Priest in Charge of the Erringden Benefice (Mytholmroyd & Cragg Vale)
and Associate Priest of Luddenden with Luddenden Foot
Overview
These parishes lie in the Calder Valley, west of Halifax in West Yorkshire, within easy reach of the cities of Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield and the towns of Huddersfield and Dewsbury. 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, in spiritual commitment to God and in service to the local community as we deepen and strengthen the relationships across, and between, these parishes. In return we will offer you our support, prayers and practical help from the people of our diverse congregations and parishes.
Please see the Person Specification and Role Description, Brochures and Parish Profiles 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 26th January 2025
Interviews will be held on 18th February 2025
Apply for this post via Pathways
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 Huddersfield 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.