OUR CLERGY


Our New Vicar - Reverend Ben Sear
​By way of brief introduction, I am married to Claudia and we have a daughter called Phoebe who is 2 years old (and full of beans) and we are expecting our second child in March. I have been serving my Curacy at All Saints Church in Patcham, Brighton, which has been a very positive 3 and a half years for us, and we are now looking forward to joining you in Maresfield and Nutley. 
 
I am excited about taking on the role of your Incumbent and serving alongside you in the cause of the Gospel.  I trust that Christ will provide for us as we seek to grow as disciples and reach the people of our villages with the love of God.  I look forward to seeing you all very soon.
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In Christ
Ben
 

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Our Associate Vicar - Reverend Pauline Ingram

Pauline and her husband Ralph live in Forest Row, East Sussex. Pauline’s first vocation was as a nurse and she trained as a Nightingale Nurse at St Thomas’ Hospital London. She later trained in hospice care and was Sister at Pilgrim’s Hospice, Canterbury. Pauline gave up nursing to be home with her children and later retrained as a playgroup supervisor. She next worked in schools and for the last 14 years she has been Library Co-ordinator at Sackville School, a large comprehensive school in East Grinstead. Pauline and Ralph have two grown up children.

Pauline and Ralph enjoy meeting with friends, visiting National Trust properties and are members of the Forest Row Twinning Association; visiting France and receiving visitors twice a year. Pauline enjoys reading as well as bird watching, gardening and crafts. 

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