Interregnum: Update (and resources)

Our Patron, Church Society, who lead the recruitment process, have provided the following dates:
24 November - Advertise (or sooner if ready)
12 January - Closing date for applications (7 weeks, inc Christmas)
20 January - Shortlist (8 days)
23 February - Interviews
Please continue to pray during this important phase of the interregnum.

The Church Survey: Some of the survey results were included in the Parish Profile. We received over 100 responses to the 15 questions, with some very helpful feedback - thank you to all who responded. The results have been compiled and viewed by the PCC and will be made available to the new Vicar next year to guide our plans for the future. We will publish a summary of the outcome at that stage.

Here are the resources provided at the 24 hours of prayer to help you as you continue praying throughout the process.

The Parish Profile can be viewed online here.

Interregnum Process - We are now in the Recruitment phase:

Interregnum Flow Chart - recru

Key people involved in the interview process:

24 Hour Prayer Pictures

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025