Striving to be the Body of Christ – here and now – ready to serve!
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
Striving to be the Body of Christ – here and now – ready to serve!
Since its founding in 1896, Swarthmore Presbyterian Church has been an enduring and dynamic presence in the Swarthmore community. We have been blessed with a legacy of stable pastoral leadership and a congregation that upholds both independent thinking and deep, abiding values. Here we equip ourselves to live faithfully and to share the gospel through service locally and globally. Our congregants are generous of heart and ready to serve.
Won’t you come and take a closer look?
Join us for worship this Sunday!
Join us for worship this Sunday!
Worship in the Sanctuary
10:15 am worship service
10:15 am worship service
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:15 am embodies a classic worship tradition. The Word is proclaimed through liturgy, song and preaching. Music led and enhanced by robed choir and pipe organ. Communion for both services is served on the first Sunday of each month.
A Time with Children
10:15 am worship service
10:15 am worship service
Children are a vital part of our worship life, and always welcome. Families can find activity bags in our Sanctuary with worksheets on the lesson of the day (available in the large transept and at the rear of the Nave). In the 10:15 am service, there is a Moment for Children, when children are invited to engage with the Scripture of the day.
Godly Play
10:15 am worship service
10:15 am worship service
Following “A Time with Children,” children ages 3 through 3rd grade are invited to the Godly Play room (2nd floor of the education wing) for a time of worship, wondering questions, and play, led by storytellers trained in Godly Play (often Rev. David Norse). *Godly Play will take a break in August and will resume on September 13.
Fellowship Hour
11:15 am
in Fellowship Hall
11:15 am
in Fellowship Hall
Our Parish Life team provides beverages and snacks and invites everyone to enjoy one another’s company in Fellowship Hall. Please make a point of saying hello to someone you do not yet know.
This Sunday, we continue to livestream our 10:15 am worship service! To Join us, click on the link below (when worship begins or earlier for the prelude). A full video recording will be available afterwards on Youtube.
This Sunday, we continue to livestream our 10:15 am worship service! To Join us, click on the link below (when worship begins or earlier for the prelude). A full video recording will be available afterwards on Youtube.
To access additional worship service videos click here.
To access additional worship service videos click here.
News & Events
› SPC 2026 Summer Schedule
Sunday schedule & SPC office hours through September 6
› Open Table Saturday at Chester Eastside
Saturdays @ 9:30 am (at Chester Eastside)
› Lord’s Day Worship with SPC
Sunday Mornings @ 10:15 am (in the Sanctuary)
› SPC Summer Worship Series
Sundays, through Sept. 6 / 10:15 am (Sanctuary)
› SPC Musical Gifts Survey
Please fill out our survey!
› There’s a Place for You in the 2026 Fall Fair!
Sunday mornings this summer (in Fellowship Hall)
› New Sanctuary Movement Weekly Vigil
Wednesdays / 12 pm noon (ICE Field Office in Philadelphia)
› CE Summer Camp Seeks Volunteers
Wednesday, July 29 (Swarthmore Swim Club)
› Beloved Community Adult Civil Rights Journey
Register today! deadline: July 30
› School Supply Collection
Donations welcome - drive concludes on Sunday, August 2
› Newcomers Gathering
Sunday, August 9 @ 9:00 am (in Loeffler Chapel)
› Clothing Drive for Chester Eastside
Aug. 9 – Sept. 6 (Coslett Foyer outside Fellowship Hall)
› Back to School Blessing & Other News
Sunday, August 30 / 10:15 am (in the Sanctuary)
› Religious Freedom: Then & Now
250th Anniversary Program Series (next program Sept. 9)
› Adult Education: Summer Break & Readings
Adult Ed returns Sunday Sept. 13 / 9 am (in the Study)
