Rural Parish Priest for Seven Churches – Oxfordshire

Church Times; Greater London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Church Times seeks a prayerful, energetic and compassionate priest to lead across seven rural churches in Oxfordshire. You will join a supportive ministry team, fostering community spirit and pastoral care in a close-knit village network.

The role invites engagement with local parish life, coffee mornings, garden gates, and village events, emphasizing ministry with warmth, humour and relational leadership.

Qualifications

• Must be prayerful, energetic and compassionate.
• Understands joys and challenges of rural multi-parish life.
• Willing to join a supportive, good-humoured ministry team serving seven churches.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral leadership across seven churches in one Oxfordshire parish cluster.
• Engage with communities through parish activities, services and outreach.
• Collaborate with a ministry team to coordinate planning and care across villages.

Skills

Pastoral care

Teamwork

Compassion

Prayerful

Education

Ordained priest

Job description

Church Times seeks a prayerful, energetic and compassionate priest to lead across seven rural churches in Oxfordshire. You will join a supportive ministry team, fostering community spirit and pastoral care in a close-knit village network.

The role invites engagement with local parish life, coffee mornings, garden gates, and village events, emphasizing ministry with warmth, humour and relational leadership.