At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage in rural ministry, fostering community and creativity through worship and pastoral care.
- Company: Join a warm benefice community in the stunning Hambleden Valley.
- Benefits: Live in a spacious house with support from a dedicated clergy team and active villagers.
- Other info: Opportunity to connect with diverse communities and grow in your faith journey.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives while enjoying the beauty of rural ministry.
- Qualifications: Faithful, organised, and collaborative with a passion for both traditional and informal worship.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Could God be calling you to a rural ministry shaped by community, creativity, and prayer in one of the most beautiful valleys in the Diocese of Oxford? The Hambleden Valley lies in the heart of the Chiltern Hills between Henley-on-Thames and Marlow. Our six churches serve distinct but closely connected villages, where worship, fellowship and pastoral care remain at the heart of daily life.
You will live in a spacious 4‑bed house in Turville at the foot of Windmill Hill, and join a team with a Rector, PTO clergy, administrative support and committed lay leaders.
We are looking for an Associate Priest who is:
- Faithful and prayerful, rooted in Scripture
- Happiest in rural ministry, delighting in seasons of both opportunity and challenge
- Organised, steadfast, collaborative
- Flexible and creative, at home in both traditional and informal worship
- An easy communicator and candid encourager
- Glad to walk alongside people of all faiths and none; those who are unsure and questioning
What we can offer:
- A warm and welcoming benefice community who have a tradition of loving their Priest well
- A wide variety of church life, from tractor blessings to established New Congregations
- A small and efficient clergy team led by the Rector
- Support from a paid administrator, a loving, active and well‑resourced deanery, and countless helpful and conscientious villagers.
For more information please contact: Revd Canon Chris Bull, Associate Archdeacon of Buckingham at christopher.bull@oxford.anglican.org or 07481 343440.
Closing date for applications: 29 July 2026 (midnight)
Interviews: 2 & 3 September 2026
Enhanced DBS Disclosure required.
