Vicar For St Peter'S, Aylesbury

The Church Of England; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5-bedroom vicarage

Job summary

The Church of England in north Aylesbury is seeking a Vicar to lead parish ministry across its estates, rooted in prayer and mission. You will foster worship, hospitality, and community engagement while guiding lay volunteers and teams to sustain confident, compassionate outreach.

We offer a warm church family, strong diocesan support, and a modern 5-bedroom vicarage. The role requires patience, relational leadership, and a deep commitment to safeguarding and intergenerational ministry.

Qualifications

• Deep love for Jesus, grounded in prayer and the Spirit.
• Courage to distill worship and mission in each estate.
• Leads relationally and collaboratively, equipping lay colleagues with gladness.
• Embraces creative and intergenerational worship amid abundant hospitality.

Skills

Pastoral leadership

Community development

Worship planning

Team collaboration

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 with compassion 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 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 or 01865 208264.

Closing date |TBC

Interviews | TBC

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