Society for Church Archaeology Annual Conference 2025

Church Archaeology in 2025

11-12 October 2025

Lincoln, Barbican Creative Hub Saturday 11th October 2025

Walking Tour of Lincoln City Centre Churches on Sunday 12th October

The Society for Church Archaeology is pleased to announce its annual conference for 2025, on the theme of ‘Church Archaeology in 2025’. Church archaeology is an increasingly broad field of study, with traditional methods being complemented by new approaches and audiences. Advances in archaeological techniques present new opportunities for studying both upstanding and buried remains, whilst the transformation of ecclesiastical buildings in the 21st century is supported by a wealth of methodologies both in terms of investigating the past and presenting this to a range of audiences. The theme for this year’s annual conference reflects this diversity and the conference programme appears below.

Our keynote will be given by Professor David Stocker, who will also be leading the walking tour the following day. Price includes entry to Lincoln cathedral. The conference venue is the Barbican Creative Hub, located directly opposite Lincoln Railway Centre and near to Lincoln Central Bus Station. We are excited to be one of the first events in this brand new venue (opening autumn 2025).

For enquiries about the conference and bookings: churcharchconference@gmail.com

For further details please see: https://www.churcharchaeology.org/current-conference. A list of accommodation is available through Visit Lincoln and can be found here: https://www.visitlincoln.com/accommodation/

To make a booking:

1. Our preferred booking method is through Eventbrite. We can accept online payments through our Eventbrite page or visit https://www.churcharchaeology.org/currentconference

2. However, if you are unable to book via Eventbrite AND you are paying by cheque, you may use the printed booking form. We are unable to accept online payments via the printed booking form. Please use our Eventbrite booking form for online payments.

3. Eventbrite online payments will close on Friday 3 October 2025.

4. All cheque payments need to be received by Friday 13 September 2025. You can notify churcharchconference@gmail.com to expect a printed booking if you wish, but we cannot confirm your place(s) until we have received the form and cheque.

5. Booking will close earlier if all places have been allocated prior to the aforementioned dates.

6. Bookings are registered on a first-come, first-served basis.

For the complete program and abstracts of the papers, click here.