Priest in Charge

These vibrant and welcoming rural parishes offer exciting missional opportunities to engage with local residents and huge numbers of visitors and tourists. Offering strong support from the PCCs, congregations and retired clergy, the church members are looking for an enthusiastic, pastorally hearted, missional priest to work with them to:

• Extend our existing work with schools, children, young people and families.
• Explore with us a new model of sustainable governance.
• Expand our community engagement and pastoral care networks
• Maintain the churches worshipping identities while also forming new worshipping communities
• Help us reach out, share our faith and deepen our discipleship
• Engage with the tourism industry supporting visitors in becoming pilgrims.
• Reach out to the newly retired moving into the area.
• Pioneer opportunities connected to rural life, agriculture and care of creation.

We are praying for someone who will work inclusively to love and welcome all people. A gifted strategist who can recognise and seize opportunities, balance tradition and innovation, engage creatively and missionally and work with us to develop sustainable models of governance and church life that will release energy for mission and growth.

The Diocese of Derby is committed to safeguarding. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. For information on safeguarding and recruitment checks, visit https://bit.ly/DODSaferRecruitment

Enquiries to: Archdeacon of Derbyshire Peak and Dales nicky.fenton@derby.anglican.org

Further information and to apply: derby.anglican.org/vacancies

Closing date: Noon, Friday 15th May 2026

Interview Date: Thursday 4th June 2026