About
I am an Episcopal priest living and serving in Charlotte, North Carolina. I seek to listen carefully, discern alongside others, and notice the ways God is already at work in people’s lives.
My journey
I was born in Bristol, UK, and have lived in several cities across the UK, including Cardiff, Cambridge, Portsmouth, Oxford, and Ipswich. I grew up within the Baptist tradition, where Scripture, prayer, and service were woven into daily life. My parents’ hospitality and care for people who were isolated or vulnerable taught me that faith was something to be lived in a tangible way.
In my late teens, I found my spiritual home in the Church of England. Choral music, liturgy, and the rhythms of the Church year invited me into a spacious understanding of God as one who wants us all to grow into the fullness of life. I was confirmed in the Church of England in my early twenties. Shortly afterwards, while watching the female vicar of the church I was attending celebrate the Eucharist, I was struck by the possibility that God might be calling me to ordained ministry.
I first studied English Literature at Anglia Ruskin University, before being accepted to train for ordination. I then attended seminary at Cuddesdon Theological College in Oxford, where I completed a degree in Theology through the University of Oxford. During my curacy in Ipswich, I also completed an MA in Theology and Religion through Durham University.
In 2022, I moved to the United States to serve as an Associate Rector in the Episcopal Church. I love the Episcopal Church’s familiar liturgical and theological traditions, alongside its openness, curiosity, and commitment to community outreach.
My vocation today
My theology is sacramental, shaped by humility, curiosity, and a willingness to hold difference and complexity. In preaching, I enjoy bringing Scripture into conversation with everyday life. In pastoral care, I offer a calm, steady presence and value the trust that grows through accompanying people over time, including through illness, crisis, and the end of life.
Worship is both a source of nourishment and a shared offering. I am drawn to beauty, music, and the contemplative rhythms of Taizé chant and Compline, and I seek to make liturgy reverent, accessible, and participatory.
Alongside preaching, pastoral care, and worship planning, my work includes adult formation and developing lay leadership. I enjoy working with staff and volunteers to shape and sustain the life of the parish.
Beyond parish life
I share my life with my husband and our two young daughters. Outside ministry, I enjoy reading fiction, singing, writing poetry, photography, eating good food, cuddling our two cats, and spending time with friends and family.