Vicar for St Peter's, Aylesbury

Church of England; Aylesbury; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Breakfast Church

Community Café

Community Garden

Job summary

Church of England in north Aylesbury is inviting a Vicar to lead pioneering parish ministry across the estates, grounding practice in prayer, worship, and mission. You will work relationally, equipping lay teams, and fostering inclusive, intergenerational worship with abundant hospitality.

The role includes developing Parish Nurse outreach and a building project, with a warm church family of around 150 people and a modern 5-bedroom vicarage.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates a deep love for Jesus grounded in prayer and the Spirit.
• Leads worship and mission across multiple estate communities.
• Models relational leadership, equipping lay colleagues.
• Creates inclusive, intergenerational worship with hospitality.
• Has a pastoral manner to hold complex lives with compassion.
• Develops Parish Nurse outreach and building project

Responsibilities

• Lead parish ministry across north Aylesbury estates.
• Distill worship and mission for diverse communities.
• Develop and oversee Parish Nurse outreach and building project.

Skills

Deep love for Jesus

Prayer & Spirit-led

Relational leadership

Courageous in worship & mission

Church & community outreach

Safeguarding wisdom

Job description

We are a renewed, growing church family serving contrasting estate communities in north Aylesbury. Rooted in Quarrendon and reaching towards new housing in Buckingham Park, we share worship, hospitality and practical hope every day. This is a significant pioneering opportunity: to honour a remarkable story of revitalisation while discerning fresh, deep-seated Anglican parish ministry across each of our estates.

We are looking for a Vicar who:

• has a deep love for Jesus, grounded in prayer and the Spirit
• will be courageous in distilling worship and mission in each estate
• leads relationally and collaboratively, equipping lay colleagues with gladness
• embraces creative and intergenerational worship amid abundant hospitality
• is content to abide patiently in both people and place, holding complex lives withcompassion and exhibiting safeguarding wisdom
• can develop both our Parish Nurse outreach and our building project

What we can offer:

• A warm, adventurous church family of c.150 people, ready for the next step
• Deep roots and tested relationships across diverse estate communities
• A vibrant Breakfast Church, Community Café, and Community Garden
• Supportive parish, deanery and diocesan colleagues, and a lovely modern 5-bedroom vicarage

For more information please contact: Ven. Cassa Messervy, Archdeacon of Buckingham on [e-mail] or 01865 208264.

Closing date | Tuesday, 22nd September 2026 (midnight)

Interviews | 18th & 19th October 2026

Enhanced DBS Disclosure required