Meet Your New Area Dean – Revd Ben Beecroft

“I have been ordained for over 20 years and served as Vicar of St Paul’s in Addlestone for the past 13. Married to Chris who is Associate Vicar at St Paul’s, it’s a joy to minister together and to have raised our three daughters; Emily and Ruth now at university and Becky in her GCSE year.
I came to faith at a young age and have known the goodness and grace of God throughout that time, through the many seasons and challenges that life brings. I remain convinced that it is through local expressions of loving Christian communities that all can properly see and hear what it means to love Jesus Christ as Saviour and serve Him as Lord and that in our Deanery we are blessed with churches that are seeking to do just that.
As Area Dean I look forward to praying for, encouraging and supporting you all as we do our best to live out our God-given vocations in this area. As always, may our prayer be ‘Your Kingdom come, Your will be done’. This is a challenging time to become your Area Dean with the struggles covid-19 brings into our lives, yet also an exciting time as we welcome new members to Deanery Synod from all of our churches. I hope to continue to get to know many of you better over the coming months and as I visit your churches.”