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Incumbent, The Radcliffe Team
Vacancy Reference cofe/TP/82233/7923
Number of Positions:
1
Contract Type:
Office Holder
Salary/Stipend:
Location:
Radcliffe
Closing Date:
07/02/2025
Vacancy Category:
Clergy: Archdeacon
Business Unit:
Diocese of Manchester
Organizational Unit:
Church Commissioners
Introduction
The Patronage Board seeks an Incumbent to lead this benefice in mission and evangelism, prayer and service.
The Radcliffe Team is a benefice in the Radcliffe and Whitefield Mission Community, Deanery of Bury & Rossendale, comprising two churches with significant opportunities for mission and evangelism. It is located within a developing town centre, to the north of Manchester City Centre with easy access to both the metropolis as well as the hills.
The new Incumbent will work with established ordained and lay colleagues across the two churches. There is a strong desire to work ever more confidently together and find common focuses for mission .
St Mary is the historic parish church of Radcliffe, while St Thomas with St John is set in the town centre and is the focus for civic events. Liturgically, both churches are grounded in modern catholic traditions. There is also a Community Centre, St Philips, which hosts a local Anglican plant focused on estate ministry. It is available for use by the Team and the local community.
We are looking for an Incumbent with the following qualities:
• A collaborative priest, who can delegate and who can raise up and support lay and ordained leaders;
• A priest who is comfortable with modern Catholic liturgy and civic ministry and a love of outward-facing mission;
• A good communicator with excellent organisational and governance skills, who is resilient,
persistent and able to lead change;
• A prayerful, warm and considered person who will encourage the congregation to pray both
individually and corporately;
• An incumbent who would take an active and committed part in the Mission Community and the wider Deanery.
This benefice is at a key time in its ministry as it seeks to discern their life and ministry individually, together and as part of Radcliffe and Whitefield Mission Community. A four-bedroom parsonage is available for the successful candidate.
Enquirers are welcome to speak informally to the Ven. Dr Rachel Mann, Archdeacon of Salford and Bolton. Please contact her P.A. to arrange via this email: pa.archbolton@manchester.anglican.org
