Who we are
St Denys is a Christian Church. We believe that God has revealed himself uniquely in the person of Jesus Christ, that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and that he rose again from the dead, making new life possible for our world, our community and each one of us. For more information about what Christians believe, click here.
We are the Parish Church for the village of Evington on the eastern edge of the City of Leicester. We are part of the Diocese of Leicester in the Church of England. We are also part of the Evington and Highfields Mission Partnership together with St Philip's, St Peter's and St Stephen's.
While we are passionate about respecting many of the traditions handed down to us since the early days of the Church, we are also committed to our missionary calling to reach out and find fresh ways to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with our community in word and deed.
Our Team
The Reverend Anthony Lees-Smith is Vicar of Evington. Anthony came to St Denys in 2012 from a parish in Cambridge, but has local roots in the county. Having grown up in Mountsorrel, he studied Italian and French at Cambridge, spending a year with the Anglican Chaplain in Rome where he began to explore his vocation to ordained ministry. After a brief spell as an accountant in Oxford, he retrained as a primary school teacher and taught for several years in a large city-centre school in Peterborough. He studied theology in Durham for three years and then in 2009 went back to Ely Diocese to be ordained and take up a post at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Arbury, North Cambridge. Anthony is married to Wendy and they have two daughters, Erica and Hilary. He is also a member of the country's only fully ordained singing ensemble, Octave.
The Reverend Liz Wilson is our Assistant Curate. Liz was ordained in June 2014. You can find out more about Liz here.
Our Vision for the Future
To be a growing church with deep roots and wide branches.
Find out more about what this means in our Vision booklet by clicking on the logo below.
Geraldine Moulden is our Lay Reader.
Elizabeth Rudge is our Church Administrator. She can be contacted at admin@stdenys.org.uk.
