ASSISTANT CLERGY

BUSBRIDGE&HAMBLEDON CHURCH

2020 - present Rev Sheila Samuels, Pioneer Curate with Ockford Ridge and connected

between neighbouring parishes, formerly Church Army Evangelist

2019 – present      Rev Simon Willetts, formerly Christ Church Virginia Water,

& St Paul’s Leamington Spa

2018 – present      Rev David Preece, afterwards, vicar of Saxmundham, Suffolk

2012 – present      Rt Rev Michael Baughen, ret. Bishop of Chester

2012 – present      Rev David William Jenkins

2012 - 2016           Rev James Gibson afterwards, Vicar Holy Trinity, Macclesfield

2011 – present      Rev John Edward Postill*, formerly curate at Hambledon Church (1997-

2003), vicar of Slaugham, Sussex

2012 – 2017 Rev Catherine McBride afterwards, Vicar of St Mary’s, Market Drayton

2007 – 2010          Rev Lesley Mason afterwards, Chaplain Send Women’s Prison

2005 – present      Rev Margot Spencer

2004 – 2010          Rev Stephanie Joy Couvela afterwards Chaplain Scargill House

2004 – present      Rev Andrew “Andy” Spencer

*1997 - 2003          Rev John Edward Postill afterwards ret.

1997 – 2001           Rev John Dykes

1995 – 2019 Rev David Sinclair Mace, formerly Director BP Africa & Latin America,

Director, Five Talents

1996: formation of Busbridge&Hambledon church

BUSBRIDGE CHURCH (prior to 1996 amalgamation of Busbridge&Hambledon)

1992 – 1996         Rev Jennifer  “Jenny” Clare Tomlinson afterwards 

Priest in Charge St Mark’s, Ockford Ridge, Archdeacon of Birmingham

1982 – 1989         Rev Canon Captain James Good

1970 – 1980       Rev Patrick “Pat” Ashe

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1910 – 1911           Rev Capt. William Elder George Ormsby Vandeleur afterwards Canon of

Christchurch Cathedral & Warden of Divinity Theological College,

Dublin and Chaplain to Duke of Leinster

1909 – 1910          Rev Laurence Frederick Devaynes Blair afterwards Missionary Bishop of

Falkland Islands, Chile and The Church Parochial Mission Society

1905 – 1908         Rev Sydney Meade afterwards Vicar of Silsoe, Beds

1902 – 1905         Rev Douglas William Winn Carmichael afterwards Vicar of

Kilndown, Kent

1899-1902            Rev Richard Staines Arrowsmith afterwards Rector of Seale,

Farnham and Honourary Canon Guildford Cathedral

1892 – 1901?        Rev Booth  Hodgetts Lynes afterwards Vicar of St John’s, Balham

then Rector Lound, Lowestoft

1886 – 1892         Rev Reginald Monro Hebblethwaite afterwards Vicar of

Botleys and Lyne, Chertsey

1884 – 1886         Rev Robert Bidwell Matson afterwards Headmaster

Zonnebloem Christian College, South Africa then Headmaster

Modern School, East Grinstead

1880-1884           Rev Samuel George Edwards, Wesley (Methodist) family friends

afterwards Vicar of Viney Hill, Sydney