✍️ INTRODUCTION

Serving the countryside through faith, mission, farming and community

Across the UK, churches, Christian charities, rural networks and farming organisations are looking for people who feel called to make a difference in the countryside. From church ministry to community support, from food production to environmental care, rural vocations include clergy roles, chaplaincy, outreach, youth work, farming leadership and a wide range of charitable or support roles — some explicitly faith-based, others more broadly rooted in values of compassion, stewardship and service.

At The Arthur Rank Centre, we’re pleased to host a growing range of rural job opportunities — from church-based ministry to roles in farming, community organisations and rural charities. We hope this becomes a place of connection – where calling meets opportunity, and rural churches and communities find the people they need to thrive.

📢 CURRENT VACANCIES

Below are the latest opportunities submitted to us. More will be added regularly. If you’d like to advertise a vacancy, please see the section below.

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July 2026 Closing Dates





August 2026 Closing Dates



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Buchan Missioner

Organisation: Diocese of Aberdeen and Orkney (Scottish Episcopal Church)

Location: Buchan, North Aberdeenshire

Role Type: Full-time (Five-year post: 3 years initially, extendable by 2)

Deadline: Thursday 6 August 2026

Are you called to rural mission? The Diocese is seeking an innovative, entrepreneurial priest to discern new possibilities for Christian witness in Buchan’s changing rural landscape. This exciting role offers freedom to explore, mission funding, provincial-standard housing, and a bespoke package of support tailored to the successful candidate. Pre-application visits are funded and warmly encouraged.

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✉️ SUBMIT A VACANCY

If you’d like to share a role here – whether clergy, lay, chaplaincy, youth, admin or outreach – please send details to info@arthurrankcentre.org.uk

WHY WORK IN RURAL MINISTRY OR MISSION?

Rural ministry is about presence, trust, hospitality and collaboration. Whether leading worship across multiple parishes or supporting farming communities, rural roles offer space for creativity and depth.

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