About Us

WHO WE ARE MISSION STATEMENT LEADERSHIP TEAM OUR BELIEFS CHURCH NETWORK GIVING

WHO WE ARE

Bible based family church

The Storehouse Church Alford, based in Alford, Lincolnshire is a family friendly, vibrant, growing church where everybody is made welcome.

We believe in team ministry and that church is a family that do life together.

MISSION STATEMENT

Love God, love people, make a difference

LEADERSHIP TEAM

We're here for you

Our Leadership team at the storehouse church Alford consists of an enthusiastic group of inspired people. Driven by the desire to spread God’s word into the community and beyond.

Tom, Jess, Ian, Sarah, Martin and Mandy live in Alford and are committed to serving this area. David and Pat are also committed to serving in Alford and live just a few miles outside.

Our pastors are Tom and Jess Mitchell…

Tom and Jess Mitchell

Pastors

Tom and Jess are husband and wife and have three beautiful daughters.

Tom is the paid church pastor and supported by his wife Jess, they have a heart for worship and are an integral part of the worship team.

The both love spending time together with their family, they run a small business in Alford and they enjoy reading.

Tom and Jess are supported by:

David and Patricia Priest

Leaders

David is a retired minister and they’ve moved near to Alford and are 100% committed to the fellowhip.

They are family oriented and they are also key members of the Sharon Miller Memorial Trust.

Sarah and Ian Lithgow

Elders

Ian and Sarah have lived in Alford for many years and have worked with the youth and community over this time. They have built up a relationship with many of the youth, many who are now adults. They have a true passion about the youth and about Alford.

They are passionate about spreading the news of Jesus to many, they love sharing their personal testimony of their walk with Jesus who has changed their life.

Martin and Mandy Smith

Elders

Mandy was the church pastor until July 2026. They have chosen to stay in the church as elders, alongside Ian and Sarah. Mandy has always been passionate to bring the word of God to life through the power of the holy spirit and enabling people to realise their potential in Christ and will help Tom with her spiritual maturity. Mandy will continue to lead Daughters of Destiny along side the team. In her spare time Mandy enjoys socialising, reading and singing.

Martin is the church treasurer, trustee and coordinates the worship team. In his spare time Martin likes gardening and playing golf. His passion is to work with the marginalised.

Along with the leadership team, we also have an amazing group of trustees and volunteers (from both within the church and from the community).

OUR BELIEFS

We believe...

Our beliefs:
We believe in team ministry and that church is a family that do life together.

Mission statement:
The Storehouse Church Alford believe we are to love God, love people and make a difference.

Statement of faith:

Bible

We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. We believe in the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

Cross

We believe in the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and that He died on the cross for our sins, that He is now in Heaven interceding for us and will return again.

Salvation

We believe in salvation through faith in Jesus and baptism by full immersion.

Holy Spirit

We believe in the baptism of the Holy Spirit and that the gifts of the Spirit are to be used to help and encourage the body of the church.

Church

We believe the local church should be the heart of the community, showing the love of Jesus and being the hope of the nation.

NETWORKS

Ground level and churches together in Alford

We are members of Ground Level – a national network, which is based in Lincoln and provides us with training opportunities and leadership support alongside other churches in the network.
Ground Level also oversees Awaken, an event held each year on the Lincolnshire Showground.

Churches together in Alford

Some of the leadership team meet regularly with the other churches in Alford, together they arrange some events for Easter/Christmas where we come together as different churches and different denominations.

GIVING

Maybe you would like to give to us...

We don’t have the option to give through the website but you can set up a regular/one off gift through your bank to us.

If you are a gift aider please can you print off the attached form and give back to Jess/Justine.

Bank details:

Account name: The Storehouse Church Alford Ltd

Bank: Reliance Bank

Account number: 00213184

Sort code: 60-01-73

We also give:

Gifts received from you are used in the running of the church, with utility bills, wages etc, but we also give as a church to the following charities:

We give to Ground level network, Sharon Miller Memorial foundation, and One by one charities and organisations.

We also hold fund raising activities for the Sharon Miller Memorial foundation where some of our church ladies go out to Kenya to support them.