Rector and Village Church Missioner

We are looking for a parish priest who loves the rural church, with the imagination and collaborative skills to see smaller churches flourish in this beautiful setting. The appointment includes a promising new role within Heytesbury Deanery.

The benefice has two parishes with six churches, lying in small rural communities (total population c.3,000). We hope our new Rector will:

• be a team leader, encouraging and developing lay ministries.
• Work across the deanery to encourage smaller churches and the missional role of their historic buildings.
• Be a kind and loving pastor.
• Develop new forms of worship.
• Engage with families, young people & our three primary schools.
• Embrace and enjoy being part of the wider social life of our villages, to be a visible presence and sign of God’s love.

We offer:

• Welcoming, willing and active communities.
• A modern, four-bedroom Rectory in a pleasant village location.
• Living in an area of outstanding natural beauty, with good road and rail links - situated halfway between the cities of Salisbury and Bath.

For a full parish profile and application form contact lynne.archer@salisbury.anglican.org

Diocesan website: www.salisbury.anglican.org

For an informal discussion please contact the Archdeacon of Sarum on 01722 438662

Closing date: 3rd June 2025

Shortlisting: 10th June 2025

Interviews: 25th and 26th June 2025