The Border Group of Parishes

I came to the benefice in August 2003 after working as curate in the Wrockwardine Team Ministry. Prior to that I trained at Cranmer Hall, St John's College Durham and was ordained in 2000 at Lichfield Cathedral.

I am currently the Rural Officer for the Salop Archdeaconry

I am a member Third Order of the Society of St Francis and act as Area Novice Guardian for Shropshire.

I retired to the borders after 20 years in commuter Surrey, which followed 14 in inner-city Liverpool.

I am married to Sheila and we have five children, all in their thirties. Three of them married. We have seven grandchildren.

I am old enough to have done National Service (RAF) and various other things before training for Ordination. I was ordained at Southwark Cathedral in 1966 and two curacies followed.

Mike settled in Llanymynech in 1994 when he retired after a career in education, mainly overseas. He was first licensed as a Lay Reader in the Diocese of Western Newfoundland, Canada, in 1971. This year, therefore, marks his fortieth year as a Reader.