Do you feel called to support active lay ministry?

Are you excited by a wide range of opportunities? Have you experience of bringing the Gospel to children, young people and families?

These two parishes, on the edge of East London, are looking for their next priest.

They are praying for somebody who can build on a rich tradition of active lay ministry and community engagement. Especially in the development of work with children, young people and families.

St James and St John are one parish and one worshipping community gathering in two buildings, St Thomas’s sits within a rural and commuter belt community on the very edge of London. Both church communities are lively with high levels of lay ministry, busy congregations and much going on. They are actively exploring the possibility of becoming a plurality and we envisage that the person appointed as priest in charge at St Thomas’s will become their vicar.

The three communities sit on the edge of London, with fantastic transport links into London and out into Essex. The vicarage is a large house located in the middle of the three communities.