Team Vicar, Dereham and District Team Ministry

Posted on: Tuesday 21 April 2026

The Dereham and District Team Ministry is prayerfully seeking a Team Vicar with responsibility for three rural parishes of Swanton Morley, Hoe and Beetley with East Bilney.

The vision of the benefice is to

• Centre our worship and discipleship on Jesus, and hope to be at the centre of our communities, offering places of welcome, prayer and worship
• Extend our outreach to the community and attract people of all ages to a welcoming, worshipping, caring environment
• Develop opportunities for teaching and faith-building
• Deepen our commitment to safeguarding and care for creation
• Encourage participation of the laity and community members as widely as possible

We are seeking a priest to

• Help to grow the church into the community and the community into the church
• Embrace a variety of forms of worship, both traditional and modern
• Strengthen faith through thoughtful preaching
• Develop and expand the work with the village primary schools by leading Collective Worship and welcoming Swanton Morley school to their church
• Lead Bible Study
• Work together with the PCCs in shared commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults
• Work with the PCCs so that the parishes become financially viable for the future
• See beyond the existing service patterns and start at least one new worshipping community within 3 years
• Be an enthusiastic team player within the wider benefice