Mercia
Mercia Deanery is the southernmost Deanery in the Diocese of Derby. We stretch down as far as Croxall and up to Elvaston. Our Parishes are a mix of Rural and Market Town and Developing Industrial communities. There are 33 churches and 30 parishes in the Deanery.
Within our borders we have the historic churches of Melbourne and Repton. There have been archeological digs at Repton’s vicarage that have uncovered Viking activity.. very exciting!
Acting Area Dean: Revd Mike Firbank, Vicar of St George and St Mary, Church Gresley
Assistant Area Dean with responsibility for Chapter: Revd Steve Short, Rector of Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton-by-Bridge
Assistant Warden of Readers: Vacant
Deanery Administrator: Debbie Patrick
Deanery Synod Leadership Team
Lay Chair: Maggie Fenby-Taylor, from St George, Ticknall
Treasurer: Liz Ballinger, of St Mark, Winshill
Lay member:
Secretary: Debbie Patrick, member of St Peter, Hartshorne
The benefices of:
Seale and Lullington with Coton-in-the-Elms
Walton-on-Trent with Croxall, Rosliston with Linton and Castle Gresley (including Catton)
Foremark and Repton with Newton Solney
Gresley
Newhall
Stapenhill (including Caldwell)
Stapenhill Immanuel
Swadlincote and Hartshorne
Winshill and Bretby
Aston-on-Trent, Elvaston, Weston-on-Trent and Shardlow, Barrow-upon-Trent with Twyford and Swarkestone
Melbourne, Ticknall, Smisby and Stanton-by-Bridge
Mercia Deanery Synod dates 2022
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Thursday, 10 November 2022
Mercia Deanery Chapter meetings 2022
13 January 2022 – 10.30am - 12.30am – Venue to be arranged
17 February 2022 - 10.30am-12.30pm - Hartshorne, St Peters
Visit our Website at https://merciadeanery.wordpress.com
Events to be posted soon - check our website for details too