Full-Time Incumbent of St John’s Lindow
The Bishop of Chester is seeking to appoint a full-time incumbent to the parish of St John’s Lindow.
St John’s is a conservative evangelical church in Wilmslow, Cheshire, close to Manchester, with excellent schools and easy access to glorious countryside.
Our ministry is centred around making disciples of Jesus. We believe that the Bible is God’s inerrant Word and the final authority in matters of faith and doctrine, and we uphold the Thirty-Nine Articles.
With God’s help we want to:
* Maintain our pattern of expository Bible teaching
* Improve our corporate prayer life and confidence in making disciples of Jesus
* Develop stronger relationships with those living in our parish
We are seeking a man of conservative evangelical convictions who will:
* Faithfully preach God’s word
* Equip us to disciple one another and witness to the world
* Courageously develop new areas of ministry
* Live out their commitment to fostering a strong and effective safeguarding culture
Accommodation is offered in the spacious vicarage which sits between the church and the church rooms.
For a conversation about the post, please feel free to be in touch with:
The Bishop of Ebbsfleet, The Right Reverend Dr Rob Munro, would also be pleased to have a conversation about the role and the parish: .
* Closing date: Friday, 7th November 2025
* Shortlisting: Thursday, 13th November 2025
* Interviews: Monday, 24th November 2025
The Diocese of Chester will not shortlist candidates unless they can provide an assurance of up-to-date safeguarding training and a valid DBS check for their current post. Candidates are required to submit relevant training certificates with their applications.
About us:
The Diocese of Chester is in the province of York in the Church of England, part of the global Anglican Communion. For more information about our life, ministry and work please visit our website We are linked with the Anglican Church of Melanesia in the Solomon Islands and the Dioceses of Aru and Boga in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Diocese covers an area of 1025 square miles, approximately the old Victorian County of Chester, including parts which subsequently became absorbed into Merseyside and Greater Manchester. The Rivers Mersey and Tame approximately delineate the boundary with Liverpool and Manchester. There are areas of dense urban population, mainly in the north, stretching from Birkenhead to East Manchester. There are prosperous suburban regions of West and South Wirral, Chester and south of Manchester, with a mainly rural heartland, bounded by the Derbyshire Pennines and the Welsh Border. The overall population is around million.
The Diocesan Bishop is Mark Tanner, Bishop of Birkenhead Julie Conalty and the Bishop of Stockport is Samuel Corley.
The Cathedral for the Diocese is in Chester.
The Diocese is divided into two archdeaconries:
Chester covering the western half and Macclesfield the eastern, each with nine deaneries. There are 273 parishes, about 100 of which can be described as rural. Compared with many dioceses, there are few teams, and few multi-parish benefices. There are approximately 231 stipendiary clergy. The ministry of Readers and Pastoral Workers is important, with over 400 licensed. The role of self-supporting ministers is increasing, with over 80 in post at present.
Roughly speaking, the Archdeaconry of Macclesfield covers that part of the diocese to the east of the M6, plus the area around Crewe and Nantwich. The Archdeaconry of Chester covers the rest of the diocese to the west of the M6. Each archdeaconry has a broad mix of urban and rural parishes. The Archdeacon of Chester lives in Chester, and the Archdeacon of Macclesfield lives in Congleton. Both now work from Church House, Daresbury.