Who’s Who

I grew up in Stockport, Cheshire.  After going to university in Durham and working for two years at St. Alban’s Cathedral, I went to train for ordained ministry in Oxford.  I worked for four years as a Curate and Hospice Chaplain in East Barnet, North London.  8 years ago I moved to Derby to take up a job as School Chaplain at Derby High School and joined St. Peter’s as a member of the congregation, later becoming assistant priest.  From 2005 until December 2011 I worked for the Church Mission Society, an organisation that supports and equips people for mission around the world.

In January 2012 I was appointed Associate Priest of St. Peter’s in the City, and am enjoying the many new opportunities that life and work in the city centre offers! I work as an Associate Tutor at St. John’s School of Mission Nottingham during term time.

I enjoy travelling, trying to learn languages (with limited success), choral music, food (eating it, not cooking it!), drinking wine with friends, and reading lots of books.

I grew up in Seychelles and Pakistan, where my parents were missionaries.  We returned to England when I was 14, and I completed my schooling in Worthing before going to university in Durham, where I studied Theology.  I then trained as a teacher, teaching RS in Worthing for a few years, before taking on the role of Behaviour Support Coordinator.  Anna and I married in 2003.  

We moved to Repton in 2008, and Anna works at the school.  We have two boys who are both still at school.  For our first ten years at Repton, Anna ran one of the boarding houses, which I helped with, as well as looking after our boys.  In 2018, I started training for ordination at Queen’s in Birmingham.  

I was ordained deacon in June 2021 and started at St. Peter’s as a curate.  I am relishing the opportunities that working here at St. Peter’s offers.  

I enjoy sport (though seem to be getting slower as the years progress…), music, reading, and spending time with friends and family.