Pastors' Message

We’re glad that you have visited Lincoln Street Church’s website. We hope as you read about our worship and programs, about our commitment to children and community service that you will begin to get the sense of what a remarkable community Lincoln Street Church is.

Out on the signboard of the church reads the following statement: “Our church is a small, warm-hearted, and open-minded congregation. We come to this family of faith because, unlike many churches, we know that here our questions will be respected, our diversity will be embraced, and our own unique search for God will be encouraged. We welcome people of all ethnicities, income brackets, ecclesiastical traditions, and sexual orientations. Furthermore, since we believe that all language about God is allegorical, we use images of God which come from the width and breadth of creation.”

Perhaps you have seen this sign as you have walked by on the way up to Mt. Tabor Park. These commitments guide us in all we do. They preface our worship each Sunday. And they are a true reflection of the community gathered.

Lincoln Street Church is remarkable in the way it retains the best of Christianity while embracing various forms of worship and the wisdom from many faiths. It is inspirational in the way it does not shy away from difficult questions and issues. It is admirable in the way that it is guided by scripture reverently, but not doctrinally.

Elastic. The community bends, stretches and changes as new people with new ideas and skills grace our community.

We - Tim and Elizabeth Winslea - have been co-pastors at Lincoln Street since 2005. (Tim served as solo pastor at Lincoln Street for 5 years prior to that.) As a pastoral team we bring both yin and yang. Our complementary skills and commitments are reflected in the sermons we preach and the programs we lead. Our team leadership reflects the same elasticity that characterizes the church. We enjoy sharing ministry and the congregation enjoys having the diversity our co-pastoring brings. We feel very blessed to be appointed to lead this amazing congregation. They have helped shape us, and we hope we have them.

We hope that you will feel free to contact us – lincolnstreet@gmail.com - if you have questions about the church. We always love to talk with you about this great community!

And in the meanwhile, maybe we’ll see you around the neighborhood!

Peace,
Elizabeth and Tim Winslea

lincolnstreet@gmail.com