St John the Evangelist Meads is a vibrant, growing and welcoming church community, located in Eastbourne where the South Downs meets the sea. Our ethos is open evangelical, while offering both contemporary and traditional services. We are a single parish benefice and the only worshipping community in Meads.

We will welcome and support a vicar who is:

• A person of deep spirituality, who walks closely with the Lord and who has a passion to draw people to Jesus Christ
• Someone who is open to and guided by the Holy Spirit, gently charismatic while able to embrace traditional worship styles
• An effective communicator with a deep knowledge of and intimacy with the Bible, and the ability to apply it to daily life
• A servant-hearted, enabling leader, comfortable with allowing both men and women to minister
• Willing to embrace all-age ministry and to continue the efforts to grow the church younger
• Someone with a strong vision for the role of a community church in the modern age

For an informal conversation, please contact Revd George Fisher via the church office at office@stjm.org.uk or on 01323 738671 or contact the Assistant Archdeacon, Revd Marc Lloyd at Marc.Lloyd@chichester.anglican.org.

To apply please visit the CofE Pathways Website and click the ‘apply now’ button

The Parish Profile and Role Description are available to download via Pathways. For further information please visit the parish website at https://www.stjm.org.uk/.

Closing date: Sunday 22 June 2025

Visit and Interviews: 14 & 15 July 2025

The Diocese of Chichester is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. For further information, please read our full safeguarding policy.

All appointments are subject to acceptable pre-appointment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced DBS Check and completion of the Church of England Confidential Declaration Form.

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Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.