Diocese of Chichester

We are delighted to announce that the Revd Lucy Hollingsworth has accepted Bishop Martin’s invitation to become Bishop’s Advisor for Self-Supporting Ministry (SSM) in the Diocese of Chichester.

Lucy will be taking over this area of responsibility from Canon Julia Peaty, who was so diligent in her commitment to self-supporting ministers in the diocese. Lucy will be part of the Apostolic Life team, serving as an advocate for SSM ministry from the beginning of the discernment process through to deployment and ongoing ministerial development. She will also be offering support and facilitating learning events for SSMs in the diocese.

This is a voluntary role, which Lucy will undertake alongside her work as a solicitor four days a week in a local firm specialising in Wills and Probate. Lucy’s vocation was discerned and nurtured in the diocese, and she served her curacy in Ringmer and then Scaynes Hill. Lucy is now licensed as an SSM to the Deanery of Lewes and Seaford.

Lucy says: ‘I am excited to have accepted Bishop Martin's invitation to serve the life of the Diocese as Bishop's Adviser for Self-Supporting Ministry and am looking forward to encouraging and supporting Self-Supporting Ministry in the diocese. I will be contacting all the SSMs soon and asking for their ideas’

Lucy can be contacted at: Lucy.hollingsworth@chichester.anglican.org