Who we are..

The Anglican Parish of East Crompton St James is part of the Church of England presence in the former mill town of Shaw, in the Diocese of Manchester.

The Vicar The Rev'd Jonathan J Bower

The present Vicar was inducted to the Parish on 4 Febraury 2006. Before this present appointment, Fr Jonathan was Vicar of St Mary's Sandestead, in the Diocese of Southwark and Assistant Area Dean of Croydon South. Prior to that, he was Assistant Curate of St Mary and St Nicolas, Spalding, in the Diocese of Lincoln.

Jonathan trained for Ministry at Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford, and at The Ecumenical Institue in Bossey, Switzerland. He has also worked in New Zealand.

Prior to Ordination, Jonathan worked as a Primary School Teacher in London.

 SHARED OVERSIGHT OF THE PARISH
In this Parish, the Vicar and members of the Church Council all work together, but each focussing on a particular area of church life: Housekeeping, Education & Nurture, Pastoral Care, Mission & Outreach. We acknowledge that we are not all good at every area of ministry. In small teams we work together to keep our church moving forwards, to become outward-looking, and to develop a heart for Jesus in order that we might be Jesus' hands, feet, eyes, ears and mouth in this world as we work together for the day when everything will be made complete.

Here's the people who share that task, working alongside the faithful in this Parish:

          Jackie, Churchwarden 

Dave, Churchwarden

 Alan, Treasurer

Trevor, PCC Secretary

Howard, Portfolio Holder for Education & Nurture

Jackie, Churchwarden and Portfolio Holder for Pastoral Care

Debra, Portfolio Holder for  Mission & Outreach

Dave, Portfolio Holder for Housekeeping