Gordon Kuhrt

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Gordon Kuhrt
Born15 February 1941
Madras, India
Occupation(s) Minister, author
Religion 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 Anglican priest and author. He was the 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.

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Kuhrt was educated at Colfe's Grammar School, London University and Middlesex University. [1] He 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.

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.

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  1. ↑ Who's who. A. & C. Black. 2008. ISBN   978-0-7136-8555-8.
  2. 1 2 Crockfords (London, Church House, 1995) ISBN   0-7151-8088-6
  3. 1 2 Kuhrt, Gordon (2011). Life's Not Always Aasy. Morse-Brown Publishing. ISBN   978-1907615054.
  4. ↑ Reiss, Robert (25 January 2013). The testing of vocation: 100 Years of Ministry Selection in the Church of England. Church House Publishing. p. 308. ISBN   978-0715143322.
  5. ↑ "Ministry Issues for the Church of England". Church House Publishing. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
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