Incumbent of the Benefice of Honley with Brockholes

Introduction

This benefice sits south of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, within easy reach of the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield and the towns of Halifax and Huddersfield. There are excellent links further afield via the M62/M1 motorways and the rail network with good train services to London, Manchester and Leeds.

We are looking for a priest who is committed to helping us to grow in numbers and across the age range, in spiritual commitment to God, and in service to the local community. We offer you a welcoming and supportive parish family across our two churches, and the commitment of a PCC who want to work with you as we share God’s love here.

Please see the Person Specification, Role Description, Brochure and Parish Profile attached for further details of the role and the essential and desirable qualities we are seeking in relation to this post.

The closing date for applications for this post is 10^th January 2025

Interviews are expected to be held on 4^th February 2025

If you require further information including copies of the accounts or would like a conversation about this post please do not hesitate to contact The Ven Bill Braviner, Archdeacon of Halifax by email initially on archdeacon.halifax@leeds.anglican.org . He will then arrange to have a telephone or Zoom conversation with you. 

About Us 

The Anglican Diocese of Leeds comprises five episcopal areas, each coterminous with an archdeaconry. This is now one of the largest Dioceses in the country and its creation in 2014 is unprecedented in the history of the Church of England. It covers an area of around 2,425 square miles with a population of around 2,642,400 people. The Diocese comprises major cities (Bradford, Leeds and Wakefield) large industrial and post-industrial towns (Halifax, Huddersfield and Dewsbury), market towns (Todmorden, Harrogate, Skipton, Richmond, Ripon and Wetherby) and deeply rural areas especially in the Dales. The whole of life is here, along with all the richness, diversity and complexities of a changing world. 

 Five area bishops (Bradford, Huddersfield, Kirkstall, Ripon and Wakefield) and five archdeacons (Bradford, Halifax, Leeds, Richmond and Craven and Wakefield) assist the Diocesan Bishop (The Rt. Revd Nicholas Baines) 

 This Benefice is in the Almondbury & Kirkburton Deanery of the Huddersfield Episcopal Area, in the Archdeaconry of Halifax. The Bishop of Huddersfield is The Rt. Revd Smitha Prasadam. The Archdeacon of Halifax is The Venerable Bill Braviner. 

 Our vision as a Diocese is about confident clergy equipping confident Christians to live and tell the Good News of Jesus Christ, growing churches and transforming communities. For all our appointments we are seeking clergy who have a joyful and confident faith and with a commitment to working with their laity to foster church growth, both numerical and spiritual.