Rector & Clergy Retirement Officer

We seek an approachable priest with a love of rural ministry to lead two village parishes in the beautiful Wiltshire downland and to assist (for 1.5 days p/week) in the oversight of retired and PtO clergy in the See of Ramsbury.

The benefice would like their new priest to be:

• Godly and capable, with a warm and loving heart

• at ease with a diversity of worship styles

• passionate about pastoral care of the wider community

• keen to promote church life and enable us to grow in faith

• able to nurture young families, children and young adults

• an active presence in local schools and village life

• willing to make a difference

The benefice can offer:

• a friendly and compact benefice where we work well together

• well-organised, supportive teams and administration

• a choice of local primary and secondary schools

• good local amenities, close to Devizes

• a four-bedroom modern Rectory situated centrally in the benefice

For an informal conversation please contact the Archdeacon of Sarum on 01722 438662 or for a full parish profile and application form contact: lynne.archer@salisbury.anglican.org

Diocesan website: www.salisbury.anglican.org

Closing date: 17th June
Shortlisting: 24th June

Interviews: 16th & 17th July