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‘What’s this new Local Lay-Pastor thing all about?’ I hear you say. Well, it is not really new. The office might be, but the work of lay people serving church communities in such a way is as old as the Christian church itself – and, of course, lay people leading and providing pastoral care empowered the Methodist movement. All it took was someone to recognise the potential and organise the right structures to enable people to serve.

Gary Hopkins, officer for Local Lay-Pastors

The Office of Local Lay-Pastor was launched in 2022. Here you can find out more about the role.

Gary Hopkins maintains these pages and is responsible for the work supporting Local Lay-Pastors as part of his role in Ministries: Vocations and Worship in the Connexional Team. Please send Local Lay-Pastor correspondence and forms to LLP@methodistchurch.org.uk.