Trinity, ordinary time in the church’s calendar, comforted and knowing we are in the presence of our extraordinary risen, ascended and glorified God.
With very best wishes and love, Fr Herbert

  • For private prayer, and to visit, the church is open every day.  From April to October 2025 we open at 8.30am and close at 5pm; from October to end March 8.30am to 3pm;.
  • We have a range of worship and social activities – see What’s On. Or pick up our free monthly Parish News.

Enjoy this oasis of calm and tranquillity, whether for a service, a visit, meditation, or private prayer.

 

Don’t miss the guided tour of church and tower – this Saturday 28th at 11.30am, and fortnightly to 6th Sept

From the Visitors Book: “Intimate and comforting … Una iglesia muy bonita … Felt His presence … Peace, perfect peace … Simple and beautiful and so peaceful … A beautiful hidden gem … So happy that we found it … Thank you for maintaining this beautiful place of peace”.

Worship at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Worship

Every Sunday, 9.45am, sung service with Communion and hymns, following the Book of Common Prayer

Events at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

What's on

See our listings of forthcoming services and events

Visiting St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Visiting

Open every day for quiet contemplation and to see our ancient church and its glorious stained glass

Belfry at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

History

Book a guided tour of the church and up the tower, see and hear the 1670 clock strike twelve

Volunteering at St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Vounteering

Join our happy team to help make a difference in the local community

Make a donation to St Thomas à Becket, Lewes

Donations

Please help maintain our work in the Parish and keep the historic church in good repair