Trinity United Methodist Church
Meet Our New Paster, Rev. Dr. Dennis Swineford
. A native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, Dennis was baptized into the fellowship of Grace UnitedMethodist Church as in infant. Through the nurture of that congregation, he came to embrace
the call of Jesus Christ, first to a life of personal discipleship, and later, to a call to full time
pastoral ministry. Ordained a Deacon in 1981 and an Elder in 1984, he holds a BA from Asbury
College, an M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary and a D.Min. from Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary in Stewardship Studies. This year he is retiring after 43 years of service as an
ordained minister in the Western Pennsylvania Annual Conference. He has served rural, urban
and suburban congregations beginning with the Titusville Bethel Charge, Sharpsburg and
Millvale, Cabot, Bradford First, and Bakerstown. In 2018, he was appointed as District
Superintendent of the Erie Meadville District. He served as the Spiritual Formation
Director of the Cabinet.
Throughout his ministry, Dennis has focused upon pastoral care, preaching, and congregational
vision and mission development. He has also been active in various community organizations in
the places where he has served including, Volunteer Fire departments, Rotary Clubs, and local
Ministerial Associations.
Dennis enjoys recreational jogging, bicycling, hiking, and fishing as hobbies.
— Felix Zeltner
In 1979, he married his soul-mate, the former Deborah Bailey, a daughter of a United Methodist minister from the Florida Annual Conference. As a couple, they enjoy camping, traveling, reading books and serving God’s people in mission.
— Alice Johnson
Dennis and Deborah have five children and seven grandchildren.
— Darryl Duncan
Trinity UnitedMethodist Church We want to keep in touch!
Follow us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TrinityUnitedMethodistChurchLakeland
