Emmanuel Church, Woodley
Emmanuel Church, Woodley | |
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Address | Southlake Crescent Woodley Reading RG5 3QW |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Website | www.emmanuelwoodley.org.uk |
History | |
Founder(s) | Rev. Ian Watson (Vicar of Woodley) Richard Priestley Mandy Priestley |
Administration | |
Division | Archdeaconary of Berkshire |
Subdivision | Reading Deanery |
Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
Parish | Woodley - Southlake St James |
Clergy | |
Priest(s) | Rev. Sean Riordan |
Emmanuel Church, Woodley is an Anglican church in Woodley, close to Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a Church of England church in the Reading Deanery of the Diocese of Oxford. The church was planted in 1991 by a group of people from St John's and St James' Churches led by Church Army evangelists Richard & Mandy Priestley. Ian Watson was the Vicar for Woodley at this time.
In 2010, District Church Councils were established at both St Johns Church and Emmanuel Church giving a greater degree of independence to each church and enabling council meetings to be much more focused. The District Church Councils were accountable to the Parochial Church Council which retained overall responsibility for governance in the parish.
In April 2012, the parish boundaries in Woodley were changed and Emmanuel Church became part of an enlarged parish of Southlake St James. Both parishes in Woodley form the Woodley Group Ministry, and maintain close relations.
The change of parish also brought about a change of status for Emmanuel Church, which became a Conventional District in the parish of Southlake and now has its own Parochial Church Council.
Ministers in Charge
Name | Appointed | Position | Notes |
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Rev. Sean Riordan | September 2008 | Vicar | |
Rev. Jon Honour | January 2003 - April 2008 | Team Vicar | Also Priest-in-Charge for St John's Church from September 2006 |
Rev. Lyn Comerford | September 2000 - January 2003 | Ordained Local Minister | |
Richard & Mandy Priestley | May 1991 - September 2000 | Ministers-in-Charge | Church Army Evanglists |
Rev. Lyn Comerford worked at St John's Church after leaving Emmanuel Church in 2003, and returned to Emmanuel Church in 2005 to work with Rev. Jon Honour.
References
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External links
- Emmanuel Church, Woodley
- St James Church, Woodley (Parish Church)
- St John the Evangelist Church, Woodley
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