All Saints Hoole Chester

Who’s Who at All Saints

Vicar John Kirkland

John was born in Leeds and went to University in Leicester where he came to a living faith in Jesus. After a year working in the Philippines, he trained for ordained ministry in Durham, where he met his wife Kate.

He served as a Curate in Knutsford and then became Minister at Holy Trinity, Spital on the Wirral and, when that became a separate parish, its first Vicar. He has been Vicar of All Saints since 1995.

As well as spending time with the family – John and Kate have four children - his hobbies include birdwatching, listening to music, (watching) cricket, and reading.

Curate Ruth Ackroyd

Ruth was born in Bradford and grew up in Sheffield. She read Theology at Durham and became a secondary school RE and PE teacher before joining the University of Chester (formerly Chester College) as a lecturer and ultimately Head of Theology and Religious Studies at until she retired in 2009.

She joined the congregation of All Saints in 1983 and has always taken an active role in church life as a Pathfinder leader, Reader and latterly our Curate. Her greatest joys are God’s reality and seeing people come to faith, live by faith and experience God’s reality at any age and any stage.

Her keenest interest is mission - in its broadest sense - in Ethiopia and her other interests and joys include good friends, canal boating, sitting on the balcony and snorkelling in Mallorca and most recently kayaking.

Preaching Team

Here at All Saints we have a number of preachers who help us to understand the Bible and experience its transforming power in our lives. We believe that Scripture is God’s word for today and that we grow in faith, hope and love as we hear and obey God through his unchanging word.

John Benson

Vicki Bulgin