The Chair of District

The Rev Vernon Marsh

Vernon Marsh became Chair of the Sheffield District in 2005.

He hopes that the District will be able to

• support and enable the Circuits and Churches in the District as they face the challenge of expressing God's love and grace in relationship with the communities in which they are set;
• encourage bold and thoughtful responses to the poverty and deprivation experienced by many people in areas served by the District;
• foster exploration with Christians from different traditions about how we may be the Church together;
• encourage partnership with people from other faith communities;
• keep alive an awareness that we are part of God's wide, diverse, colourful and struggling world.
• A Church concerned with mission and outreach
• The Church as an organisation which is well led and structured, flexible and inclusive.

Vernon Marsh was born in St Albans and grew up in Bournemouth.

He studied French and German at Downing College, Cambridge, trained for the Ministry at Wesley House, followed by a year at the University of Tubingen in Germany.

He served in the Newcastle (Brunswick) and Gateshead and Jarrow Circuits before moving to London to be responsible for nine years for work with homeless people in the East End Mission in Stepney. There followed a period in Portsmouth, including Free Church Chaplaincy in the University, before he took up the Superintendentcy of the Rotherham Circuit in 1995.

Vernon is married to Meg. They have three children: Tom (23), Jo (21) and Beth (15).

Vernon can be contacted on 01709 364460 via the District Office: