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Gordon Kuhrt
Born15 February 1941
Madras, India
Occupation(s)
Anglican
Offices held
Archdeacon of Lewisham, Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England

Gordon Wilfred Kuhrt (born 15 February 1941) is an

Archdeacon of Lewisham from 1989 to 1996. He has served a member of the General Synod of the Church of England
from 1986 to 1996. Afterwards, he was Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England. He is now retired, married to Olive Kuhrt and has 3 sons and 10 grandchildren.

Kuhrt was educated at

ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon
.

Early life

In his autobiographical book, Life's Not Always Easy, Kuhrt tells of his childhood. He was born in the Indian city of Madras during the Second World War, which prevented his parents from returning to England. He was born with clubbed feet, and then, still in India, he contracted poliomyelitis at the age of 15 months, which exacerbated his health issues. The family finally returned to England in January 1945, and were able to see doctor Paul Brand and he then underwent treatment in Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London. In 1946, his parents returned to India to the mission field, but were unable to take their son, owing to the ongoing treatment. For the next five years the young Gordon Kuhrt lived with foster parents, the Thorpes. He did not see his parents again until he was 10.[3]

After attending Colfe's Grammar School, much interrupted by hospital treatment, he graduated with a degree in Theology from London University. He was then a schoolteacher for Religious education in a Comprehensive School.[3]

Ministry

Kuhrt was

ordained in 1967 and served curacies at Illogan and Wallington.[2] He held incumbencies at St John the Baptist Shenstone and Emmanuel, South Croydon
. He was elected to the General Synod of the Church of England in 1986, and served on the Council for Ministry. He was also a member of the Drafting and Steering Committees for the legislation for the ordination of women.

He was appointed

Archdeacon of Lewisham in 1989 and remained in that post until 1996. In that year he was made Director of Ministry for the Archbishops' Council of the Church of England.[4] He gained a degree of Doctor of Professional Studies from Middlesex University. He has been for many years a Fellow and Tutor of the College of Preachers. He retired in 2011, but for six years remained Associate Minister for Tredington, Warwickshire.[5] He is now lives in Haddenham
, Buckinghamshire.

Bibliography

  • A Handbook for Council and committee members: A Practical Guide to their Work' (1985)
  • Believing In Baptism: Christian Baptism Its Theology And Practice (1987)
  • The Church and its Unity (Parts 3) (1992)
  • Doctrine Matters (1993)
  • To Proclaim Afresh: Evangelical Agenda for the Church (1995)
  • Ministry Issues For The Church Of England: Mapping The Trends (2001)
  • Doctors in Society: Medical professionalism in a changing world (Contributor) (2005)
  • Life’s Not Always Easy (with Pip Prideaux-Selby) (2011)
  • An Introduction To Christian Ministry (2012)
  • Bridging The Gap: Reader Ministry Today (Editor) (2012)
  • Believing In Baptism (New Edition): Understanding and Living God's Covenant Sign (with Stephen Kuhrt) (2020)

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7136-8555-8
    .
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-7151-8088-6
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-1907615054
    .
  4. ISBN 978-0715143322
    .
  5. ^ "Ministry Issues for the Church of England". Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Clifford George Lacey
Archdeacon of Lewisham

1989–1996 		Succeeded by
David John Atkinson
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