An opportunity in an established Benefice for both spiritual and personal fulfilment through the development of our four rural parishes.
The Border Benefice nestles in the beautiful rolling countryside of the Marches counties, where Shropshire plains merge into the hills of Wales. An area both English and Welsh in its genesis, steeped in the beginnings of industry yet, today, distinctly rural in character, our land is carved from a thousand and more years of Christian worship.
We are four but we are one: our parishes have developed and prospered as a single Benefice for over 20 years yet each parish maintains a proudly distinct character.
We seek a Rector to:
- Guide, nurture and grow the spiritual development of our congregations;
- Engage the children and young people of the Benefice, and strengthen links with the three primary schools;
- Reach beyond our congregations and, through engagement and participation, return our churches to the heart of their communities;
- Help us to seek unity by growing the relationships between the four parishes.
Enquiries: please contact the Archdeacon of Salop's Office by email or 07506 748702
All applicants should normally have 3 years experience in the Church of England or another Anglican church in the British Isles.
Closing date: 23 January 2026
Familiarisation day: 9 March 2026
Interviews: 10 March 2026
To apply, please complete the following documents and return them to the Bishop of Shrewsbury
Please complete the recruitment monitoring form - the information will not be used as part of the selection process and will enable the diocese to monitor the diversity of applicants.