Rotherfield and Mark Cross are situated in East Sussex’s High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The villages are close to Tunbridge Wells, with good transport links to London, and within easy reach of the South Downs and the English Channel. 

St Denys, Rotherfield is an ancient Grade 1 listed parish church in the centre of its village, with distinguished wall paintings and historical features. The vicarage is situated nearby. St Mark’s, Mark Cross is a dual-purpose building, used as a community centre for the village in addition to its use as a worship centre.There is a thriving parish life throughout the benefice, with active house and prayer groups, and a wide range of cultural and social activities.There are supportive PCC and ministry teams. The combined electoral roll is 168 with a Usual Sunday Attendance of around 55.

The benefice enjoys very close links with the Church of England (VA) primary school at Mark Cross, rated as ‘Good with outstanding features’.

The Bishop of Chichester is seeking a pastoral priest, with a prayerful, scripture-based faith in Jesus Christ, to lead this benefice to growth in faith, worship and prayer, and to be active in mission and service to the community.