Loving Jesus - Sharing His Love. 

Cromer Church is a large Anglican evangelical church on the beautiful North Norfolk coast.  

We are a single parish, comprising one church family meeting across two worship venues. We are four Sunday congregations with an average Sunday attendance of over 300 adults and children. 

We take the Bible seriously as God’s word and are increasingly open to the work of the Holy Spirit in worship and ministry. We are committed to worshipping God together and growing in Jesus and long to see our town and county transformed by the good news of Jesus. 

We are looking to appoint an Associate Vicar with a heart for sharing the gospel with our town and helping us grow in numbers and maturity. Alongside the incumbent, they will provide strategic leadership of the church, nurture and extend our existing work with children and families and oversee and grow the congregations at St Martin’s Suffield Park.

Main Responsibilities

General:

• Sharing in the strategic leadership for the ongoing growth of the church;
• Sharing oversight of a busy parish church, including deputising for the incumbent in his absence;
• Leading weekly worship and Bible ministry in a wide range of settings and styles;
• Being involved in all aspects of ministry within the benefice, including pastoral work and occasional offices, with specific responsibility for the communities of Suffield Park.
• Being part of the core staff team consisting of the Vicar, Curate and Church Secretary.

Specific:

• To develop our outreach and discipleship among families, especially within the context of social need and seasonal opportunities.
• To take an active role within the three schools in our parish, including taking assemblies and school services as required
• To oversee our Youth and Children’s work volunteers
• To lead the congregations at St Martin’s Suffield Park under the authority of the incumbent
• To explore new patterns of worship that connect with contemporary culture

It is expected that this role will evolve in discussion with the incumbent and PCC to reflect  the gifts of the individual appointed, and the current staffing structures and church needs.

The Associate Vicar will be based in the Cromer benefice with a usual expectation of two Sundays a month at St Martin’s, and an additional two days in the week. The post is a permanent appointment.