Clergy

Pioneer Minister for Sherford Church of England Community Church

Closing date for applications: 12:00pm on 18th November 2024

Interview date: 5th & 6th December 2024

The new town of Sherford on the eastern edge of Plymouth, delivering 5,500 new homes with a town centre, primary school, planned secondary school together with a site for a Church of England Church.

We are looking for someone who is –

A community minded, visionary leader for this

diverse community,

Prayerful and mature in faith with an infectious

love of Jesus,

Inclusive and relational, able to collaboratively

build teams

An approachable, sociable and welcoming person with a genuine interest in people
Able to set vision and inspire change and growth

We offer –

A full-time stipendiary post with a 4-bedroom house (to be sourced from the developers’ working in Sherford)
An opportunity to become Priest in Charge in the future
An excellent LLM who has been with the church from the beginning

For an informal conversation about the post, please contact the Ven. Jane Bakker, Archdeacon of Plymouth, on (01752) 858382 or ADP@exeter.anglican.org

The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We aim to be a diverse and truly representative diocese, and we particularly welcome applications from women and from people of Global Majority heritage.