Our Incumbent Vacancy & Parish Transition

Stepping into a period of vacancy can feel unsettling, but it is also a quiet, hopeful time for our church family to gather round, reflect on where we are and look forward to where God is leading us next. We are keeping our day-to-day church life running calmly and smoothly while holding this season in prayer trusting in God's timing and guidance for the future of our parish.

This page provides clear, up-to-date information on where we are in the vacancy process, including key dates and please join us in praying for our parish and for our next leader during this time.

 If you need anything at all or have any questions while we navigate this transition together, please do get in touch with the churchwardens.

What next for Holy Trinity Church, Bembridge

The PCC has appointed a sub-committee to look at creating a “Parish Profile” for our church.  This document will be part of the application pack that prospective candidates will see if they are considering whether our church is for them.

We are approaching this in three phases:

• Consulting: a listening exercise where we listen to the views of those that our church “touches” in Bembridge.
• Creating: where we write and design a document to attract the right type of person (our shop window)
• Communicating: where we send out our document to the Diocese and beyond (our sales pitch).

How can I contribute?

At Holy Trinity:
Our Vision is to be a deeper, vibrant and more loving community in Christ.
Our Purpose is to be disciples who whole-heartedly ​love God, our world and each other.

Thank you so much to everyone who completed our parish profile questionnaire.

We received a wonderful set of responses, and your thoughts, hopes and reflections will be a huge help as we shape our profile and prepare to advertise our vacancy in January. We truly appreciate everyone taking the time to share what makes our community special and what we are praying for in our next leader.

We will keep everyone updated as we progress through the next steps of the process.