Revd Gary Waldron: Assistant Curate
Hi, I'm the Reverend Gary Waldron, and I am
currently serving the community of St John's through my curacy (like an apprenticeship) following my ordination as Priest in 2025.
After a long career as a Production Engineer, I felt called to ministry later in life, hoping to combine my deep appreciation for practical transformation, systems thinking, and problem-solving with a passion for helping people explore faith in Jesus Christ through reasoned thinking, spiritual formation, and pastoral care. I have a particular interest in Christian apologetics, seeking ways to defend faith in a Christian God rationally and the Creator through the lens of science.
As a professed member of the Franciscan Third Order, I live by a Rule of Life founded on Franciscan spirituality, particularly seeking to understand how these traditions resonate with those seeking meaning in today’s world. In 2019, I walked the Camino de Santiago ( an 800kM pilgrimage across Northern Spain) and I continue to find renewal through pilgrimage and long-distance walking. I am married to Sam who works as the Parish Secretary in another local church. We have two grown-up children. In my spare time, my interest in communications finds expression through amateur radio.
I am committed to making church a place of welcome, hope, and real encounter with God—for both regular worshippers and those who are just beginning to ask life’s big questions.