Anne Potter

Born in Nyasaland (Malawi since 1966) I spent many hours of my childhood on Scottish Mission Stations and some of it attending St Paul’s C of E church in Blantyre when my father played the organ. On returning to UK in the mid-sixties was a regular attender of the Congregational (later the United Reformed) Church, being my mother’s preferred denomination. As an adult I lived for two years in South Africa and a further four in Singapore. I have had a variety of careers including PR and Journalism, Church Community Worker, Primary School Teacher, Bookkeeper and Company Secretary, Proprietor of Offenham Village Shop and Post Office and finally Clerk in Holy Orders.

As a result of moving next door to a Parish Church, within the Diocese of Coventry, in the late nineties and answering God’s call to serve in the Church of England I trained as a Lay Reader. Having moved into the Diocese of Worcester in 2006 and following my part-time training at Queen’s Theological College, I was ordained in 2011. I served my curacy in the Vale of Evesham from where, after selling my business, I moved to the ‘wild west’ (Worcestershire West Rural Team, WWRT) to become incumbent of the four parishes of Leigh & Bransford, Alfrick-w-Lulsley, Crown East (including Rushwick) and Suckley. Following the retirement of David Sherwin I was subsequently licensed as Team Rector with an overview of the WWRT Benefice which also includes the parishes of Lower Teme Valley (Broadwas, Cotheridge and Knightwick), Martley and Wichenford.

Having served as Rural Dean prior to the reorganisation of the deaneries within the Diocese I am fully committed to the work of the Deanery in supporting parishes, enabling collaborative ministry, improving communication across the Diocese alongside offering opportunities for prayer and sharing together.

I am married to my long-suffering husband, Mike, and we now have nine grandchildren with whom we love spending time, when we can!!