St Peter’s Curate

Judith Sweetman was ordained priest by the Bishop of Colchester in June 2008, following her ordination as a deacon at Chelmsford Cathedral in 2007. She is now our full-time curate. Judith trained for the sacred ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge, one of England’s finest theological colleges. She is married to Rufus, lives in Great Maplestead and has been Lay Reader there, working with the Rev’d Janet Donaldson.  Judith worked for many years for Essex County Council, and for the church has been a churchwarden and vocations adviser. "So - what does a curate do"?.

Coggeshall has not had a full time Curate for many, many years, and as a parish we can be delighted that St Peter’s is a place where someone will receive good experience of ministry and church family life, to equip them to be a vicar in years to come.