REVEREND JULIA CURTIS

Priest in Charge
Benefice of Teme Valley South
Rectory Phone number: 01886 853286
Rectory email address: revjuliacurtis@gmail.com

Rev’d Julia Curtis is the Priest in Charge of Teme Valley South and also a Rural Mission Enabler for the Diocese of Worcester. She is passionate about rural ministry, the important role the church has to play in rural communities and celebrating the rhythm of the seasons alongside the rhythm of the church calendar. 

Rev’d Julia is also Curate in Charge of the neighbouring parishes of Clifton, Harpley (Lower Sapey) and the Shelsley’s. Prior to ordination, she worked as a Chartered Accountant for a number of years including being the Finance Manager at Norwich Cathedral. She is married to John and they have two adult sons.

Reverend Jen Jones

Jen was ordained as a deacon in 2023 and subsequently ordained as a priest in 2024 and is Assistant Curate forTeme Valley South and the wider Rural Mission Area.

Jen enjoys being an integral part of her local community and says 'rural ministry is something very special and her calling is deeply rooted in creation and the spirituality of the landscape'.

Pete Thorpe

As a Reader in the Church Ministry Team, Pete finds fulfilment in leading and helping at our many community churches. 

He loves sharing scripture, guiding worship, and offering heartfelt support to fellow parishioners. His deep interest is alternative worship such as Cafe Church and these forms of service, nurturing a sense of belonging and spiritual growth and ensuring everyone feels welcomed and uplifted. 

Through his ministry, he is privileged to serve others and hope to help strengthen all our faiths.

Chloe Kenrick

Chloe Kenrick is our Director of Music and is passionate about bringing choral and musical opportunities to our rural parish, promoting Relishing Rural and bringing our community together.  Chloe has spent several years as a choral singer, a music teacher, choir manager for the Pimlico Musical Foundation, and as a composer now living within the parish. She has a passion for bringing high quality music into our rural area, something she experienced when singing in a Cambridge University Chapel Choir and the Cambridge University Chamber Choir. Chloe grew up in the area and was unaware of the doors music could open at University, in London and beyond until she ‘stumbled’ across them herself at Cambridge.

Rev Robert Barlow

Ordained in 1986, Robert has had the privileged and joy in serving in a variety of contexts, rural and urban. He retired from full time ministry in 2019, and says it is richly rewarding to be part of the Ministry Team in Teme Valley South.  Additionally,  he provides occasional support to the Tenbury group of parishes.  In 2023, he had a twelve month part time appointment with the Office for National Statistics as a Field Officer and since February 2024, he has been working part time overseeing the training of curates in Worcester Diocese.

Rev Sally Jones

Sally has lived and worshipped in the Teme Valley for over 40 years which has been the greatest joy for her. She has now retired to nearby Tenbury Wells and happily maintains her connections and ministry in the Parish.