Mercia

About Mercia Deanery

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