Full-time Incumbent Gee Cross, Holy Trinity

Full-Time Incumbent of Holy Trinity, Gee Cross

The Bishop of Chester, in consultation with The Vicar of Werneth as Patron, is seeking to appoint a full-time incumbent to the parish of Holy Trinity, Gee Cross.

The parish and village of Gee Cross is set on the edge of the Greater Manchester conurbation with quick and easy access to the city centre via road, rail or bus and Manchester Airport just 14 miles away. On the eastern side, Werneth Low Country Park is a popular beauty spot with views across Manchester to the mountains of North Wales.

We are praying for someone who will :

Spiritual Leadership and Faith

• Be grounded in Scripture and lead a ministry firmly based on God’s Word.
• Demonstrate Christian values and authentic discipleship — following Jesus’ teaching and modelling their life after Him.
• Help us to grow in faith and deepen our relationship with God.
• Inspire us to be a praying church — encouraging personal devotion, shared prayer, and intercession for our community.
• Foster a culture where prayer underpins all we do.

Pastoral and Relational Qualities

Practical and Administrative Leadership

In return we offer :

Support and Partnership

A Church Community Ready to Grow

Faith and Teaching

Community

Accommodation is offered in the Vicarage located approximately half a mile from the church, in a residential area on Kensington Street.

We will particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Applicants are required to submit relevant safeguarding training certificates with their applications.

The Diocese of Chester is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We 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.

An Enhanced DBS Disclosure will be required for the successful candidate.

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.