St Augustine's Church
Thorpe Bay
The Reverend Canon Jonathan Collis
Fr Jonathan has now moved to Cambridge and
St Augustine's is waiting for a new vicar to be appointed.
During this time most of our services will be taken by
Fr Stephen Burdett and Fr Frank Smith.
The vicarage phone 01702 587597 has been transfered to Phil Harrison one of our church wardens -
but should you need to speak to a vicar please call or email
Fr Frank Smith on 01702 586680
Jonathan was born and brought up in Colchester before reading Classics and Theology at Selwyn College, Cambridge.
After a year as a lay teacher/librarian in the novice training house of the Anglican Franciscans in the Solomon Islands he worked as assistant clerk in the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Westminster before returning to Cambridge to train for the ministry at Westcott House.
He was ordained deacon in 1999 and priest in 2000 as curate of St Neots in Huntingdonshire, and in 2002 went to Jesus College, Cambridge as chaplain. In 2009 he was appointed by the Crown, patron of the living of St Augustine’s, as Vicar. In October 2015 Jonathan was appointed an Honorary Canon of Chelmsford Cathedral.
His wife, Judith, is a geologist and geo-archaeologist, and they have two daughters, Rose and Lily.
Picture taken from The Vicarage
Where to find us
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We are located in the middle of Thorpe Bay, about two miles east of Southend on Sea and just a short walk from the sea front. We are easily accessible by train (Thorpe Bay station is on the main line from London Fenchurch Street) and bus (Nos 1, 7 and 9), and there is ample on-street parking around the church. The church itself is on an island site at the junction of Johnstone Road and St Augustine’s Avenue.
Our address is:
St Augustine’s Church,
St Augustine’s Avenue,
Thorpe Bay, Essex.
SS1 3JH.
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19th May 2022
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