Trinity Episcopal Church at 651 Pequot Ave. in Southport, Connecticut, will welcome its new leader, Priest-in-Charge Matthew J. Lindeman, at special services May 19 at 10 a.m.
Lindeman was unanimously selected by the Vestry for his outstanding gifts in the areas of preaching, attracting young families, making Trinity a spiritual hub for the community and pastoral care.
He follows Trinity’s prior rector, Rev. Peggy Hodgkins, who retired in June 2023. Over the past year, Trinity’s Vestry undertook a comprehensive discernment process to find its next leader that included spiritual reflection, internal surveys, the development of a parish profile, and a full-scale, national search for its priest-in-charge.
Lindeman rejoins Trinity following seven years as rector of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Milford where he grew and strengthened that congregation in powerful, creative ways. Prior to that, he served in a number of roles at Trinity, including as associate rector and director of family ministries, from 2012 to 2017. His experience also includes his service as a chaplain extern at Yale-New Haven Hospital and as youth development volunteer in the Peace Corps, based in El Salvador.
Lindeman grew up as the son of two Episcopal priests and spent his childhood in Nebraska and teenage years in San Diego, California. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Earlham College.
