24 Jun 2022
Senior Chaplain
Churchie’s new Senior Chaplain, The Reverend Jessica Grant, joined Churchie at the beginning of the year and was commissioned in The Canon Jones Memorial Chapel on Tuesday 1 March.
Before joining Churchie, Jessica served as Army Chaplain at Duntroon Military College, following many years of working as a chaplain in the Royal Australian Air Force, where she was the second full-time female chaplain and the first female chaplain to complete the Initial Officers’ Course, of which she was Dux.
Jessica has a Bachelor of Nursing and was the first graduate of The University of Newcastle’s inaugural Bachelor of Theology. She completed a Graduate Certificate in Divinity at Trinity College Theological School, Melbourne and is currently completing a Graduate Certificate in Law through The Australian National University, Canberra. Jessica is also completing a Master of Philosophy through the University of Divinity, Melbourne on the topic ‘The just opponent: friend and enemy in Anglican thought 1920 – 2020’, which will contribute to a collaborative project between researchers from the University of Divinity and the University of St Andrew’s, Scotland.
As Senior Chaplain, Jessica is responsible for the spiritual life of the school. She continues to meet students, staff, parents and Old Boys and is very much looking forward to carrying on her ministry here at Churchie.
‘It is an absolute delight to be spending time with the boys and chatting to them about life and faith,’
The Reverend Jessica Grant, Senior Chaplain
Jessica also provides pastoral care to Churchie’s Executive and is responsible for ensuring the School’s Religious Education curriculum across Years 7 to 12 is up to date.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading historical fiction and has recently taken up golf.
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