Vacancies List
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16 Jul 2025, 12:15 p.m.
in ClergyCuracy - Ulvertson Parish Church, St Mary with Holy Trinity, and St John's Osmotherley
What we are looking for:
A wholehearted disciple of Christ, eager to learn more about God, the work of His church and the community they are a part of.
A person who has a heart for people and mission and who can help guide the church into the next part of God’s plan for our fellowship and community.
An individual with excellent interpersonal skills and godly leadership qualities, a passion for evangelism, and the intention (with training) to plant church(es) to reach the unchurched population in Cumbria.
A person of prayer, a team player, adaptable, teachable and with a desire to grow.
Someone who values and encourages the gifts and ministries of the church family. Read more -
16 Jul 2025, 9:37 a.m.
in ClergyCuracy - St Aidan's, Cumbria
WHAT WE ARE SEEKING
We are looking for someone who:
Loves Jesus and wants to prioritise following him with their whole heart
Has a heart for mission and is ready to step out in faith to see new disciples made.
Embraces the charismatic and evangelical traditions and is passionate about seeing God move in power today.
Is excited about the vision of St. Aidan’s and ready to minister within this context.
Is eager to plant a new church by the end of curacy, in line with St. Aidan’s vision and strategy.
Is a team player, able to inspire and equip others for ministry. Read more -
16 Jul 2025, 9:06 a.m.
in ClergyCuracy - St Paul's Barrow, with Newbarns
At St Paul’s, we aspire to live out the Bible’s rich vision of church as a body, with everyone having a part to play! But as part of this church‑wide team, we have a clergy team entrusted with pastoral oversight of the church:
Robin Ham (Lead Minister), Elaine Bates (Associate Minister), and Sarah Richardson (Associate Minister).
Together, they seek to offer a supportive training environment rooted in a generous orthodoxy, where you’ll be encouraged to grow in wisdom, confidence, and character.
With a mix of gifts, experiences, and callings — full‑time, part‑time, and self‑supporting — we work as a team to lead, pray, and serve the church and wider community. Elaine brings a wealth of experience in lay development and ministerial formation, now serving the Diocese as Initial Ministerial Education 2 (Curacies) Officer. Sarah brings a dual vocation as an ordained local GP, embodying holistic, incarnational ministry in the community.
As a curate, you’ll be welcomed into this team, given space to learn, and entrusted with real ministry as you grow in your own calling to proclaim afresh Christ to every generation. Read more -
16 Jul 2025, 8:55 a.m.
in ClergyCuracy - Harrington, Distington and Westfield
Do you sense a call to ministry at the edge?
We’re seeking a creative, compassionate, resilient and community‑minded curate to serve across three distinctive parishes — St Mary’s Westfield, St Mary’s Harrington, and The Church of the Holy Spirit Distington — on the rugged coast of Cumbria.
Someone who can offer new perspectives using their life experience to further the kingdom of God. Who sees the beauty of mixed ecology and values both time‑honoured church and pioneering new worshipping communities.
What we can offer.
A Warm Welcome
A great team of colleagues across Churches Together.
Churches that are prayerfully seeking to see God’s Kingdom come afresh in this generation.
The space to think outside the box, dream dreams and try new things.
The chance to invest in community.
An opportunity to develop worship and think deeply about connecting with those people who are unchurched. Read more -
14 Jul 2025, 4:10 p.m.
Diocesan Director of Ordinands and Vocations
• Do you have a heart for supporting and enabling the local people of God in Cumbria to discover and nurture a wide variety of gifts for a wider range of ministries?
• Are you committed to discerning and forming leaders who are deeply rooted in their relationship with Jesus, who act boldly in His name, and who inspire others to do the same?
• Are you a champion for fostering diverse vocations amongst groups who are underrepresented in our ministries?
The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a gifted ordained colleague with the experience and strategic skills to play a pivotal role in enabling the vocations of all God’s people alongside releasing the considerable potential for lay and ordained ministry across the Diocese.
For those called to ordained ministry in the Church of England, you will skilfully oversee and guide individuals through the national discernment process, ensuring they are supported spiritually, pastorally and practically, assisted in this work by our experienced team of Assistant DDO’s.
You will be experienced in leading a team of key colleagues, which include the IME 2 Officer, Vocations Lead and Warden of Readers, as well as our Vocations and Assistant DDO teams, modelling collaboration, support and challenge in the discernment and formation work they undertake.
Underpinned by the values of our God for All strategy, we are seeking an emotionally intelligent and pastorally adept leader who is also able to relate generously and positively to those of theological traditions other than their own.
This is a full-time position of 35 hours a week.
Salary £48,988 plus 15% non-contributory pension or an ordained candidate could choose to remain in the Church of England Clergy Pension Scheme.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Closing date for Applications: Monday 28th July 2025, 9am
Interviews: Church House, Penrith – Wednesday 6th August 2025.
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Rachel Head (Director of Mission, Ministry, Support and Innovation) by emailing rachel.head@carlislediocese.org.uk or Ali Ng (Bishop’s Chaplain) by emailing bishopschaplain@carlislediocese.org.uk
Completed application forms should be returned to Helen Harker at HumanResources@Carlislediocese.org.uk
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24 Jun 2025, 3:53 p.m.
Growing Younger Enabler for Children & Families
Growing Younger Enabler for Children & Families Diocese of Carlisle
· Do you have a heart for nurturing the Christian faith and spiritual flourishing of children and families?
· Are you ambitious and open to enabling our local churches, schools and communities to flourish for a new generation across our ecumenical county?
· Do you have the drive and experience to support and equip lay and ordained leaders with the knowledge, skills and confidence to faithfully improvise and develop new worshipping communities for children and families?
The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a Growing Younger Enabler for Children and Families who is creative and innovative, respectfully engaging people and places in ways which honour and encourage established culture and church life. In addition, an enthusiasm and commitment to collaborative working will be essential with the ability to effectively build relationships and work in partnership with others.
As part of the Mission and Ministry, Support and Innovation team you will have a pivotal role in delivering key elements of the Growing Younger Project funded by a five-year Diocesan Investment Programme award and the Growing Younger Strategy.
Working across rural and urban Cumbria this is an exciting opportunity for a missional and experienced children and families leader with a passion to serve and support local churches, primary schools and communities, embedding both faithful improvisation and mixed ecology in a Diocese with a commitment to the spiritual flourishing of children and families, as together we nurture and support their journey of faith.
This is a full-time position of 35 hours a week.
Salary £40,462 FTE plus 15% non-contributory pension.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Closing date for Applications: Monday 21st July 2025, 9am
Interviews: Church House, Penrith – Wednesday 30th July 2025.
For an informal chat about this role, please contact Rachel Head (Director of Mission, Ministry, Support and Innovation) by emailing rachel.head@carlislediocese.org.uk
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29 May 2025, 7:29 a.m.
in Ordained/LayChurch Planting Enabler
· Are you an experienced missional leader with a record of church planting?
· Do you have a passion to mobilise God’s people in mission through planting new worshipping communities of missional disciples, able to reach the people of our Diocese with the Good News of Jesus?
The Diocese of Carlisle is looking for a Church Planting Enabler to work with a phase 1 cohort of local churches to develop church plants, new congregations and revitalisations in three contexts across Cumbria, to develop our wider readiness for and understanding of Church Planting and to work with local and national partners to develop the longer term strategy for Church Planting.
As part of the Mission and Ministry, Support and Innovation team you will be responsible for overseeing the successful launch and delivery of the first generation of the planting programme funded by a five-year Diocesan Investment Programme award. You will be working with parish leaders in both rural and urban contexts to develop their plans and capacity for planting, providing monitoring, coaching and evaluation for the programme to succeed, and facilitating ongoing learning and harvesting insights to inform future work.
Working across a diverse region of rural and urban Cumbria this is an exciting opportunity for a missional and motivated leader with a passion to serve and support Church of England churches from a variety of contexts to plant in a Diocese with an established record for pioneering and resourcing innovation in mission.
This is a full-time position of 35 hours a week.
Salary £40,462 plus 15% non-contributory pension.
This post is subject to an occupational requirement that the postholder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
Closing date for Applications: Monday 11th August 2025, 9am
Interviews: Church House, Penrith – Tuesday 2nd September 2025. Read more -
20 May 2025, 11:51 a.m.
in ClergyPriest in Charge - Carlisle Holy Trinity & St Barnabas
Priest in Charge
Benefice of Carlisle Holy Trinity & St Barnabas
Come and grow with us in faith, courage and community.
We are seeking a Priest in Charge who brings strong theological depth, spiritual resilience, and a collaborative heart to lead our large and socially diverse parish.
What we offer:
• A committed team ministry context where collaboration is essential and valued
• A congregation that is open, prayerful, and ready to grow
• A willingness to try new things and proven success in reaching children and families
• A parish with enormous potential, embracing a wide socio-economic spectrum—from long-established communities to areas of real challenge and opportunity.
• Lay people who are ready to be encouraged, equipped, and released into ministry
• A church community that knows vision and reality don’t always align—but believes God works in the gap between
What we’re looking for:
• A strong team leader with theological maturity and spiritual presence
• A collaborative priest who values and invests in both lay and ordained colleagues
• Someone who can communicate with grace and clarity across class, culture and ages
• A priest who can lead gently, encourage faithfully, and discern wisely
• Someone with a calling to nurture both the faithful and the curious—reaching in and reaching out
St Barnabas is ready for the next chapter. We are looking for someone who feels called to walk it with us—not alone, but with God and one another.
Could that be you?
For an informal conversation please contact Archdeacon Ruth Newton (07919 792051)
This is a full-time stipendiary post (£31,840 from April 2025)
For a profile and application form, please visit www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies
Closing date: 3rd September 2025
Interviews: 22nd September 2025
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26 Mar 2025, 6:16 p.m.
in ClergyFull-time Rector, Benefice of Workington
Benefice of Workington
Full-time Rector
Are you the person God is calling here?
The vibrant market town of Workington, is prayerfully seeking a new Rector. We are a united benefice of two parishes with magnificent and contrasting buildings in prominent locations. Each has a distinct flavour, but we are both steeped in the Liberal Catholic tradition. Both parishes have seen recent growth with a diversity of ages, nationalities and backgrounds and we are looking for someone to lead us into the next stage of our mission.
We are praying for a priest who is:
deeply grounded in their faith in Christ and is able to lead the parishes in mission within the liberal Anglo-Catholic traditions of worship, prayer and liturgy
prayerful and empathetic
a collaborative, energetic and empowering leader
committed to civic engagement and partnership as part of the Church’s mission
enthusiastic about preaching and deepening the faith of people of all ages
able to demonstrate a heart for young people
pastoral and approachable
committed to warm, ecumenical relationships
blessed with a sense of humour
For an informal conversation, please contact Archdeacon Stewart Fyfe on 07552 428772.
For a profile and application form, please visit
www.carlislediocese.org.uk/vacancies
Closing date: 30th July 2025
Interviews: 8th September 2025
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