Church Planter-Mission Post in Fareham, Hampshire

MISSION PRIEST/CHURCH PLANTER

 We have a remarkable opportunity for a visionary, self-starting church-planter to shape the creation of two brand new church communities.

 We have a vision to plant into the original town centre church in Fareham, Hampshire, and then to plant from there into a brand new housing development. You can be at the heart of two generations of church planting. And all in partnership with a vastly experienced church planting incumbent from the New Wine network.

 Could you be the right person to mobilise and inspire a group of worshippers from St John’s Church, Fareham, to plant a new evangelical Anglican congregation, aimed at young families and built on committed prayer and contemporary worship? You’d be planting into the 800-year-old St Peter and St Paul Church in the town centre, in partnership with Portsmouth diocese?

Then could you grow and shape this church, used tried-and-tested parish ministry and innovative outreach, to reach 350 adult and young disciples? And then could you inspire this congregation to plant into the brand new town of Welborne, a 6,000-home development that will be taking shape over the next few years.

Grant money has been awarded by the national Church of England to re-order St Peter and St Paul’s Church, employ initial staff, and kick-start this incredible faith venture. This role is part of the diocese’s Vision and Strategy for the next five years, which includes plans to create new church plants and worshipping communities across our diocese, and to double the number of young disciples. For more information, see: www.portsmouth.anglican.org/strategy

 Suitable candidates will have an apostolic church-planting calling, will be ordained in the CofE, have experience in church leadership and will be able to show evidence of growing churches or similar organisations.

 You can read all about this ambitious and far-reaching church-planting project on www.portsmouth.anglican.org/farehamplant

Deadline for applications for this post is Monday 21st April 2025 with the interviews taking place on Sunday 18th and Monday 19th May 2025.