Full-time incumbent St Peter's, Elworth

This parish seeks a new full-time incumbent who will lead the parish in mission and growth. Elworth is a village in the county of Cheshire, and is a suburb of the market town of Sandbach, located approximately one mile eastward. 

The church is well maintained and very much at the heart of the local community. We have a modern, purpose built and well-used church hall and strong relationships with the local school, Elworth CE Primary School. We’re praying for someone who will:

•  Be spirit-led and servant-hearted, seeking God’s will and ambition for us as a church      and in the world, listening well and offering pastoral care and support.

•  Seek new opportunities to minister to the ever-growing community of Elworth.

 •  Continue with Biblical teaching within a conservative tradition, presenting age-old truths to a new generation.

 •  Enable us to grow in faith and action, deepening our discipleship.

 •  Balance the traditional and liturgical with the contemporary and spontaneous. 

 •  Continue to build on and strengthen our links with schools, families, children and young people.

 •  Encourage and foster an excellent safeguarding culture within the parish.

 •  Partner with, support and encourage the staff team and lay members to develop and use their gifts in various ministries.

Closing date for applications:      

Interviews:                                      

Prospective applicants are welcome to discuss the post with The Ven Jane Proudfoot, Archdeacon of Macclesfield on:    

07707 172236 

or email:                                         

jane.proudfoot@chester.anglican.org

Applications should by preference be made to the USING THE DIOCESAN APPLICATION FORM available on the website:   

About us:

The Diocese of Chester is in the province of York in the Church of England, part of the global Anglican Communion. For more information about our life, ministry and work please visit our website www.chester.anglican.org  We are linked with the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and the Dioceses of Aru and Boga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Diocese covers an area of 1025 square miles, approximately the old Victorian County of Chester, including parts which subsequently became absorbed into Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Rivers Mersey and Tame approximately delineate the boundary with Liverpool and Manchester. There are areas of dense urban population, mainly in the north, stretching from Birkenhead to East Manchester. There are prosperous suburban regions of West and South Wirral, Chester and south of Manchester, with a mainly rural heartland, bounded by the Derbyshire Pennines and the Welsh Border. The overall population is around 1.6 million.

The Diocesan Bishop is Mark Tanner, Bishop of Birkenhead Julie Conalty and the Bishop of Stockport is Samuel Corley.

The Cathedral for the Diocese is in Chester.

The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries: Chester covering the western half and Macclesfield the eastern, each with nine deaneries. There are 273 parishes, about 100 of which can be described as rural. Compared with many dioceses, there are few teams, and few multi-parish benefices. There are approximately 231 stipendiary clergy. The ministry of Readers and Pastoral Workers is important, with over 400 licensed. The role of self-supporting ministers is increasing, with over 80 in post at present.

Roughly speaking, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield covers that part of the diocese to the east of the M6, plus the area around Crewe and Nantwich. The Archdeaconry of Chester covers the rest of the diocese to the west of the M6. Each archdeaconry has a broad mix of urban and rural parishes. The Archdeacon of Chester lives in Chester, and the Archdeacon of Macclesfield lives in Congleton. Both now work from Church House, Daresbury.