The Revd Kimberly Ford
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Kim Ford as Transition Oversight Minister for the development of the Area 5 Blue Minster Community (Hinckley/Bosworth and surrounding areas).
Announcements
Mrs Evernice Tirivanhu
It is with sadness that we announce the death of Mrs Evernice Tirivanhu, aged 62, on Thursday 16 April 2026. Evernice was a Licensed Lay Minister in the Diocese of Leicester.
Fr Herbert Fadriquela
We are pleased to announce that Fr Herbert Fadriquela, currently Anglican Chaplain to the Filipino Community, has been appointed also as Vicar in the Benefice of St Aidan New Parks.
The Revd Ali Simpson-Smith
We are pleased to announce that The Revd Ali Simpson-Smith, currently Assistant Curate in the Benefices within the City Deanery in the Archdeaconry of Leicester, has been appointed as Team Vicar in the Benefice of Oadby and Great Glen.
Assistant Area Dean of Goscote Deanery
We are pleased to announce that the Revd Rosalind Harper, Team Vicar in the Benefice of The Fosse Team, has been appointed also as Assistant Area Dean of Goscote Deanery for a period of three years, until 1 April 2029.
Lay Ministers Stepping Down
With grateful thanks for their ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce the following lay ministers, for a variety of reasons, have stepped down from their ministry.
The Revd Sharon Plant - Farewell
The Revd Sharon Plant, Curate in the Benefice of St Anne and St Paul with St Augustine, has been appointed as Rector in the Benefice of Holkham in the Diocese of Norwich. Sharon’s final Sunday in the Benefice will be on Sunday 10 May 2026, with a Benefice farewell service at St. Anne's, at 9.30am.
The Revd Sharon Plant
With grateful thanks for her ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that The Revd Sharon Plant, Curate in the Benefice of St Anne and St Paul with St Augustine, has been appointed as Rector in the Benefice of Holkham in the Diocese of Norwich.
The Revd Nigel Byard
We are pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Nigel Byard, currently Rector in the Benefice of Lutterworth with Cotesbach and Bitteswell, also as Transition Oversight Minister, for the development of the 4Y Minster Community process and the subsequent Minster Community which is formed.
The Revd Dave Rollett
With grateful thanks for his ministry and prayers of blessing for the future, we announce that the Revd Dave Rollett, Curate in The Benefice of St Mary in Charnwood, Nanpantan, and his wife Tricia, have been selected as Mission Partners in Training with Church Mission Society (CMS), to support God’s mission in Tanzania.